Song of Wandering Aengus/Sonnet 43

Front

How many stanzas are in 'The Song of Wandering Aengus'?

Back

3

Front

What transformation is described in the second stanza of 'The Song of Wandering Aengus'?

Back

A silver trout becomes a glimmering girl.

Front

What is an example of a simile in the first stanza of 'The Song of Wandering Aengus'?

Back

"moth-like stars were flickering out"

Front

A statement that has seemingly contradictory ideas is called a __________.

Back

paradox

Front

The repetition of sounds at the ends of words is called __________.

Back

rhyme

Front

What is the main theme of 'The Song of Wandering Aengus'?

Back

The pursuit of beauty and the longing for unattainable love.

Front

Define 'personification'.

Back

Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

Front

What literary device is used in the phrase 'a fire was in my head'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What does the 'glimmering girl' symbolize in the poem?

Back

An ideal or unattainable love.

Front

What is the rhyme scheme of a typical sonnet?

Back

ABABCDCDEFEFGG.