Love Song & Matinee
Who is Prufrock speaking to in the poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?"
You
What is a compound-complex sentence?
A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
What poetic form did Whitman pioneer / write in?
Free verse — poetry with irregular meter and no rhyme scheme.
What does the soul “select” in “The Soul selects her own Society–”?
The people or ideas it chooses to admit, excluding others.
Who wrote "Nature" and "Self-Reliance"?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
In :"Matinee," why does Aunt Georgiana travel to Boston?
She needs to be present for the settling of the estate of a recently deceased relative; she also sees Clark.
What is the difference between abstract and concrete nouns?
Abstract nouns name ideas or qualities; concrete nouns name things experienced through the senses.
What is anaphora?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.
What is slant rhyme?
Words that sound similar but are not identical, like room and firm.
Who wrote "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience"?
Henry David Thoreau.
What is Prufrock’s main internal conflict?
His indecision, fear of judgment, and passivity.
What is hyperbole?
An exaggeration used used for effect.
In “Song of Myself”, what does the speaker celebrate?
Himself and the shared identity of all people.
What is the soul “sovereign of” in Dickinson’s “The Soul Unto Itself”?
Itself.
According to Emerson, what virtue does society demand—and what does he recommend instead?
Society demands conformity; Emerson recommends self-reliance.
What is Clark’s initial feeling about being in public with his aunt in "Matinee"?
He feels anxious and embarrassed about how out of place and uneasy she seems.
Define philosophical vision as used in essays like Emerson’s Nature.
An author’s interpretation of humanity’s role in the world through reflective or abstract ideas.
What does the speaker “bequeath” to the dirt in Section 52 of “Song of Myself”?
His body and spirit, symbolizing unity with nature.
In “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”, what does the speaker think would be “dreary”?
Being “somebody” and having public attention.
What motto does Thoreau endorse in Civil Disobedience?
“That government is best which governs least.”
How does Prufrock describe the evening in the opening lines?
As “spread out against the sky / Like a patient etherized upon a table.”
What is a catalogue in poetry?
A list of people, objects, or ideas used to build rhythm or meaning.
What connects, or “interlocks” all things in “On the Beach at Night Alone”?
The universal soul or shared spiritual connection of all beings – a “vast similitude”
In "They Shut Me Up in Prose,” how did “they” like Dickinson?
They liked her “still.”
Why did Thoreau refuse to pay his taxes?
To protest the Mexican-American War and slavery.