Poetic devices
How many of the stanzas make use of the poetic device: "direct speech"?
In 14 of the stanzas.
What is the main theme of this poem?
Life and death
Family bonds
What is the Rhyme scheme in the second stanza?
ABAB :)
Why does the little girl say that she has 7 siblings? With reference to the last sentence in the poem "Nay, we are seven!"
Because she still believes that the ones who died are still with her.
How old is the little girl?
She is 8 years old.
What poetic device is used in stanza 11, line: "And sing a song to them."
Consonance because of the repeating of the -ng sound.
Where do the girl and her mother live?
In the church-yard cottage.
How many stanzas are there in total in this poem?
There are 17 stanzas.
What sibling died first?
The girl, Jane
How many are gone to sea?
2 are gone to sea.
What poetic device is used in stanza 5, in these two lines: "And two of us at Conway dwell, And two are gone to sea."
Anaphora, since the same word is used at the beginning of successive sentences (in a row).
How far from the door of the cottage is the grave of the brother and the sister?
that is 12 steps or more
What are the stanzas called?
quatrains
How did the beauty of the girl affect the narrator?
it made him glad
What does the girl knit?
Stockings :)
What poetic device is used in the last line of the first stanza?
It is a rhetorical question.
What kind of environment (nature) does the cottage lie in?
woodland
In what stanza is there an extra line/verse?
in stanza 17 (last on
In this sentence what poetic device is used:
"How many? Seven in all"
Caesura
What is the name of the two dead siblings?
Jane and John.
What is this type of poem called?
A ballad poem
At what time of the year did the brother die?
During wintertime. See stanza 15.
How many stanzas end in a question mark?
only 1
What does the girl do to her kerchief?
Finish the sentence:
"Beneath the church-yard..."
tree.