somewhere i have never travelled-e.e Cummings

What does the Spring mean to the speaker?

• He is emotionally open

• He is closed

• He is changed

What is meant by the following line:

"eyes have their silence"

• Personification

  windows to the soul

• Personification

  eyes cannot speak

How does the speaker feel about his significant other?

• He finds her beautiful, a mystery, powerful because she impacts him

• He finds her mystifying, weak and lonely

What will happen if the speaker is denied her love?

• "my life will shut very beautifully,suddenly"

• "your slightest look easily will unclose me"

Identify the figure of speech in "though I have closed myself as fingers"

• Simile

  Balled up fist/put up a wall

• Simile

  Open like a hand

What is the speaker emphasizing in the following lines:

"compels me with the colour of its countries"

• Alliteration

  He emphasizes the impact of her beauty on him

• Assonance

  He emphasizes the impact of her beauty on him

The lack of/no punctuation in a poem is called?

• Enjambment

• Free verse

How does the structure of the poem contribute to its meaning?

• Enjambment

  The poet cannot conform to the norm of describing beauty so he uses no/little punctuation to show his thoughts are ever-flowing

• Free Verse

  The poet conforms to the norm of describing beauty as simply a physical experience.

Explore the metaphor of travel as it is used in the poem, and evaluate its effectiveness.

• The poet believes that love is not fixed

  It is transcending

• The poet believes love can take you to a country

  It is limited

What word best describes the tone?

• profound

• mysterious

• sombre