Analyze Lines & Stanzas
In line 2 of "The Song of Wandering Aengus," the man says, a fire was in my head. What does this explain about the speaker?
A. He is planning to catch dinner
B. He is thinking of many things
C. He is searching for a fire in the woods
B. he is thinking of many things
What is the mood of "The Song of Wandering Aengus?"
A. light and optimistic
B. dark and hopeless
A. light and optimistic
What does optimistic mean?
hopeful and confident about the future
What word keeps repeating in the last stanzas of "Eldorado?"
Eldorado
In the first stanza of "The Song of Wandering Aengus," the author makes a comparison to describe...
A. the trees
B. the berries on the thread
C. the stars in the sky
C. the stars in the sky
What is the mood of "Eldorado?"
A. light and optimistic
B. dark and hopeless
B. dark and hopeless
What does despair mean?
complete loss of hope
What is the effect of the rhyme scheme in "Eldorado?"
A. it illustrates the beauty of Eldorado
B. it suggests that the knight is very old
C. It emphasizes the ongoing nature of the search for Eldorado
C. It emphasizes the ongoing nature of the search for Eldorado
A. the poets describe events in the order they happened
B. the poets provide specific information about the passing of days
C. the poets include scenes from many different times and places
D. The poets mention that their main characters have aged
A. the poets describe events in the order they happened
D. The poets mention that their main characters have aged
How does the mood of "Eldorado" change from the first stanza to the second stanza?
The man goes from hopeful to hopeless
Read line 5 of "The Song of Wandering Aengus."
And when white moths were on the wing,
What is the effect of the alliteration used in this line?
A. It gives the words a lyrical quality
B. It's important to know the color of the moths
C. It predicts what will happen to the moths
A. It gives the words a lyrical quality
What is the rhyme scheme in "The Song of Wandering Aengus?"
ABCBDEFE
Read lines 20-24 of "The Song of Wandering Aengus."
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.
What do these lines tell us about the man?
A. He is clever and will use the light to help his search
B. He is tired of searching day and night
C. He is hopeful that his search will end positively
C. He is hopeful that his search will end positively
What does the shadow represent in the second stanza of "Eldorado?"
A. despair
B. shame
C. regret
A. despair
Which quote shows repetition of key words?
A. He met a pilgrim shadow - / Down the Valley of the Shadow
B. But he grew old - / This knight so bold
A. He met a pilgrim shadow - / Down the Valley of the Shadow
What is the rhyme scheme in "Eldorado?"
AABCCB
Line 5 of "Eldorado" suggests that the knight is...
(Line 5: singing a song)
A. courageous
B. determined
C. optimistic
C. optimistic
A. Neither poet uses alliteration to create the mood
B. Both poets use repetition of key words to convey the mood
C. Both poets use the same words for consonance to convey the mood
B. Both poets use repetition of key words to convey the mood
Which quote shows repetition of key words?
A. I dropped the berry in the stream/ It had become a glimmering girl
B.The silver apples of the moon, / the golden apples of the sun
B.The silver apples of the moon, / the golden apples of the sun
The poet repeatedly rhymes shadow with Eldorado to show that...
A. Eldorado is something that is hard to locate, like a shadow.
B. Eldorado is a place that is associated with darkness, like a shadow
C. Eldorado is something bright in contrast to a dark shadow
C. Eldorado is something bright in contrast to a dark shadow