"Daffodils"
Another title used for this poem.
What is "I wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
This poem uses 'repetition.' What are the repeating lines.
We were very tired, we were very merry
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry
What is the rhyme scheme?
A/B/A/B
From Daffodils, "I gazed and gazed..." means
He looked, watched, stared...
April showers
bring May _______
flowers
How many lines in each stanza?
Six
What is the rhyme scheme?
A/A/B/B/C/C
How does the speaker feel about his original home?
He loves his home and misses Jamaica
From Recuerdo, "We hailed, "Good Morrow, mother!..."
What does that mean?
Good morning
See you later, __________
alligator
These words refer to many stars,
not some chocolatey candy bars.
(hey! that rhymes!)
milky way
What fruit did they eat?
Apples and Pears
The poem ends with the speaker doing this.
Weeping, crying
From The Tropics in New York:
"...hungry for the old familiar ways" means what?
He misses his life back in Jamaica (as well as the prized fruits from his home)
Shop 'til you _________
drop
There are this many stanzas in the poem.
Four
In the second stanza, the sun is compared to this.
"a bucket full of gold"
There are this many beats in each line of this poem.
Ten
From Daffodils, what does the poet mean by "in vacant or in pensive mood" ?
Empty, thoughtful...moody
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are ______
You!
What is the rhyme scheme used in this poem?
A/B/A/B/C/C
What did they give mother?
All their money, but their subways fares. (also, apples and pears)
The speaker of this poem is now living in this familiar city.
New York City
In The Tropics in New York, the poet writes, "a wave of longing through my body swept..."
What does "longing" mean?
Missing, wanting...
Chips and _____
dip