English Poetry Study Guide
Which of the following is the best way to understand a poem's text and appreciate the poet's artistry?
Use your five senses when you read.
What is a simile?
a comparison using like or as
How is a metaphor different from a simile?
a metaphor doesn't use like or as and a simile does
In "Jabberwocky," which of the following sound devices is exemplified in the line, "Come to my arms, my beamish boy"?
alliteration
In "The Bells," which emotions does Edgar Allan Poe focus on?
happiness, sadness, fear, and misery
At the end of "Much Madness is divinest Sense," the speaker's tone might best be described as what?
harsh
In All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace, how does the poet feel about the future environment that is described in the poem?
he wants it to happen and is excited for it
Paraphrase the line "'Hope is the thing with feathers—"?
hope is like a bird
In "'Hope is the thing with feathers—," what does Emily Dickinson say about hope and who receives it?
hope is like a bird and everyone receives it
In "The Bells," the line "How they clang and clash and roar!" illustrates which sound device?
onomatopoeia
When the speaker in Emily Dickinson's poem declares in the opening lines that "Much Madness is divinest Sense— / To a discerning Eye," what figure of speech does the poet use?
paradox
In "The War Against the Trees," the line "All day long the hireling engines charged the trees" illustrates which figure of speech?
personification
How do you determine when to pause when reading poetry? (pg. 617)
punctuation
alliteration
repetition of consonants at the beginning of word
Consonance
repetition of the final consonant in words with different vowel sounds
In "The War Against the Trees," which of the following best describes the speaker's tone, or attitude toward his subject?
sad because the trees are being cut down
What makes "Jabberwocky" a humorous poem?
the funny words
. In "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, what draws the boy into the "tulgey wood"?
the jabberwock
Assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds in words with different consonants
What is Poe's primary purpose in "The Bells"?
to show the various sounds and emotions associated with bells
onomatopoeia
using words to imitate sounds