Figurative Language
language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
A series of two or more lines of poetry grouped together.
The speaker claims that Annabel Lee's death was due to...
Angels in heaven were envious of the love shared by the speaker and Annabel Lee. He says that "the wind came out of the cloud by night, / Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee" (23-4).
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
What is the speaker doing at the end of "Annabel Lee?"
He dreams of Annabel Lee, and lies down by the side of her tomb.
What does the name "sonnet" come from?
The Italian word "sonnetto," meaning "little sound or song."
Second: You, yours.
Third: One, someone, her, him, them.
Define "hyperbole," and provide one example from a poem we've read.
Hyperbole: an exaggerated claim or statement not meant to be taken literally, e.g. "Annabel Lee," or "Sonnet XVIII."
is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song.
What is the theme of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken?"
People have to make decisions that impact the course of their lives, and this leaves them asking "what if?"
What sense does olfactory imagery appeal to?
Sense of smell.
Explain the similarities and differences between Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken," and Sylvia Plath excerpt about the fig tree.
Similarities: both texts are about how making decisions leads to lost opportunities - the texts symbolize the presence of possibility, ambition for success and fulfillment, and the speaker's desire to control their fate.
Differences: Plath's excerpt is more complicated because the speaker's opportunities are numerous, and defined as specific pursuits. While Frost's speaker looks back on a decision they have made, Plath's speaker watches their opportunities wither and decay.
Explain how "Ozymandias" and "There Will Come Soft Rains" are connected thematically.
Both poems are about how nature will consume humankind, for better or for worse.
Imagery provides descriptions that allow us to imagine what characters and places would look like. We become invested in a story when given details that immerse us in what is happening.
What symbol do we write over an accented or "stressed" syllable? What do we write over an unstressed syllable?
Stressed: /
Unstressed:
A person (the speaker) meets a traveler who tells him the story of a sculptor who gazed upon his ruined creation. The wreckage is of an arrogant king, and its face has been dissevered from the rest of the sculpture. The statue is inscribed with the words "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings; / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair?" (10-11). The "kingdom" is now a barren desert.
Elizabethan/Shakespearean: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Spenserian: ABAB BCBC CDCD EE
-mob mentality
-conformity
-blindly following tradition.