Modern Era
True or False:
Modern Poetry is suggestive, therefore could suggest different meanings to different people.
True
Fill in the blanck:
"Do Not Go Gentle into __ Good Night"
A) A
B) The
C) That
D) This
C) That
A) Crows
B) Blackberries
C) Blueberries
D) Roses
B) Blackberries
The repeating phrase "Do not go gentle into that good night" in the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is an example of what?
A) Allusion
B) Oxymoron
C) Repetition
D) Alliteration
C) Repetition
What theme is not charcterized in Modern poetry?
A) Disillusionment
B) Positivity
C) Fragmentation
D) Alienation
B) Positivity
Who is the author of "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
A) Sylvia Plath
B) Sylvia Plate
C) Dylan Tommy
D) Dylan Thomas
D) Dylan Thomas
The author is on a journey, where does she end up at the end of her journey ?
A) A field of crows
B) A farmhouse
C) The Sea
D) Field of Blackberries
C) The Sea
"Blackberrying" uses what literary device to describe the setting of her journey?
A) Details
B) Imagery
C) Symbolism
D) Diction
B) Imagery
When did Modern Poetry become popular?
A) After the Industrial Revolution
B) After the Civil War
C) After WW2
D) After WW1
A) After the Industrial Revolution
The authors main reason for creating this poem was:
A) Inspire his sick dad to fight for his life
B) Protest against the government
C) Make money
D) There is No reason
A) Inspire his sick dad to fight for his life
Who is the Author of "Blackberrying"
A) Sylvia Plath
B) Sylvia Thomas
C) Dylan Plath
D) Dylan Thomas
A) Sylvia Plath
At the end of "Blackberrying" the author uses simile to compare _____ to a silversmith beating on at an intractable metal.
A) Waves hitting the shore
B) The sound of the crows
C) The heat from the sun
D) The despair in his soul
A) Waves hitting the shore
What are two examples of Modern Era Poetry?
"Blackberrying" and "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
What does the phrase "Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night." mean ?
Wise men that do not believe they affected or changed the world, fight for their life.
What do the Blackberries represent in the poem ?
The start of life
In the Poem "Blackberrying" tha author uses blackberries to represent the start of life. What literary device is he using?
Symbolism
What are two common theme topics that emerge in Modern Poetry?
Without looking at the text, what is the Rhyming scheme for "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night'
A) ABB ABA BBA BBA ABA ABA
B) ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA
C) ABC BCA ABC BCA ABC BCA
D) AAB AAB AAB AAB AAB AAB
B) ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA
At the very end of the poem the author switches from _____ imagery to _____ imagery.
Natural/Metallic
What two phrases repeat throughout the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
"Do not go gentle into that good night"
and
"rage, rage against the dying of the light"