Goulet 2nd Poetry Test
WHat is the irony inn lines (1-4) "When my mother died I was very young, And my father sold me while yet my tongue Could scarcely cry " 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!" So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep." of "The Chimney Sweeper" by William Blake
"Weep"- the chimney sweeper is trying to say "Sweep" but only the words "weep come out Verbal Irony
What is the symbolism in lines (4-6) "He put in his thumb, And he pulled out a plum, And said, "What a good boy am I!" of "Little Jack Horner" by Anonymous
"What a good boy am I"- perception Believes he has been a good boy, rewarded with Christmas pie Pulled out a plum Audience knows that Jack is being punished perception is incorrect- Dramatic Irony
What is the Meaning of "Spring" by WIlliam Shakespeare?
1) Utopian worlds are impossible/ no such thing as Utopia 2) Marriage is a hindrance in man's journey in attempt to discover a Utopia
What is the symbolism in line (3) "A melon strolling on two tendrils." of "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath?
1. Melon- speakers belly with baby 2. Tendrils- speakers legs typical image of pregnant woman
What is the symbolism in line (8) "I've eaten a bag of green apples," of "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath?
3. Bag of green apples- craving of pregnant mother
What is the Figurative Language in "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath?
9 lines 9 syllables 9 letters
What is the Connotation of Mother?
A black woman lacking power and control that depends on others
What is the symbolism of "Two Roads" (1-5) in "The Road not Taken" by Robert Frost?
A decision With two tones
What id the Denotation of Mother?
A female parent/ a woman in authority/ to give birth or origin to
What is the meaning of "Sorting Laundry" by Elisavietta Ritchie
A healthy relationship is built upon major characteristics and minor details
What is the Denotation of Cross?
A structure consisting of an upright and transverse beams/ to hybridize/ a move from one side to another
What is the denotation of Spirit?
A supernatural being/ strong impulse/ soul
What is the Connotation of Man?
A white man in power and control and authority
What is the symbolism in lines (7-8) "I am too absent-pirited to count; The loneliness includes me unawares." of "Desert Places" by Robert Frost?
Absent spirited quality No motivation/ no passion/ without meaning or reason
What is the Denotation of Man?
Adult male/ a human being/ husband
What s the meaning of "The Chimney Sweeper" by William Blake
All those who complete their tasks or duties in an innocent manner will be rewarded with heaven
What is the symbolism in lines (13-17) "And by came an Angel who had a bright key, And he opened the coffins & set them all free; Then down a green plain, leaping, laughing they run, And wash in a river and shine in the Sun. Then naked & white, all their bags left behind," of "The Chimney Sweeper" by William Blake
Angel Bright White Green Wash Naked This is Heaven for the sweepers/ Where regain innocence
What is the denotation of desert?
Area or region without life support
What is the imagery in lines (31-32) "Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft;" of "To Autumn" by John Keats?
Auditory (Birds chirping/ singing)
What type of imagery is used in lines (24-26) "And I keep hearing from the cellar bin The rumbling sound Of load on load of apples coming in." of "After Apple Picking" by Robert Frost?
Auditory (Sounds of apples arriving)
What is the imagery in lines (23-26) "Where are the songs of spring? Ay, Where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy music too,— While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day, And touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue;" of "To Autumn" by John Keats?
Auditory (sounds of natural world) Tactile (sunset touches the planes/ end of day or season)
What is the meaning of "Cross" by Langston Hughes?
Being without a true sense of self identity is often too much of a cross to bear
What is the symbolism in lines (1-2) "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;" of "To Autumn" by John Keats?
Close bosom friend- symbol of summer/ close to autumn
What is the symbolism in lines (1-3) "Folding clothes, I think of folding you into my life." of "Sorting Laundry" by Elisavietta Ritchie
Clothes- symbol for the wearer lover/ significant other
What is the symbolism in lines (11-12) "That thousands of sweepers, Dick, Joe, Ned, & Jack, Were all of them locked up in coffins of black;" of "The Chimney Sweeper" by William Blake
Coffins- the chimneys act as coffins for the sweepers death
What is the symbolism in lines (1-2) "Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner," of "Little Jack Horner" by Anonymous
Corner- A symbol of disobedience symbol of trouble/ mischief Jack must have misbehaved/ punishe'd
What is the symbolism of Worms in "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell?
Death Decomposition of the body Male genitals
What is the symbolism of the Marble Vault in "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell?
Death coffin / casket Virginity
What is the Denotation of Black?
Dirty and soiled/ people with dark skin/ lacking brightness
What is the symbolism in lines (13-16) "They cannot scare me with their empty spaces Between stars--on stars where no human race is. I have it in me so much nearer home To scare myself with my own desert places." of "Desert Places" by Robert Frost?
Empty spaces Are greater and more significant than the space between the stars
What is the Meaning of "The Road not Taken" by Robert Frost?
Every decision, big or small, will have a consequence
What do the fields and weeds/ stubble symbolize in lines (1-4) "Snow falling and night falling fast, oh, fast In a field I looked into going past, And the ground almost covered smooth in snow, But a few weeds and stubble showing last." of "Desert Places" by Robert Frost?
