Figurative Language
The speaker of this poem.
Who is Aengus?
Who the author is speaking about in this poem.
Who is her husband?
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
"We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,"
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
What is ABAB ABAB?
The theme of this poem.
What is the quest/search for love?
The theme of this poem.
What is love and devotion?
A view about life that is not directly stated. The overall message the author wants us to take away from the poem.
What is theme?
What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?
I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
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The tone of this poem.
What is magical, calming, lovely?
The tone of this poem.
What is loving, sincere, pure?
The feeling or mood of a poem.
What is tone?
What tool is used to create emphasis in this poem? Hint: It is NOT rhyme. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the King's horses and all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty together again
What is repetition?
The author of this poem.
Who is William Butler Yeats?
The author of this poem.
Who is Elizabeth Barrett Browning?
What is the rhyme scheme?
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
What is ABAAB?
What this poem is based on.
What is Irish Folklore?
The meaning of these lines:
I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.
What is, I love you with everything I am, through every emotion, forever, and, when we die, I'll love you even more?