Numbers
How many stanzas are there in the poem?
There are two (2) stanzas in the poem.
Give at least two pairs of words that rhyme in stanza 1?
say - away
guineas - rubies
free - me
What sound device is used in line 1, stanza 1?
When I was one-and-twenty
Alliteration
How many lines are there in each stanza?
There are eight (8) lines in each stanza.
Give at least two pairs of rhyming words in stanza 2?
twenty - plenty
rue - true
What sound device is used in line 3, stanza 1?
Give crowns and pounds and guineas
Assonance
In stanza 1, how many syllables are there in line two?
There are six (6) syllables in line 2.
If the poem is a combination of 7 and 6 syllables, what is the meter or measurement of the poem?
iambic trimeter
What is an assonance?
Assonance is the repetition in lines of verse of the same vowel sound.
In stanza 1, how many syllables are there in the first line of the poem?
There are seven (7) syllables in the first line of stanza one.
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
ABCBCDAD AEFGAHAH
What is an alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of a consonant sound, usually at the beginning of two or more words in a line of verse or in a sentence.
If there are two (2) stanzas and each stanza has eight (8) lines, how many lines are all together?
There are sixteen (16) lines in all.
What do you call to a stanza with eight (8) lines?
Octave
Give other examples of alliteration from the poem?
fancy free
paid plenty
to talk to me
'tis true, 'tis true