Fields- symbolizes life, covered with snow/ clouded and unclear Weeds/ stubble- signs of hope/ vitality
What is the symbolism in lines (5-8) If ever I cursed my black old mother And wished she were in hell, I'm sorry for that evil wish And now I wish her well" of "Cross" by Langston Hughes?
Focus is on black
What is the Figurative Language in the 1st section of "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell?
Future sense of time Desire to love the mistress in the future
What is the symbolism of "Vegetable love" (11-12) in "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell"?
Growing of a vegetable Love can also grow
What is the symbolism in lines (5-8) "My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year." of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
Horse- transportation/ vehicle between natural and artificial world Allows speaker to travel between worlds
What is the Symbolism in lines (10-13) "When shepherds pipe on oaten straws,And merry larks are plowmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws, And maidens bleach their summer smocks," of "Spring" by William Shakespeare?
Ideal life
What is the Symbolism in Lines (17-20) "Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down You'd treat if met where any bar is, Or help to half-a-crown." in "The Man he Killed" by Thomas Hardy?
If the speaker and the man he killed met off the battlefield, they would havebeen friends
What is the connotation of Spirit?
Impulse/ desire/ will/ motivation/ meaning or purpose
What is the overstatement in "Sorting Laundry" by Elisavietta Ritchie
King sized sheets/ Tablecloths for the banquets of giants Pillow cases holding dreams
What is the connotation of desert?
Lost/ lonely/ without meaning
What is the symbolism in lines (28-36) "In pockets, surprises: forgotten matches, lost screws clinking the drain; well-washed dollars, legal tender for all debts public and rivate, intact despite agitation; and, gleaming in the maelstrom, one bright dime, broken necklace of good gold" of "Sorting Laundry" by Elisavietta Ritchie
Matches/ Dollars/ Paper Clips- small, seemingly insignificant details about an individual or an experience Love of details
What is the Figurative Language in line (7) "I'm a means, a stage, a cow in calf." of "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath?
Metaphor- Pregnancy/ "Cow in Calf" speaker (Sylvia) as a young mother
What is the Figurative Language in line (9) "Boarded the train there's no getting off." of "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath?
Metaphor- Pregnancy/ Speaker won't see her baby for the next nine months
What is the Figurative Language in line (1) "I'm a riddle in nine syllables," of "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath?
Metaphor- Pregnancy/ speaker is a riddle to be solved
What is the Figurative Language in line (5) "This loaf's big with its yeasty rising." of "Metaphors" by Sylvia Path?
Metaphor- Pregnancy/ yeast rising represents baby growing in the womb
What is the Connotation of Black?
More positive light
What is the Connotation of Cross?
Multiply/ Combine/ Join opposition
What is the symbolism in lines (23-26) "Where are the songs of spring? Ay, Where are they? Think not of them, thou hast thy music too,— While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day, And touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue;" of "To Autumn" by John Keats?
Nature/ contrast of spring and autumn
What id the Connotation of White?
Not of a positive light/ old and aged condition
What type of imagery is used in lines (7-8) "Essence of winter sleep is on the night, The scent of apples: I am drowsing off" of "After Apple Picking" by Robert Frost?
Olfactory (Scent of apples)
What is the Meaning of "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell?
One must act on one's feelings because time will always run out
What is the meaning of "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath?
One must struggle to achieve great joy
What is the imagery in lines (21-22) "Or by a cyder-press, with patient look, Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours." of "To Autumn" by John Keats?
Organic (Internal emotions as the day/ season ends)
What type of imagery is used in lines (9-12) "I cannot rub the strangeness from my sight I got from looking through a pane of glass I skimmed this morning from the drinking trough And held against the world of hoary grass." of "After Apple Picking" by Robert Frost?
Organic (Sights and observations of your life through a pane of glass)
What is the denotation of benighted?
Overtaken by darkness or light
What is the Figurative Language in the 2nd section of "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell?
Past love Time is running out/ lost connection with mistress
What is the Meaning of "After Apple Picking" by Robert Frost?
Performing life's task while keeping God in mind will allow one to reach/enter Heaven
What is the symbolism in line (3) "Eating his Christmas pie." of "Little Jack Horner" by Anonymous
Pie- Occupation of time Given pie to occupy his time keeping him busy and out of further trouble
What is Poetry?
Poetry is a multi dimensional language used to communicate experience. Poetry must be directed at the whole person. Poetry must involve not only your intelligence, but also your senses, emotions and imagination. Poetry further adds a sensuous dimension, an emotional dimension, and an imaginative dimension.
What is the Figurative Language in the 3rd section of "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell?
Present love Speaker must act on his love now/ time is of the essence
What is the symbolism in lines (13-16) "The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
Promises- responsibilities/ obligations to the artificial human world Speaker needs to move on/ move toward the human world despite wanting to stay in nature
What is the Denotation of White?
Pure snow/ any a numerous butterflies/ morally pure/ people with light skin
What is the symbolism of the sigh (16-20) "I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." in "Road not Taken" by Robert Frost?
