"It will be spring soon, it will be spring soon."...is an example of what literary device?
What is repetition?
200
What is the first stanza mainly set up to do?
Describe a peaceful setting using figurative language.
200
A thrush refers to what?
What is a type of bird?
200
"And I...feel like a child." Which literary device is used?
What is a simile?
300
What is the second stanza mainly set up to do?
The second stanza is mainly used to display the happiness that the author receives with the coming of spring.
300
The word reconciling means what?
To coexist with another, restore friendly relations between
300
"...whose childhood is a forgotten boredom..." Which device is used here?
What is a metaphor?
400
Why would the author talk about how a bird (thrush) sings?
The author would want to incorporate birds as they can be pleasant, especially as spring is coming. Spring- where life comes back, life of sound (birds' music)
400
Laurel- surrounded refers to what?
What is something that is surrounded by laurel leaves- a type of plant?
400
On longer evenings, light, chill and yellow, bathes the serene foreheads of houses." What is the example of figurative language used here? (2)
What is a metaphor or personification?
500
Why would the author feel like a child.
A child is pure, excited, and innocent so when he tells about the coming of spring, he gets excited as well.
500
What is an Idiom that could be used to display what reconciling is?
"Bury the Hatchet"
500
What are two literary elements used throughout the entire poem?