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