Literary Devices
What is the main repetition in this poem
"Heat"
How many kids did he have.
3 daughters
What is a Hay-Cart
A cart (usually driven by horses) that carries hay
“In the full furnace of this hour” What is being compared here
compares the day to a hot furnace to emphasize the heat that he is in.
How many wives did he have
1
What is a furnace
enclosed space that produces heat
Which insect is being used as sensory detail
Grasshopper
or
Cricket
Both
What did he do for work before he became a poet.
Postal Clerk
What does the word "Idly" mean
No particular purpose/reason
How does Archibald Lampman create a sense of stillness in the poem
Even the buttercups are still. On the brook yonder not a breath Is the sole thing that seems to move
What Bachler did he get and where did he get it from
Bachler of Art from The Trinity University of Toronto
What does the work "Keen" mean in the poem
Sharp
"The road runs by me white and bare;
Up the steep hill it seems to swim"
What is the road being compared to.
Fish/eel
What age did he die at. (not year it has to be age)
37
What is a marguerite
A daisy like flower