Author Background
What year was John Keats most popular poems written?
1819
What two animals are mentioned in the poem?
Grasshopper and Cricket.
What is the meaning of the word ceasing?
Bring or come to an end.
What literary device is used?
And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run
Personification
I always have students pop in my classroom. Who am I!?
Mrs. Courtlandt
Who did John Keats live with following the death of his parents?
His Grandmother
What are the two seasons empathized in the poem?
Summer and Winter.
What is the meaning of the word shrill?
High-pitched and piercing.
The whole poem is an example of what literary device?
Metaphor
I like having events, but I am currently behind the scenes. Who am I!?
Mrs. Walston
What kind of poet was John Keats?
English Romantic lyric poet
What is the thematic topic of the poem?
Nature
What is the meaning of the word drowsiness?
Feeling more sleepy than normal during the day.
What literary device is present?
The poetry of earth is ceasing never
Inversion
My son raps on youtube. Who am I!?
Mrs. Jordan
On what holiday was John Keats born?
Halloween
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
The Poetry of earth is never dead:
When all the birds are faint with the hot sun,
And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run
From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead;
ABBA
What is the meaning of the word faint?
Weak and dizzy; close to losing consciousness.
The phrase "pleasant weed" is an example of what literary device?
Oxymoron
I feel very lonely, but I still try to be engaged. Up, Up, Up. Who am I!?
Mr. G
What was the inspiration for John Keats 1st mature poem?
George Chapman’s translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
How many stanza's are in the poem?
2
What is the meaning of the word mead?
An alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water
What literary device is present in the quoted portion of the poem?
On a lone winter evening, "when the frost
Has wrought a silence," from the stove there shrills
Enjambment
I'm a current UNCC student and new to Merancas. Who am I!?
Ms. Fraizer