Name That Poem
The first that died was sister Jane;
In bed she moaning lay,
Till God released her of her pain;
And then she went away.
We Are Seven
A measurable pattern of sounds in one or more lines of verse.
Meter
Where was William Wordsworth from?
England
What is a type of rhyme with words that have similar, but not identical sounds?
Slant Rhyme
"For God so LOVED the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, shall not perish but have everlasting life!"
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
A figure of speech in which human attributes are given to something nonhuman.
Personification
What did Wordsworth like to write about?
Nature
An artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe.
Romantic Era/Romanticism
What was Mrs. Brown's poem about?
Our Savior on the Cross - Jesus :)
In this poem, Wordsworth believes that humans spend too much time in the industrialized world and not enough time in the natural world. In turning our backs on nature, “We have given our hearts away".
“The World Is Too Much with Us; Late and Soon”
A figure of speech in which the author uses conscious exaggerated language for emphasis or heightened artistic effect.
Hyperbole
Which poem is considered to be Wordsworth's masterpiece?
His masterpiece was “Ode: Intimations of Immortality.”
A poet appointed to, or regarded unofficially as holding, an honorary representative position in a particular country, region, or group.
Poet Laureate
Who won the super bowl last year?
Los Angeles Ram's
To what two things is Lucy compared? (She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways)
A violet and a star.
Measuring verse, which includes finding the metrical feet and lines. It is the process of marking the light and heavy stresses and determining a poem’s meter or metrical pattern.
Scansion
When did William Wordsworth live?
1770-1850
What's the rhyme scheme in this poem:
There was a little cat
That like'd the water so
That little cat went to the lake
and in it he would go.
a
b
c
b
How much of the bible is filled with poetry?
1/3
By paying close attention to details in “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802", it is clear that the setting is:
London
A device of figurative imagery that identifies an object with something or someone else. It is a figure of speech in which the writer declares a likeness between persons, things, places, or ideas, without using “like” or “as” to make the comparison explicit.
Metaphor
How many poems did William write in his life time?
387
Describe a stressed vs unstressed syllable
stressed (louder, high pitched, elongated, emphasized)
unstressed (flat, lower, not as emphasized)
What was William's wife's name?
MARY! :)