Question

Help me with poems, please.

Answer 1

What mood does the description of winter life in “A Wintry Sonnet” convey? (Points : 3)
happy triumph
regretful grief
somber silence
chaotic annoyance


2. When Rossetti has things that are not human speak in “A Wintry Sonnet,” she uses the literary technique called __________. (Points : 3)
personification
foreshadowing
symbolism
irony


3. How does the sea-bird function in “The Storm” by Walter de la Mare? (Points : 3)
as the poem’s subject
as the poet himself
as a simile in the poem
as the poem’s speaker


4. To help readers figure out the setting of a haiku, writers often include words that __________. (Points : 3)
suggest times
provide transitions
suggest seasons
provide setting clues


5. The three lines of a haiku are composed of __________. (Points : 3)
19 syllables
17 syllables
15 syllables
13 syllables


6. "A wild, white welter of winnowing wings" is an example of ___________. (Points : 3)
alliteration

allusion

assonance

analogy



7. The poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth communicates nature’s __________. (Points : 3)
awful power
inspiring influence
frail, fleeting beauty
vibrant, lovely colors


8. By using the word breathes to describe the ocean, Lilian Moore helps readers see __________. (Points : 3)
the tides come and go on the ocean
the sunlight hitting the ocean
the wind blowing across the ocean
a ship sailing on the ocean


9. Why does Elizabeth Coatsworth use short, quick words in the first stanza of "Swift Things Are Beautiful"? (Points : 3)
The short, quick words show how little the speaker thinks of the things being described.

The quickness of the words reflects the subject matter of the poem at this point.

These words are part of an ongoing metaphor in Coatsworth’s work.

Coatsworth uses these types of words throughout the entire poem.



10. How is the depiction of nature in "The Morns Are Meeker Than They Were" similar to the depiction of nature in "Something Told the Wild Geese"? (Points : 3)
Both poems depict the power of nature.

Both poems depict the fragility of nature.

Both poems depict the inspirational powers of nature.

Both poems depict the beauty of nature at the same time of the year.

Answer 2

just need help with the last 4

Answer 3

I would say: 7. B because it talks about the influence of nature

Answer 4

8. A because when tides come and go it looks like the ocean is breathing

Answer 5

9. D beause the poet doesuse these during the entire poem

Answer 6

and 10. D because it does decipher beauty

Answer 7

@Bridgeni

Answer 8

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