Question

List at least three examples of diction in the text that add to the overall tone. Explain how each word contributes to the emotional power of the piece.

Answer 1

"When I Was Fair and Young" by Queen Elizabeth

When I was fair and young, then favor graced me.
Of many was I sought their mistress for to be.
But I did scorn them all and answered them therefore:
Go, go, go, seek some other where; importune me no more.

How many weeping eyes I made to pine in woe,
How many sighing hearts I have not skill to show,
But I the prouder grew and still this spake therefore:
Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

Then spake fair Venus’ son, that proud victorious boy,
Saying: You dainty dame, for that you be so coy,
I will so pluck your plumes as you shall say no more:
Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

As soon as he had said, such change grew in my breast
That neither night nor day I could take any rest.
Wherefore I did repent that I had said before:
Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more

Answer 2

first of all, do you know what diction is?

Answer 3

A fancy word to describe and author's word choice? @blurbendy

Answer 4

yes. author's choose words that are specific because they will enhance their work to better convey the meaning of the piece.

so, next question, do you know what this poem is talking about?

Answer 5

it's okay if you're wrong. just as long as you think about it.

Answer 6

ideas?

Answer 7

I was thinking it had something involved with how she was "blessed" with good looks and she made boys cry or something like that. I'm not real sure

Answer 8

more or less. the queen used to be "hot" and had boys coming to her constantly, but she turned them down. then as she aged, they stopped, and she misses those days

Answer 9

Right. She regrets her decision making when she ages and now no boys no longer are giving her attention

Answer 10

so going off that theme there are a few word choices that stand out.

for example, "dainty dame", "mistress", "weeping eyes" "sighing hearts"

all of those choices enhance what the author is trying to say because they support the theme of the story in very specific ways.

Answer 11

ill let you think about what those specific ways are

Answer 12

dame is the wife of a knight, correct?

Answer 13

"repent" might also be a good one too because it shows how she shows remorse/regret

Answer 14

I'm not as confused as I was before but, I'm still confused on how to explain those words

Answer 15

"coy" is another one to consider

Answer 16

you need to explain how those words relate to the theme of a woman showing regret over having turned down so many boys in her youth because of the wisdom she has gained as she aged

Answer 17

mistress- tells how the guys wanted her to be a wife?

Answer 18

yes, mistress has the connotation of being "alluring" which is exactly what she was in her youth.

Answer 19

Do you think that relates to the question?

Answer 20

not really. repent and coy are better words

Answer 21

repent especially because it speaks directly to the emotional power of the piece

Answer 22

with coy, should i put that she was shy and that it wasn't hidden?

Answer 23

Im not sure. I understand the poem and I understand what diction means but, I can't get the two to work together.

Answer 24

coy because it implies being shy/quiet/reserved but with the intention of being alluring. however, in her old age she is lonely. so coy is a nice juxtaposition of her as a youth and her as an older person

Answer 25

Do you think scorn would also be a good one?

Answer 26

she wishes she could be coy again, but she can't. there's some emotion involved there.

Answer 27

it could be. scorn means she thought of the boys as worthless/forgettable, but now she regrets that evaluation because she desires company as an older person.

Answer 28

Thank you so much. Do you think you can help me with the rest of this worksheet?

Answer 29

i like scorn actually. nice choice.

Answer 30

@blurbendy

Answer 31

i'll try. let's see what you've got

Answer 32

"List at least three examples of imagery in the text that add to the overall tone. Explain how each description contributes to the emotional power of the piece." I don't think I'll have much trouble with this question but, it's the explaining part that really gets me.

Answer 33

k

Answer 34

same text?

Answer 35

Yep

Answer 36

this isnt really a visual poem; more emotional if you ask me

anyways "weeping eyes" is probably a good one to start with

Answer 37

Yeah I know. I guess that's another reason this part is hard.

Answer 38

"When I was fair and young, then favor graced me." She is using the past tense which means she probably is no longer graced with good looks. this could foreshadow the regret she later feels having passed on so many boys.

Answer 39

Right. I can't seem to find a third example

Answer 40

"That neither night nor day I could take any rest." Day and night she can get no rest. daylight = youth, night = loneliness, older age, cold. Just throwing things out there.

