Figurative language and Imagery
This type of imagery is present in “boom of the tingling strings.”
What is auditory imagery
The speaker hears a woman singing at this time of day.
What is dusk
The poem consists of this number of stanzas.
What are three stanzas
Three words that belong to the semantic field of music.
What is song, singing, tingling strings, boom, singer, clamour, piano appassionato
Alliteration in present in the first stanza
What is 's'
This type of imagery is present when the speaker recalls “winter outside.”
What is visual imagery
The speaker’s sadness suggests he longs for this figure from his childhood.
What is his mother
The poem’s use of enjambment helps convey the smooth, flowing movement of this element in the poem.
What is music
3 words that have connotations of sadness.
What is dusk, insidious, weep
The mood created by the childhood memories is best described as this (warm, nostalgic feeling).
What is nostalgic
These words in the first stanza create a soft, peaceful visual mood as the poem begins.
What is 'softly, in the dusk'
Age of the poet when he wrote 'Piano'
What is 33 years old
The poem’s consistent rhythm mimics the steady, predictable sound of this object.
What is a piano
Comparing his emotions to “a flood of remembrance” is an example of this.
What is a metaphor
Rhyme scheme of the poem.
What is AABB
The image of the “cosy parlour” creates this emotional atmosphere for the reader.
What is a warm, nostalgic atmosphere
Who does the poet refer to in the line 'A child sitting under the piano'
What is himself
The poem moves from present to past and back again, using this technique.
What is flashback
“I weep like a child” is an example of this device.
What is a simile
What does 'mother' represent in the poem.
What is warmth, protection
The final line uses this type of imagery to show emotional collapse: “I weep like a child.”
What is emotional or visual imagery
Which type of figurative language is used in 'I weep like achild for the past' which contrasts with his adulthood.
What is irony
The poet builds tension in the poem by delaying the speaker’s emotional breakdown until the last stanza, using this structural technique.
What is a climax
These two contrasting ideas (“manhood” vs “childhood”) uses this create a sense of internal conflict.
What is juxtaposition
The tone in the opening lines can best be described with this adjective meaning calm or gentle.
What is soft