The Song of Wandering Aengus and Sonnet 43

Front

What is the rhyme scheme in the first four lines of 'The Song of Wandering Aengus'?

Back

a-b-c-b

Front

What literary device is used in line 8 of 'Sonnet 43' - 'When to unseeing eyes they shade shines so'?

Back

alliteration

Front

What theme is expressed in both 'The Song of Wandering Aengus' and 'Sonnet 43'?

Back

longing for a lost love

Front

Identify an example of a simile in the first stanza of 'The Song of Wandering Aengus'.

Back

'moth-like stars were flickering out'

Front

What is the speaker searching for in the third stanza of 'The Song of Wandering Aengus'?

Back

the glimmering girl

Front

Define 'rhyme scheme'.

Back

The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

Front

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

Back

The quest for beauty and the longing for lost love.

Front

What does 'Sonnet 43' express about love?

Back

It expresses deep and unwavering love.