PuritanBeliefs
This religious movement emphasized faith, moral discipline, and God’s authority
Puritanism
This term means the author’s deliberate word choices.
Diction
An indirect reference to biblical ideas, language, or teachings is called this.
Biblical Allusion
This is the use of language and reasoning to communicate or persuade.
100: This is the use of language and reasoning to communicate or persuade. (
This poem form does not follow a regular meter or rhyme scheme.
(Free verse)
A poem describing human life as brief and dependent on God would reflect this movement’s focus on divine authority
This technique uses language to create sensory or figurative pictures.
(Imagery)
A poet refers to Eden without retelling the story. What technique is being used?
Biblical allusion)
A contradiction between a society’s stated ideals of liberty and its denial of liberty to others is called this.
Paradox of freedom)
This unrhymed poetic form generally uses iambic pentameter.
(Blank verse)
Puritan speaker’s admission of human weakness may suggest that people should rely on this rather than personal pride.
God’s authority or faith
A poet describes “cold stone beneath my hands.” Which technique appeals to touch?
(Imagery)
Why might a poet allude to the biblical story of Job when writing about suffering?
The reference can connect the speaker’s hardship to questions of faith, endurance, or divine justice.)
A speaker repeats “we are all free” while describing people who lack basic rights. What contradiction does this reveal?
(The paradox of freedom)
Unlike a poet using blank verse, a free-verse poet is not required to follow this regular pattern of stressed syllables.
(Meter)
How might Puritan beliefs shape a poem’s treatment of sin, mortality, or salvation?
They may frame these subjects through moral discipline, faith, and dependence on God.)
How could changing “storm” to “tempest” affect a poem’s diction and tone?
Tempest” may sound more dramatic, formal, or powerful; the effect depends on context.)
A poem compares a speaker’s journey through darkness to an exodus. What biblical story does this evoke, and what idea might it suggest?
(The Exodus; it may suggest escape, deliverance, or a journey toward freedom.)
Name one rhetorical choice a poet might use to persuade readers to question an unjust society
(Examples include repetition, contrast, vivid imagery, rhetorical questions, or carefully chosen diction.)
Why might a poet choose blank verse for a serious or dramatic poem?
(Its steady rhythm can create formality and emphasis while avoiding end rhyme.)
poem praises worldly success but warns that earthly rewards fade. Explain how this tension could reflect Puritan values.
It may contrast temporary worldly gains with spiritual priorities and moral discipline.)
A poem describes a “golden cage” as beautiful but confining. Identify the imagery and explain the contrast it creates.
The figurative image suggests something attractive that also limits freedom.)
How can a biblical allusion deepen a poem’s meaning without directly explaining its message?
(It invites readers to connect the poem with familiar religious stories, themes, or teachings.)
Explain how a poet could use a paradox of freedom to criticize a society without stating the criticism directly.
The poem could place claims of liberty beside images or examples of denied freedom, letting readers recognize the contradiction.)
A poem has no consistent rhyme scheme or meter, but its line breaks and repeated sounds create rhythm. Identify the form and explain how it can still feel structured. (
(Free verse; rhythm can come from line breaks, sound patterns, repetition, and sentence flow.)