Ted Kooser is often given this epithet:

"a small town boy with big city dreams"

"an old man with a lot of wisdom"

During Kooser’s reign, his main goal was to do what?

revive poetry by bringing it to a wider audience

write poetry about what he saw in Washington

visit as many places in the US as possible

publish his poems in an anthology to make money

Shakespeare’s sonnet “My Mistress’ Eyes” can be considered a PARODY because

he pokes fun at what is considered attractive

he makes society mad by pointing out what is wrong

he is flirting with his mistress

he vows his loyalty to his mistress

Shakespeare’s sonnet “My Mistress’ Eyes” can be considered a SATIRE because

he pokes fun at what is considered attractive, but his intent might be to change such views

he pokes fun at the way his mistress looks, although the language is difficult to understand

he talks of a lasting relationship, and divorce was very common in renaissance society

he is making fun of renaissance women and how much emphasis they put on appearances

Shakespeare’s “All the World’s a Stage” not only shows how life is like a stage play but also

the circle of life we go through from infancy to old age

the way people become wiser with age

In “Mending Wall” why is it ironic for the speaker to initiate the ritual of fixing of the wall.

He really doesn't care about the wall and uses the ritual to talk to the neighbor.

He has no knowledge about how to fix a wall.

His apple trees will never eat pine cones in neighbor's yard.

neither of the two men have cows

What does the punctuation in this line from “Mending Wall” tell the reader about Robert Frost: “One on a side. It comes to little more:”

He is using structure to portray his message of a wall.

He represents the "something there is that doesn't love a wall."

He is not very good at grammar.

He really believed "good fences make good neighbors."

How does the title “Mending Wall” convey the theme of the piece?

The wall brings the two men together or tries to mend their relationship

The wall is responsible for the two men being the best of friends.

The men are both responsible for fixing the wall they share between properties.

While mending the wall every year the two men have a pleasant conversation.

Langston Hughes is best known for representing what?

rivers and historical landmarks

The poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” relates to the author because

Hughes was proud of his black heritage, unlike his father.

It depicts many of the things Hughes' ancestors have encountered

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The person talking in a poem, which is not always the poet, is called the _______________ .

The attitude the author conveys in a poem is known as _______________ .

Traditional pattern applied to an entire poem is a/an _______________ .

The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables creates_______________ .

The repetition of vowel sounds in a poem _______________ .

Rhymes which occur at the end of lines of poetry _______________ .

Pattern of rhyme in a stanza _______________ .

A poem which looks like the topic it discusses _______________ .

Word choice and details relating to the senses and creating mental pictures _______________ .

William Shakespeare’s “All the World’s a Stage” is an example of a/an _______________.

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