Vocab
References
structure
content
100
this word means craftsmanship or technique
art
100
This "fallen angel" represents evil
Satan / Lucifer
100
number of stanzas
6
100
what's its sister poem?
The Lamb
200
this word means terrifying
dread
200
dared to seize the fire” from the gods of Mt. Olympus and give it to man
Prometheus
200
number of lines per stanza
4
200
the poem is a series of what
rhetorical questions
300
which poem that we studied had the word 'sinew' and what does it mean?
"If" - tendon/muscle
300
Greek blacksmith God
Hephaestus
300
is it iambic?
nah, it's trochaic
300
this poem is basically about the nature of...
creation
400
anvil
400
used his father Daedalus' wings and flew too close to the sun
Icarus
400
is it pentameter?
nah, it's tetrameter
400
like in "If" this poem is deeply concerned with this idea
balance
500
to reach upward, to strive
aspire
500
some say the semantic field of machinery: hammer, chain, furnace, anvil, etc..is a reference to what historical event? (and likely a criticism of this)
industrial revolution
500
rhyme scheme in most stanzas?
A,A,B,B
500
what word changes in the last stanza from the first
COULD becomes DARE