Human Intelligence CFA (Retort and The People, Yes)

rhyme scheme

A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

Consonance

Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.

alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds

Retort: who is speaking to whom?

The speaker is speaking to himself.

"Face was fair" shows what "sound device"?

alliteration

Vocab: fair

beautiful

Retort: how is Phyllis portrayed?

fancy, provocative, a temptation

What poetry form is the poem, "The People, Yes"?

free verse

The People, Yes: how is the white man described?

he believes he is superior; we know this because he draws a bigger circle to show what he knows

The People, Yes: Why does the white man draw circles in the sand?

illustrate his belief that white people are smarter than Indians

The People, Yes: What is the topic of this poem?

knowledge

The People, Yes: What does the "immense ring" represent?

limits of the human knowledge

Vocab: tress

lock of hair

What does "led astray" mean?

misled, confused, deceived, misguided

participal phrase

phrase that begins with a verbal ending in -ing or -ed - Serves as an adjective

infinitve phrase

requires a comma only if at the beginning of a sentence and functioning as an adverb

Retort: who is Phyllis?

the speaker's love

What does "thou art" mean?

you are