Apostrophe to the Ocean
What is the main idea of Apostrophe to the Ocean?
Permanance / the ocean staying the same
What does the speaker in “Ode to a Nightingale" want to forget?
The burdens of life
At the end of “Ode to the West Wind,” what does the speaker ask the West Wind to spread throughout the world?
The speaker's poetry
What is the meaning of the word corpse?
a dead body
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two unlike things as if one were the other
According to the speaker in “Apostrophe to the ocean,” how is humankind’s relationship with the ocean different from our relationship to the land?
Humans can build on the earth, but can't control the ocean.
The speaker in “Ode to a Nightingale” feels dazed while listening to the bird’s song because the song makes him overly happy. True or False?
TRUE
The speaker in “Ode to a Nightingale” feels dazed while listening to the bird’s song because the song makes him overly happy.
What is Shelley’s depiction of the West Wind, as expressed in “Ode to the West Wind”?
The wind's destructiveness makes new life possible
What vocab word best fits this sentence?
The weather report says a strong storm that may_____________the coastline is on the way.
Ravage.
The weather report says a strong storm that may ravage the coastline is on the way.
What is Personification?
A figure of speech were a nonhuman subject is given human qualities
The speaker in Apostrophe to the Ocean admires that the ocean is beautiful, and its sounds are soothing. True/False
FALSE
The speaker most admires that the ocean is unchanged by human activities.
What is the Nightingale unaware of in Ode to the Nightingale?
Human Sorrows
What is the rhyme scheme of part III of “Ode to the West Wind”? Does this make the prime more musical, powerful, or beautiful?
aba bcb cdc efe ff
It makes the poem more musical and nature-like
What takes place in a sepulcher?
A buriel
What is an Oxymoron?
A figure of speech where two opposite or contradictory ideas are juxtaposed (put together in a way that you compare them)
What words in stanzas 1 and 2 of “Apostrophe to the Ocean” show the speaker’s feelings towards the ocean? What tone does this set?
"I love...nature more" "music in its roar" "the wrecks are all thy deed"
The speaker sets a tone of beauty and danger, as they describe the awe and destructiveness of the ocean.
In “Ode to a Nightingale”, who or what is the speaker talking to and how does he feel about it?
The speaker is talking to the Nightingale and delights in the bird's happiness
In “Ode to the West Wind, what season does the speaker associate with the west wind? What feelings does this evoke in the speaker (See Sections 2 and 3)
Autumn/Fall The speaker creates feelings of both Awe and Fear
If a dirge is being played, what is happening?
A funeral/grieving
Find an example of either a metaphor of simile in Ode to the West Wind
Check with Mrs Barker
In “Apostrophe to the Ocean” Stanzas 4-5, what is the difference between human governments and the ocean? In what sense does the Ocean a power that dwarfs all human endeavors?
Civilizations come and go, but the ocean remains.
The ocean can destroy humans, their creations, and their cities, but we cannot change the ocean.
What words in Stanza VI of Nightingale relate to death? How does the speaker of Nightingale feel about death?
"Half in love with easeful Death" "Called him soft names" "no pain" "seems it rich to die"
The speaker is not afraid of death, but welcomes it, as life itself will move on even if they are not present.
In part IV of “Ode to the West Wind” what are 3 things the speaker compares himself to? What do these comparisons tell us about the speaker?
"Dead leaf" "Swift Cloud" "Wave"
This tells us that he wants to be as powerful as the wind, or that he could interact with that power like he could before.
What is the difference between a requiem and a dirge?
A dirge is the song of grief, while a requiem honors the dead
What is the oxymoron in the last stanza of Apostrophe to the Ocean? What does this mean?
"Pleasing Fear". There is joy in knowing that something is more powerful; the speaker trusts the ocean but still respects and fears it.