Biography
This is where he was born.
Where is Cambridge, Massachusettes?
This is when he started writing poems and comic verses.
When was elementary school?
This is the rhythm used in “Old Ironside”.
What is iambic foot?
This is a snail-like creature that lives underwater.
What is a Nautilus?
When is 1809?
This poem won him national acclaim.
What is “Old Ironside”?
This is the ship he talks about in “Old Ironside”.
What is the USS Constitution?
“sweet summer wind it’s purpled wings” is an example of this.
What is imagery?
This battle happened near his hometown.
What is the battle of Bunker Hill?
These were his three main professions.
What are physician, poet, and humorist?
This is what he wants to happen to the ship.
What is be decommissioned?
This is what the nautilus represents.
What is a human and each stage of human life?
This is the university that he attended.
What is Harvard University?
This is what Holmes practiced for 10 years at Harvard.
What is medicine?
“Winds were hurrying” is an example of this.
“coral reefs lie bare” is an example of this.
What is personification?
This is the year that he died
When is 1894?
This is the year Holmes became a professor at Harvard.
When was 1847?
This is the rhyme scheme found in stanzas 2-3 of “Old Ironside”.
What is ABABCDED?
This is the main rhyme scheme found in “The Chambered Nautilus”.
What is AABBBCC?