Relief or regret Positive or negative Impact of the decision is great/ huge
What is the symbolism in lines (9-10) "And so he was quiet, & that very night, As Tom was a-sleeping he had such a sight!" of "The Chimney Sweeper" by William Blake
Sight- symbol of a comforting dream for the sweepers
What is the symbolism in lines (22-24) "Myriad uncoupled socks which went paired into the foam like those creatures in the ark." of "Sorting Laundry" by Elisavietta Ritchie
Socks- symbol of pair (2) Pair of animals on noahs ark pair of lovers
What is the symbolism in ines (9-12) "My old man died in a fine big house. My ma died in a shack. I wonder where I'm going to die, Being neither white nor black?" of "Cross" by Langston Hughes?
Speaker is unaware of his ID Feels lost/ alone/ isolated Without a sense of community
What is the understatement in "Sorting Laundry" by Elisavietta Ritchie
Speaker would still be folding laundry if her lover left her
What are the key words in "Desert Places" by Ribert Frost?
Spirit Desert Scare Benighted
What is the symbolism of "Yet we make him run" (45-46) in "To his Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell?
Sun- union of the lovers will rival the brightness of the son Present love
What type of imagery is used in line (23) "I feel the ladder sway as the boughs bend." of "After Apple Picking" by Robert Frost?
Tactile (Feeling the ladder sway)
What is the symbolism in lines (1-5) "My long two-pointed ladder's sticking through a tree Toward heaven still, And there's a barrel that I didn't fill, Beside it, and there may be two or three, Apples I didn't pick upon some bough." of "After Apple Picking" by Robert Frost?
The Ladder being a vehichle that allows the speaker to get to Heaven/ get apples
What is the Symbolism in Lines (13-16) "He thought he'd 'list, perhaps, Off-hand like — just as I — Was out of work — had sold his traps — No other reason why." of "The Man he Killed" by Thomas Hardy?
The Speaker and the man he killed are symbols of each other
What is the meaning of "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
The beauty of nature often takes a back seat to the obligations of the human world
What is the Symbolism in lines (14-18) "The cuckoo then, on every tree,Mocks married men; for thus sings he, Cuckoo; Cuckoo, cuckoo: Oh word of fear,Unpleasing to a married ear!" of "Spring" by William Shakespeare?
The flaw of marriage
What is the symbolism in lines (27-29) "For I have had too much Of apple-picking: I am overtired Of the great harvest I myself desired." of "After Apple Picking" by Robert Frost?
The great harvest- Process in living through good and bad moments
What is the Symbolism in Lines (1-4) "Had he and I but met By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet Right many a nipperkin!" of "The Man he Killed" by Thomas Hardy?
The speaker and His enemy have the potential to become friends
What is the symbolism in lines (9-12) "I cannot rub the strangeness from my sight I got from looking through a pane of glass I skimmed this morning from the drinking trough And held against the world of hoary grass." of "After Apple Picking" by Robert Frost?
The speaker sees their life flash before their eyes in a pane of glass
What is the symbolism of the second road (6-10) "Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same," in "The Road not Taken" by Robert Frost?
The speakers choice Appears not chosen by many Both roads are equal
What is the connotation of scare?
To alarm/ to make weak/ to influence
What is the denotation of scare?
To suddenly frighten, fill with fear/ panic
What is the irony in lines (5-8) "There's little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head That curled like a lamb's back, was shaved, so I said, "Hush, Tom! never mind it, for when your head's bare, You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair." of "The Chimney Sweeper" by William Blake
Tom is being compared to a lamb Lamb- soft/ gentle/ pure Chimney Sweeper- Black with soot/ impure
What is the meaning of "The Man He Killed" by Thomas Hardy?
War is meaningless War causes men to kill friends and brothers to kill brothers for no reason Reference to any civil war
What are the 5 key words in "Cross" by Langston Hughes?
White Black Man Mother Cross
What is the Symbolism in lines (1-4) "My old man's a white old man And my old mother's black. If ever I cursed my white old manI take my curses back." of "Cross" by Langston Hughes?
White and black Focus on white- symbol of hatred and hostility
What is the symbolism in lines (7-8) "Essence of winter sleep is on the night, The scent of apples: I am drowsing off." of "After Apple Picking" by Robert Frost?
Winter sleep- Death and Hibernation Death- reborn in Heaven Hibernation- Reborn in spring (season of rebirth)
What is the meaning of "To Autumn" by John Keats?
With each new season/ each new change of seasons, there is a transitional beauty
What is the connotation of benighted?
Without experience, without knowledge, untouched
What is the symbolism in lines (1-4) "Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow." of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
Woods- Beauty of nature Speaker wants to stop and watch the snow Speaker wants to stay in this natural world
What is the meaning of "Little Jack Horner" by Anonymous
Youthful exuberance is constant and can often lead to trouble
What is the meaning of "Desert Places" by Robert Frost?
at times life can seem to be without purpose or meaning; but, it is up to oneself to overcome these obstacles/ empty spaces
