What type of poem is "The Charge of the Light Brigade"?
A narrative poem.
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Who wrote "Island Man"?
Grace Nichols.
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Who is the author of the poem?
Emily Dickinson.
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"Nor any Coursers like a Page" is an example of what kind of literary device?
A simile.
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What does the word "traverse" (noun) mean?
Journey.
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Who wrote "The Charge of the Light Brigade"?
Alfred Lord Tennyson.
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Where is the poet from?
Guyana.
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What three forms of transportation does the poet refer to?
Frigate (ship); prancer (horse); chariot.
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"Of prancing Poetry" is an example of what type of literary device?
Personification.
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What does the word "frugal" mean?
Thrifty; economical; sparing; saving
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Who were the "600 hundred"?
British soldiers/cavalry.
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In the poem, where is the "island man" originally from and where does he live now?
He is from the Caribbean and now lives in London (England).
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What century was the poem written in?
19th century (1800's).
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"…comes back to sands of a grey metallic soar" is an example of type of literary device?
A metaphor.
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What is "North Circular"?
A ring road around central London.
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What is the name of the real-life battle the poem depicts?
The Battle of Balaclava.
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What is being contrasted in the poem and how are the different?
The Caribbean is being contrasted with London. The Caribbean is being described as a warm, sunny, peaceful place; London is describe as dirty and noisy.
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What is the theme of the poem?
Reading is great! Books are awesome!
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Identify two literary devices in the following lines:
"Storm’d at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death, "
Allititeration (shot and shell);
Personification (jaws of death);
Metaphor (comparing the battlefield to jaws of Death)
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What action does the following line refer to:
"Flashed all their sabres bare,"
Pulled their swords out of their sheaths.
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What does the word 'league' in "Half a league" refer to?
A unit of measure. A league is approximately 3 miles, so half a league is about 1.5 miles.
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What does "groggily, groggily" mean?
In a dazed, weak, or unsteady manner, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow.
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How does the theme of the poem contrast with Emily Dickinson's own lifestyle?
The poem talks about books taking us to distant lands (lands away) in one's imagination while Emily Dickinson actually lived her life as recluse in isolation. Reading and writing were her means of escape.
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"take us lands away" and "the sound of blue surf in his head" are referring to what?