Sound Pattern
What do we call words that sound the same at the end?
What is rhyme?
How many lines are in the poem?
14 lines
The poem mostly talks about what time of day?
What is Night?
What does “acquainted with the night” mean about the speaker?
They know loneliness well/ are used to being alone
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary…” (The Raven, Poe)
Answer: Sound pattern (rhyme and rhythm)
What sound pattern repeats the “I have” in the poem?
What Is Repetition?
The poem is divided into groups of lines called what?
What are Stanzas?
When the poem says “the furthest city light,” what sense is this using?
What is Sight / visual?
What is the mood of the poem?
Lonely, sad, reflective
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” (Animal Farm, Orwell)
Answer: Structural pattern (repetition to emphasize theme)
The poem has a steady rhythm when you read it. What is rhythm also called in poetry?
What is Meter?
The rhyme pattern in this poem links the stanzas together. What is this called?
What is a rhyme scheme?
Why does Frost use images like “furthest city light” or “luminary clock”
To show isolation and distance
Why does Frost end the poem by repeating the first line?
To emphasize that the speaker’s isolation is ongoing and cyclical
“The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new.” (Murphy, Beckett)
Imagery pattern (visual imagery of the sun and emptiness)
What do we call the repeating of vowel or consonant sounds in a line to make it musical?
What is Alliteration or assonance?
The poem has 14 lines and a special rhyme pattern. What type of poem is this?
What is a sonnet
What sense is used when the poem describes rain or sounds at night?
What is Sound / auditory imagery
Why does the speaker “drop their eyes, unwilling to explain” when passing the watchman?
To show avoidance, secrecy, or discomfort with social interaction
“She had hair like the golden wheat, eyes like the summer sky, and skin soft as clouds.” (Generic descriptive sentence / fairy tale style)
Answer: Imagery pattern (sensory description)
: The rhyme pattern links stanzas together. What is this type of rhyme scheme called in this poem?
A: Terza rima (ABA BCB CDC …)
How does the way a poem is structured affect the reader?
It guides how the poem is read, highlights important ideas, and adds feeling or mood
What sense do we use when we imagine walking alone in the streets at night from the poem?
What is Touch / feeling / kinesthetic imagery
What does the speaker mean by “proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right”?
Time goes on, without caring about the speaker or their feelings
Macbeth does murder sleep.” (Macbeth, Shakespeare)
Imagery pattern (it’s a metaphor creating a mental image of guilt and disruption)