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

Back

A silver trout becomes a glimmering girl.

Front

Which speaker is more hopeful about getting what he wants: 'The Song of Wandering Aengus' or 'Sonnet 43'?

Back

'The Song of Wandering Aengus'

Front

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

Back

alliteration

Front

What is a key feature of a sonnet as seen in 'Sonnet 43'?

Back

fourteen lines

Front

Define 'rhyme scheme'.

Back

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

Front

What is a 'sonnet'?

Back

A poem of fourteen lines, typically with a specific rhyme scheme.

Front

Explain the term 'metaphor'.

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What does 'personification' mean?

Back

Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.

Front

What is 'alliteration'?

Back

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