Poetry Techniques
What poetic technique is evident here:
Her smile was as bright as the morning sun, warming everyone around her.
Simile
What poetic technique is evident here:
Time is a thief that steals our cherished moments without warning.
Metaphor
Where did William Shakespeare live?
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Why is this era known as the Romantic era?
Because they 'romanticised' or idealised certain parts of life.
What is the poet comparing in this verse and what is he saying?
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun.
Comparing his girlfriends eyes to the sun and saying her eyes are not bright.
What poetic technique is evident here:
The wind whispered secrets through the trees, as if nature itself were alive.
Personification.
What poetic technique is evident here?
The wild winds whipped through the willows with a wicked wail.
Alliteration.
What year was William Shakespeare born?
1564.
Name two poets from the Romantic era.
Christina Rossetti
Percy Bysshe Shelley
William Wordsworth
William Blake
Lord Byron
What poetic technique is evident and what does it reveal?
'the bow that bridges heaven.../and builds a road from earth to sky.'
Metaphor or symbolism
Suggests that the natural world is magical/wonderous/spiritual as it connects the earth to heaven. More wonderful than the human-made world.
What poetic technique is this?
The broken chain on the ground represented his long-awaited freedom.
a). symbolism
b). simile
c). oxymoron
Symbolism
What poetic technique is evident here?
The mellow bells echoed over the yellow meadow.
Assonance
Who was Queen when William Shakespeare was writing?
Queen Elizabeth 1
What two things were the Romantics protesting again?
The Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution
Who is the poem 'Ozymandias' about?
Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II.
What poetic technique is evident here?
Silent snakes slid smoothly through the soft, silver grass.
Sibilance
What poetic technique is evident here?
The fire station burned to the ground while the firefighters were out on a safety inspection.
a). symbolism
b). irony
c). oxymoron
Irony
What was the name of William Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
Name three things the Romantics valued.
Nature/the environment
Creativity
Individualism
Imagination
What poetic technique is most obvious here?
"My reason, the physician to my love,
Angry that his prescriptions are not kept,
Hath left me"
Personification
What poetic technique is evident here?
She felt a bittersweet joy as she waved goodbye.
Oxymoron
What poetic technique is evident here?
He met his downfall, a modern-day Icarus flying too close to the sun.
Allusion
What number is the Sonnet that begins:
'Shall I Compare Thee To a Summer's Day?'
Sonnet 18
What does 'pastoral' mean in the Romantic sense?
Pertaining to the idealised depiction of rural life, often contrasting with urban industrialisation.
What poetic technique(s) is most obvious here?
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains.
Irony.
Allusion.