Unit 9
Line 13 of "The River Merchant Wife: A Letter" is an example of what poetic device
Repetition
Which poetic device is used in Line 17 of "The Road Not Taken" "Somewhere shes and ages hence"
Repetition
In Master's characterization of Lucinda Matlock, how did she view dearh
She called it a "sweet repose"
According to her epitaph in the Spoon River Anthology, where did Lucinda get medicines to nurse the sick
She gathered medicinal plants by Spoon River
According to her epitaph in the Spoon River Anthology, why did Lucinda Matlock day she died at age ninety-six
She had lived long enough, that is all
What do Lines 32-39 of "The Death of the Hired Man" say about Mary's character
She is compassionate
In a Frost's The Death of the Hired Man, why was Warren upset that Silas had come back
Silas has left abruptly in the midst of haying season, right when he was needed most
In Lines 23 and 24 of his poem "Chicago," Sandburg uses which poetic device
Simile
In Lines 32-35 of his poem "Chicago," Sandburg uses which poetic device
Simile
The following lines from Sandburg's poem "Chicago" incorporates which poetic device Line 23-24: Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning/ (some)
Simile
The town of Spoon River, of Edgar Lee Master's Spoon River Anthology, was pattered after
The little town Edgar Lee Masters grew up in
How does the poet use personification in describing the city in Lines 18-19 of "Chicago"
The poet gives the city a "head," it "sings," and is "proud" —- all human-like attributes
In Line 6 of "The River Merchant's Wife A Letter" why are the merchant and his wife called "two small people"
They are no longer children, but have not yet reached adulthood
What is the point of view of Frost's "The Death of the Hired Man"
Third person objective
Modernist writers use a lot of symbolism and imagery
To let the reader think for himself instead of the author dictating a fixed meaning
According to Lucinda Matlock's epitaph in the "Spoon River Anthology," how mkay children did she have
Twelve
The characters used in writings of Modernist Movement authors were often
Unable to communicate well and to commit to traditional kinds of relationships
In lines 36-38 of his poem "Chicago," Sandburg tells us that the city brags and laughs becauseb
Under his wrist is the pulse and under his ribs the heart of the people
Modernist poetry is generally written in free verse, deals with new subject matter, and, most importantly,
Uses clear imagery
When does the merchant's wife have hair that is still cut straight across her forehead
When she was a child
According to the dialogue throughout "The Death of the Hired Man," what were Mary and Warren arguing about
Whether they should let Silas stay at the farm
Masters uses the technique of ______ in this selection about Lucinda (Lines 1-4). This technique was commonly used by Modernist writers
Writing in first person in a stream-of-consciousness style
Frost's "The Road Not Taken" is written in traditional rhyme and meter. What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza
a,b,a,a,b
What is the main theme of Lucinda Matlock's epitaph
"It takes life to love life"
In what time period did the Modernist Movement take place
1910-1945
According to Lucinda Matlock's epitaph in the "Spoon River Anthology," how long did she live with her husband before she died
70 years
The epitaph of "Lucinda Matlock" is written in what poetic form, popular to Modernist writersv
A narrative poem — the poem form that tells a story
In Lines 9-12 of his poem "Chicago," Sandburg uses which poetic device
Anaphora
The following lines from The Death of the Hired Man reveal to the reader that the story of the poem takes place Line 1: "Mary day musing on the lamp-flame at the table" (some)
At night
According to her epitaph in the Spoon River Anthology, why does Lucinda call the sons and daughters "degenerate"
Because they are filled with anger, discontent, and dropping hopes
How does Frost tell the story in "The Death of the Hired Man"
Chiefly through dialogue
What did the Modernist Movement revolt againt
Conservative values of realism
Lines 11-14 of Frost's poem The Death of the Hired Man shows the element of ______, often used in narrative poems
Dialogue
Which author is credited with bringing the Modernist Movement of the United States
Ezra Pound
Based on clues from Pound's poem, "The River Merchant Wife: A Letter" — what is the time of heat when the wife writes the lettee
Fall
What is the point of view of Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken"
First person
Ezra Pound's poem "The River Merchant Wife: A Letter" — is written ih
Free verse
