Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Meaning
Bonus
100
Repetition
What type of sound device is "It will be spring soon, It will be spring soon" ?
100
Calm and Peaceful
What is the meaning of the word “serene” ?
100
He is describing a sunset
What does the poet mean when he writes “Light, Chill and Yellow” ?
100
Philip Larkins
Who wrote this poem?
200
Personification
What type of figurative language is “Foreheads of houses” ?
200
Extremely surprising or impressive
What is the meaning of the word “Astonishing” ?
200
A child with no worries
What does the speaker use to represent his emotions towards the coming spring?
200
One
How many stanzas are in this poem?
300
Simile
What type of figurative language is, “Feel like a child” ?
300
Mending a relationship
What does the word "reconciling" mean in this poem?
300
A child who is unaware but happy
What does the speaker mean by "can understand nothing, but the unusual laughter" ?
300
Spring
What season is the speaker using to describe his emotions?
400
Metaphor
What kind of figurative language is, “And I, whose childhood is a forgotten boredom” ?
400
A bird
What does the word "thrush" mean in this poem?
400
Fascinated and hopeful
What is the author's tone?
400
United Kingdom
Where did Philip Larkins grow up?
500
Imagery
“Laurel-surrounded, In the deep bare garden” is an example of what kind of figurative language?
500
Evergreen tree or bush
What does "Laurel" mean in this poem?
500
Imagery to emotion
What is a shift in this poem?
500
1922
What year was Philip Larkins born?
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