English II Boot Camp, Day 3

English II Boot Camp, Day 3

Read lines 118-126

The stern is the back part of the boat

Name one type of figurative language the poet uses in the stanza.

Multiple Choice

How does the poet's organizational structure in the stanza develop suspense?

• The poet uses cause and effect to show how the Lady of Shalott's attitude about love changes as a result of encountering Sir Lancelot.

• The poet uses description and imagery to create a chaotic, stormy setting.

• The poet uses contrast to show the difference between the Lady of Shalott and Sir Lancelot's attitudes.

• The poet uses problem/solution to emphasize the Lady of Shalott's newfound happiness with Sir Lancelot.

Read lines 127-131

What's the Lady of Shalott wearing?

A cloud white crown of pearl she dight,

All raimented in snowy white

Multiple Choice

What does the connotation of the phrase 'wide eyes' imply about the Lady of Shalott's attitude towards traveling to Camelot?

• The Lady of Shalott is fearful about traveling to Camelot.

• The Lady of Shalott is anxious to travel to Camelot.

• The Lady of Shalott is reluctant to travel to Camelot.

• The Lady of Shalott is eager to travel to Camelot.

Reading lines 132-135

What's the Lady of Shalott's attitude? How do you know?

Read lines 136-140

With a steady stony glance

Like some bold seer in a trance

Beholding all his own mischance,

Mute, with a glassy countenance--

She looked down to Camelot

Multiple Choice

What idea is expressed through the figurative language in lines 136-140?

• The imagery brings attention to the physical pain the Lady of Shalott has faced.

• The metaphor conveys the trouble Victorian women faced for fighting for their rights.

• The simile emphasizes the Lady of Shalott's peaceful reaction to her doomed destiny.

• The personification highlights the Lady of Shalott's bravery in expressing her feelings for the knight.

Multiple Choice

How does the stanza develop the theme of "The Lady of Shalott?"

• It emphasizes that women must continue to fight for the rights they still lack.

• It emphasizes that death is an inevitable part of life.

• It emphasizes that hope is always present, even in the darkest times.

• It emphasizes that Victorian women fought courageously for love and freedom.

Read lines 154-162

Multiple Choice

How does the use of figurative language in lines 154-162 contribute to the mood?

• The poet uses imagery to bring attention to the grim nature of the curse.

• The poet uses metaphor to emphasize the lulling qualities of the silence that surrounds the Lady of Shalott.

• The poet uses simile to highlight the the peoples' reaction to the Lady of Shalott's death.

• The poet uses alliteration to emphasize the Lady of Shalott's beautiful voice.

Read lines 163-167

She continues to float by

"By garden wall and gallery"

Read lines 168-171

"Knight and burgher, lord and dame,"

"To the planked wharfage came:"

"Below the stern they read her name,

The Lady of Shalott"

Read lines 172-180

What are the townspeople's reaction to the Lady of Shalott?

What is Sir Lancelot's reaction to the Lady of Shalott?