According to the dialogue in Lines 61-63 of Frost's "The Death of the Hired Man," what happened to Harold Wilson
He finished school and is teaching in his college
In Lines 1-3 of his poem "Chicago," Carl Sandburg uses the poetic device of cataloging or listing. What things is he cataloging
He is cataloging all the services Chicago provides to the nation and to the world
In Lines 6-14 of "Chicago," who is the poet talking to
He is talking to the city, Chicago
How does the narrator in "The Road Not Taken" think his choice will affect his fugure
He knows it was affect his future but he isn't sure how
From clues in the poem (including the title), what was probably the reason the River Merchant departed when his wife was sixteen
He probably went on a trip relating to his business as a river merchant
Robert Frost's ability to write about the countryside using beautiful imagery was probably influenced by
His life on the farm in the New Hampshire countryside
Which of the following are not defining features of the Modernist Movement
Hyperbole and sincerity
What meter is "Death of the Hired Man" written in
Iambic pentameter
What is the meter of "The Road Not Taken"
Iambic tetrameter
Lines 106-113 of Frost's "The Death of the Hired Man" are good example of the poet's amazing skill with
Imagery
The following phrase from Line 3 of Frost's "The Road Not Taken" is an example of what poetic element "long I stood"
Inverted syntax
From the dialogue in Lines 15-16 of Frost's The Death of the Hired Man we learn that the hired man
Is old and can do little to help now
In the following lines from Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken," the poet contradicts himself. What if the effect of that contradiction Line 8: "Because it was grassy and wanted wear" Line 10: "Had worn them really about the same"
It emphasizes the poet's indecision about which road to take
How would you break Line 108 of Frost's The Death of the Hired Man into syllables of iambic pentameter Line 108: "Its light poured softly in her lap. She saw"
Its light | poured soft- | ly in | her lap. | She saw
What is the tone in the following passage from Lucinda Matlock's epitaph Line 18: Shouting to the wooded hills, singing to the green valleys
Joyful
According to Lucinda Matlock's epitaph in the "Spoon River Anthology," when did she meet her husband
June
According to Line 16 of "The River Merchant Wife: A Letter," where did the river merchant fo
Ku-to-en
What line in Frost's "The Road Not Taken" indicates whether the narrator will come back to choose a different road
Line 15
What line from Pound's "The River Merchant Wife: A Letter" indicates where the husband of the narrator went
Line 16
What line from Pound's "The River Merchant Wife: A Letter" indicates that the couple has been separated for five months
Line 17
In his poem The Death of the Hired Man Frost uses dialogue and action to reveal the setting of the poem. Which lines tell us where Warren had been
Line 8
A good example of how Pound uses imagery in "The River Merchant Wife: A Letter" to convey the feelings of the river merchant's wife is which of the following
Lines 11-12: At 15 I stopped scowling, I desired my dust to be mingled with yours
Which passage below, from Sandburg's poem "Chicago," is an example of the poetic device of personification
Lines 30-31: Under the smoke, dust all over his mouth, laughing with white teeth
What lines in Frost's "The Road Not Taken" indicate that the poet may think a "road less traveled by" is a better road
Lines 7 and 8
The descriptive words and phrases Lucinda Matlock used in Lines 15 and 17 such as "rambled.... where sang the larks, shouting to the wooded hills, singing to the green valleys" indicate
Lucinda's positive, happy outlook on life
What if Frost saying in Lines 16-20 of his poem "The Road Not Taken"
No matter which road we choose, it makes all the difference
Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" is about
Not looking back
Lucinda chastises the "degenerate sons and daughters" for their "sorrow, weariness, anger, discontent, and drooping hopes" — not because of what has happened to them in life, but because
Of their attitudes about what has happened to them in life
How would you break Line 106 of Frost's "The Death of the Hired Man" into syllables of iambic pentameter Line 106: "Part of a moon was falling down the west"
Part of | a moon | was fal- | ling down | the west
The following line from Sandburg's poem "Chicago" incorporates which poetic device Line 18 Under the smoke, dust all over his mouth, laughing with white teeth
Personification
Which poetic device is used in Line 8 of "The Road Not Taken" "Because it was grassy and wanted wear"
Personification