Structure
What is the rhyme scheme of Baptism?
ABBA ABBA CDCDCD
Give an example of a use of figurative language in Baptism that is NOT a conceit or imagery.
The yawning oven spits forth fiery spears.
Personification
Is Baptism an English Sonnet, Italian Sonnet, American Sonnet, Blank Verse, Free Verse, Haiku, or Ballad?
Baptism is an Italian Sonnet.
What kind of imagery does Claude Mckay use in Baptism?
Visual Imagery.
Scan Baptism.
U / U / U / U / U /
Give an example of a conceit in Baptism.
Fire/Heat
What is the meter of Baptism?
Iambic Pentameter.
Where is the Volta in Baptism?
After the line "Nor mouth give utterance to any moan".
In Italian sonnets, the Volta occurs between the octave and the seste