Answer 41

When I was fair and young, then favor graced me- I can see that she is not young any more and most likely old. Since she is no longer young and beautiful, she regrets not acknowledging the men before.

Answer 42

Does that sound right and good?

Answer 43

you should put the term "foreshadow/foreshadowing" in there

Answer 44

maybe after since she is no longer young and beautiful, this sentence foreshadows that she regrets...

Answer 45

When I was fair and young, then favor graced me- I can see that she is not young any more and most likely old. This foreshadows that she regrets not acknowledging the men.

Answer 46

I liked it with the "Since she is no longer young and beautifuly, this sentence foreshadows that she regrets not acknowledging the men before.

you can what you want though

Answer 47

Yeah I was thinking that also.

Answer 48

"List the examples of important details the author chose to include. Explain how these details contribute to the emotional power of the piece."

Answer 49

well the author chose to include that the woman felt regret at the end of the poem

Wherefore I did repent that I had said before:

Kind of important if you ask me

Answer 50

I put that. But it's the more then one I'm having trouble with

Answer 51

she scorned them and grew proud. it shows she was arrogant in her youth

Answer 52

Can you explain what you meant by "grew proud?"

Answer 53

But I the prouder grew and still this spake therefore

Answer 54

she thought she can just ignore these boys because she's so hot, they'll just keep coming

Answer 55

She scorned them and grew proud; it shows she grew arrogant in her youth. The author chose to include that she felt regret towards the end of the poem, when she became old.

Answer 56

yes, good

Answer 57

"List the examples of important details the author chose to omit. Explain how these missing details contribute to the emotional power of the piece."

Answer 58

omit meaning to leave out

Answer 59

wow, this never ends does it, lol

Answer 60

umm, it doesn't say how much time has passed, so the reader must use guess that a significant time has passed, which means her regret is amplified by the passing of time.

Answer 61

-use

Answer 62

I know lol. There's just two more questions

Answer 63

"Analyze the author’s use of syntax in this text. Are the sentences long or short? Does the author use punctuation to slow down the pace, or short phrases to quicken it? Explain how the sentence structure contributes to the emotional power of the piece."

Answer 64

in the beginning they're short which probably relates to her youthfulness. she is young, things move fast, boys come in and out of her life. life is good. as she gets older, the sentences get longer and their is more punctuation which probably means she is becoming wiser and thinking more and more about the quick decisions she made in her youth.

Answer 65

there*

Answer 66

"Select a tone (or multiple tones) from the list of Tone Words. Explain why this tone is the best way to describe this text."

Answer 67

what are the Tone Words?

Answer 68

I'm pretty sure they are diction, imagery, details, and syntax.

Answer 69

i don't think so; those arent tones

tones are like the voice of the writing

angry
regretful
sad

stuff like that

Answer 70

Give me a sec. The lesson doesn't tell me exactly what the tone words are.

Answer 71

ok

Answer 72

affectionate agitated ambivalent anxious
apathetic apologetic appreciative apprehensive
authoritative arrogant bewildered bitter
blunt bossy brusque candid
casual choleric coarse compassionate
conciliatory condescending confident consoling
contentious cynical dejected delightful
depressed derisive derogatory desperate
diabolic disappointed ecstatic effusive
empathetic encouraging enthusiastic expectant
facetious fatalistic foreboding frantic
frightened frustrated gleeful gloomy
grave greedy harsh haughty
hilarious hollow hopeless humble
humorous incisive incredulous indignant
introspective instructive ironic jocund
joyful lethargic lighthearted loud
manipulative melancholy mirthful miserable
mocking mournful nervous nostalgic
paranoid passive persuasive pleading
proud questioning relaxed reticent
romantic sarcastic sardonic scared
scornful seductive serene serious
sinister skeptical solemn soothing
stressful surprised suspicious sympathetic
tearful tender terse thoughtful
timorous uncaring uneasy uninterested
unhappy unsympathetic vibrant whimsical
wistful zealous

Answer 73

holy canoli, that's a lot

Answer 74

No kidding lol

Answer 75

disappointed could be one

Answer 76

introspective is probably a good one. introspective because she is looking at her past and the decisions she made, and reflecting on them as an older person

Answer 77

can you look at the file and see if it is good and ready to submit?

Answer 78

I have to go, sorry

Answer 79

Thanks for all the help

Answer 80

yw