I Have a Sixth Sense... Sort Of
This type of sensory imagery appeals to the reader's sense of sight.
What is visual imagery?
In Chapter 17, the creature asks Victor to create this for him.
What is a female companion?
Victor initially agrees to create a second creature because he hopes to prevent more of this.
What is violence?
This emotion is the central focus of William Blake's poem.
What is anger?
This literary device compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
This type of sensory imagery appeals to the reader's sense of hearing.
What is auditory imagery?
This emotion primarily motivates the creature's request for a companion.
What is loneliness?
Victor travels away from Geneva to continue his experiments because he wants this from his family and friends.
What is privacy or secrecy?
The speaker's anger disappears when he discusses it with this person.
Who is his friend?
This literary element refers to the emotional atmosphere experienced by the reader.
What is mood?
In Frankenstein, the creature describes feeling cold when he first awakens. This type of imagery emphasizes physical sensations.
What is tactile imagery?
The creature promises to leave human society and live in this remote region if Victor fulfills his request.
What is South America?
Victor experiences this type of conflict when he fears the creature's revenge but dreads creating another being.
What is internal conflict?
The speaker's anger continues growing because he refuses to express it to this person.
Who is his foe or enemy?
In “A Poison Tree,” the apple represents the dangerous consequences of anger. This makes the apple an example of this literary device.
What is symbolism?
In Frankenstein, the creature describes how “various scents saluted me.” This type of sensory imagery is being used.
What is olfactory imagery?
The creature believes another being like himself will provide something humans have consistently denied him.
What is companionship or acceptance?
Victor worries that creating a female creature might eventually lead to this dangerous outcome.
What is the reproduction of the creatures?
In the poem, the speaker compares his growing anger to this living thing.
What is a tree?
Blake uses a consistent pattern of rhyming lines throughout “A Poison Tree.” This structural feature is called this.
What is a rhyme scheme?
In Frankenstein, Shelley describes thunder crashing and lightning illuminating a lake. These two types of imagery work together to establish a threatening mood.
What are auditory and visual imagery?
The creature argues that his suffering and rejection have made him violent, suggesting that his behavior is largely the result of this.
What is how others have treated him?
Unlike his first experiment, Victor considers the possible consequences of his actions before destroying the second creature. This suggests he is developing a greater sense of this.
What is responsibility?
At the end of the poem, the speaker discovers his enemy beneath the tree in this condition.
What is dead?
Blake develops the comparison between anger and a growing tree throughout the poem. This technique is called this.
What is an extended metaphor?