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Oscar Wilde
The Happy Prince
The Nightingale and the Rose
Rikki Tikki Tavi
A Lament
100
What nationality was he?
Irish
100

What was the Prince's skin made of?

Gold leaf

100
Who are the main characters?
The student and the nightingale
100

Rikki Tikki was what kind of animal?

mongoose

100

This poem has two stanzas that are despairing, but a third stanza that is joyful. This change in tone in poetry is called a what?

a shift

200

What was at least one thing Wilde criticized about his society?

poverty, injustice, superficiality 

200
Who helped the Happy Prince?
The swallow
200
What did the girl want from the student?
a red rose
200

Rikki moves in and protects a British family, but the story was set in which country?

India

200

the 'splashing rain" and the "crashing trees" are metaphors for what? 

the trials and tribulations of life. Struggles.

300

What was unique about his lifestyle in 19th Century Ireland?

He was gay

300
What were his eyes made out of?
Sapphires
300
What pierced the nightingale's heart?
a thorn
300
When Nagaina tells Nag that, when the family is killed, she and he will be "King and Queen of the house." This is an example of what literary device?

Personification

300

What word means "a statement of grief or sadness over some unfortunate situation?"

Lament

400
Where was he born?
Dublin, Ireland
400
Who did he want to help?
The poor people
400
What color is crimson?
red
400

Rikki earned his name from the sound he makes: "“Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!” This is an example of what?

Onomatopoeia 

400

Suffering is part of life, but will bring peace in the end is the _______________ of this poem. 

moral, message

500

What era did he live in?

19th Century

500
What was the Happy Prince's heart made out of?
lead
500

what is a simile?

Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

500

Kipling said Rikki's tail was a "brush" and his eyes were "red flames." This is an example of what literary device?

metaphor

500

Wilde mentions "the weary road of toil and strife." What is this metaphor referring to? 

Life