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Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Meaning
Author
100
"Feel like a child"
What is the simile in the last six lines?
100
A small or medium-sized songbird, typically having a brown back, spotted breast, and loud song
What does "thrush" mean?
100
The title means that there is something coming, something is on its way
what does the title mean?
100
Phillip
What is his first name?
200
Yes
Is line 5 Imagery? "A thrush sings" Yes/No
200
Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
What does "serene" mean?
200
It is calm mellow, soft.
What is the mood of the poem?
200
August 9, 1922
When was he born?
300
Line 14, "Is a forgotten boredom" because boredom can't really forget.
Where is personification?
300
Greatly surprised or impressed; amazed.
What does "Astonishing" mean?
300
It goes from descriptive to memory.
What is the shift?
300
Oxford
What college did he go to?
400
"Foreheads of houses."
Which Metaphor is in the lines from 1-6
400
(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.
What does "bare" mean?
400
It shows that spring is a season of growing and kids grow all the time with spring.
What does "feel like a child" mean?
400
Fiction
Fill in the blank. Words: Non-fiction, Fiction he wrote several works of______________
500
Line 11 and 12, "It will be spring soon, It will be spring soon"
Where is repetition?
500
Cause to coexist in harmony; make or show to be compatible.
What does "reconciling" mean?
500
No matter what you are feeling, you keep on growing.
What is the meaning of this poem?
500
December 2, 1985
When did he die?