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
