Vocab
How can you describe a maiden from Edgar Allan Poe's Annabel Lee?
A female, a young and unmarried woman
What is the overall theme of Emily Dickinson's poem?
Without love nobody has truly ever lived, love is eternal and can be seen as miserable without it.
And every fair from fair sometime declines
Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare
How many lines in Sonnet 18?
14 lines!
Define "dissever"
To divide or seperate
How is Sonnet 18 seen as immortal?
Daily Double!
As long as people exist to read the poem lines, Sonnet 18 will also exist.
That I shall love alway—
I argue thee
That I did always love by Emily Dickinson
What influenced Edgar Allan Poe's writing?
He was influenced by the tragedy that happened in his childhood, especially the death of family.
What is calvary?
The hill outside of Jerusalem, the site of the crucifixion of Jesus.
Both love and beauty can be captured for eternity in poetry
I bring thee Proof
That I did always love by Emily Dickinson
What time period were Emily and Edgar from?
The 1800s
What does "Rough winds shake the darling buds of May" mean?
Strong winds destroy spring flowers.
What do all of the poem's have in common for a theme?
For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Annabel Lee by William Shakespeare
How many syllables in iambic pentameter?
10 syllables!
What is a rhetorical question?
A question asked to point out something rather than to get an answer. It creates a dramatic effect!
What is the overall idea of Annabel Lee?
Edgar Allan Poe is memorializing the death of his beautiful love that angels were even jealous of.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare
Name the rhyme scheme:
The sky is very sunny.
The children are funny.
Under the tree we sit,
But just for a bit.
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