What is dreams/ imagination/ inevitability of reality/ etc.?
100
The strongest image in the poem.
What is the beach/ocean?
100
The author of this poem.
Who is Sylvia Plath?
100
The first and last lines express a _____ tone. Hint: The answer is a word in one of those lines.
What is final?
100
How many lines are in the poem?
What is 24?
200
an idea or object that becomes repeated in various forms or ways throughout the piece.
What is a motif?
200
When the beachcomber is "probing fractured Venus," he is actually doing this.
What is beachcombing/ poking through seashells?
200
This was the author's life span.
What is 1932-1963?
200
This type of rhyme is primarily used in this poem.
What is slant rhyme/ near rhyme/ off rhyme/ imperfect rhyme?
200
The lovers symbolize the speaker's ________ ideals.
What is romantic?
300
The author is known for writing sad poetry, and in this poem the tone is best described as...
What is melancholic/ gloomy?
300
The harsh contrast that the imagery provides is between what two things?
What are imagination and reality?
300
The characters in the poem are the two lovers and the beachcomber. The speaker is this.
What is one of the lovers?
300
Because the rhymes occur where they do, _________ is the rhyme structure used.
What is end rhyme?
300
"Blue views" meaning the view of the ocean is an example of this poetic device.
What is metonymy?
400
Facing reality is an example of a common _____.
What is a theme?
400
What colors are mentioned in the poem?
What is green?
400
In the face of reality, the speaker feels ______.
What is hopeless/ disappointed/ unsatisfied/ discontented/ etc.?
400
the action of estimating or concluding something by assuming that existing trends will continue or a current method will remain applicable
What is extrapolation?
400
The author relates thoughts to a maze of this.
What is mermaid hair?
500
Name three overarching themes. Use more than one word per theme.
What are: Imagination>reality/ Life goes on/ Limitation of reality/ Reality cannot be perfect/ Delusion in living in reality/ Hopes and Dreams/ Dissatisfaction with life
500
This is represented by an oyster and an attic.
What is the mind?
500
Fun fact: The persona has similar views to the author. You get 500 free points!
500
'Wave' and 'have' make the only ___________ in the poem.