Comparing Poetry: Poetic Devices 100%
Read the excerpt from "Sea Fever." Then, use the drop-down menus to answer the questions. Identify the sound device shown in boldface in the Identify the mood that has been created by the way this stanza sounds.
-alliteration -wistful
Read the excerpt from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe. What mood does it create?
C. A feeling of panic
Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions. What sound device is used in the line "What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells"? "Shriek" is an example of what sound device? What is the rhyme scheme of the first five lines?
-alliteration -onomatopoeia -aaabb
Based on the mood and sound in each stanza, draw a conclusion about the theme of "Sea Fever."
B. A life of sailing is romantic and peaceful
Read the poem, then use the drop-down menus to identify the mood of each stanza. The mood of the first stanza is The mood of the second stanza is The mood of the third stanza is
-reflective -urgent -peaceful
Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions about John Masefield's poem "Sea Fever." How many stanzas are in the poem? What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza? What poetic structure does Masefield use?
-three -aabb -fixed form
Which poetic terms did you include in your response? Check all that apply.
stanza line rhyme scheme rhythm meter quatrain
Read the excerpt from "Sea Fever" by John Masefield. Then, write in the correct response for each question. Which word creates an end rhyme with "sky" in this stanza? Which word creates an end rhyme with "shaking" in this stanza?
-by -breaking
Use the drop-down menus to select the sound device illustrated in each example. The waves crash on the shore. The troll brought the coal for the mole near the pole. David Dudsen didn't dive down into the deep end
-onomatopoeia -assonance -alliteration
Which moods are created through sound devices in the excerpt from "The Bells"? Check all that apply.
A. joyful, C. upbeat, E. excited
In which phrases from "The Bells" does Poe use onomatopoeia? Check all that apply.
C. "From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells" D. "How they clang, and clash, and roar
What do "Sea Fever" by John Masefield and "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe have in common? Check all that apply.
all but the first and last one. If you're confused then... -stanza -rhyme -repetition -sound devices.....
(Look at #4 too) In two to four sentences, write an analysis explaining how John Masefield's poem "Sea Fever" is written in a fixed poetic structure.
Sample Response: "Sea Fever" by John Masefield uses several poetic devices that classify it as a fixed form poem. It has three stanzas of four lines each; it has a repeating aabb, ccdd, eeff rhyme scheme; and each line is about the same length and uses the same rhythmic pattern.
