Poetry Review

What point of view is used in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," and how does it affect the reader's experience of the poem?

• A. First-person; It creates a sense of detachment and distance from the narrator's emotions.

• B. First-person; It allows the reader to intimately experience the narrator's descent into madness.

• C. Third-person limited; It provides an objective perspective on the events described.

• D. Third-person omniscient; It shifts the focus away from the narrator's personal feelings to the external events.

What point of view is used in Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias," and how does it affect the reader's experience of the poem?

• 1st person allows the reader to see the thoughts of Ozymandias .

• 1st person allows the reader to hear the speaker's view as he tells the traveler's story and the words of Ozymandias.

• 3rd person lets the reader know the thoughts of everyone.

• 2nd person explains all perspectives including the sculptor.

What is characteristic of a sonnet?

• one stanza

• varied line length

• iambic pentameter

• no rhyme

How many lines are usually in a sonnet?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 20

The sun set low, beyond the hill.

The night grows dark, the air is still.

Sonnets usually end with a pair of rhyming lines with the same meter. This is called a

• couplet

• stanza

• quatrain

• verse

Which of the following is an example of a pun?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough.

• Her smile was as bright as the sunshine.

• All hands on deck.

In Dylan Thomas' poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," the word "grave" serves as a pun. What are the two meanings implied by this pun?

• Doomed to an early death and solemn or serious

• Doomed to an early death and cheerful

• Solemn and serious and cheerful

• Doomed to an early death and humorous

In Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ozymandias," the word "lies" serves as a pun. What are the two meanings implied by this pun?

• The inscription's claim about Ozymandias' greatness is a lie, and the traveler lies about the inscription.

• The traveler lies about the statue's existence, and the statue's remains lie on the ground.

• The statue's remains lie on the ground, and the land lies dormant and untouched.

• The statue's remains lie on the ground, and the inscription's claim about Ozymandias' greatness is a lie.

"I find them in the garden,

    For there's many here about;

And often when I go to plough,

    The ploughshare turns them out!

For many thousand men," said he,

    "Were slain in that great victory."

What is the tone of this stanza?

• Joyful

• matter of fact

• angry

• celebratory

It was a summer evening,

    Old Kaspar's work was done,

And he before his cottage door

    Was sitting in the sun,

And by him sported on the green

    His little grandchild Wilhelmine.

What is the tone of this stanza?

• confused and scared

• tense and foreboding

• warm and relaxed

• joyful and celebratory