Poetic Definitions
"Because you're a good man!"
Who is the grandmother?
Cat. Hillbillies. Misfit.
What is "A Good Man is Hard to Find" ?
"I love to go out in late September" is an example of this type of point of view
What is the first-person?
I was a major player in the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is Langston Hughes?
"Shrimps! Oh, Bobinot! you too good fo' anything!"
Who is Calixta?
Children. Angels. Soot.
What is "The Chimney Sweeper" or
"The Golf Links"
"Does it dry up / Like a raisin in the sun" is an example of this type of comparison.
What is simile?
Anything that signifies something else.
What is a symbol?
"Her name was Alys."
"With a 'y'"
Who are Penny and Primrose?
Seven. Shovel. Gin.
What is "We Real Cool"?
The golf links lie so near the mill / That almost every day / The laboring children can look out / And see the men at play. (lack of end-stop)
What is enjambment?
I penned the Southern Gothic before my early death.
Who is Flannery O'Connor?
"My species probably won’t be here for much longer; it’s likely that we’ll die before our time and join the Great Silence."
Who is the Parrot?
"We real cool. We / Left school. We" (the period)
What is a caesura?
I'm probably most famous for my novels, including Beloved and Song of Solomon.
Who is Toni Morrison?
a reference to a well-known person, place, or event
What is allusion?
"Oh, yeah, I feel bad sometimes about how I treated Lula Ann when she was little. But you have to understand: I had to protect her."
Who is Sweetness?
Science. Imperfections. Marriage
What is "The Birthmark"?
"No, baby, no, you may not go, / For the dogs are fierce and wild, / And the clubs and hoses, guns and jails / Aren't good for a little child." (form of poem)
What is a ballad?
I am a Canadian activist who often includes themes related to gender politics in my work.
Who is Margaret Atwood?