Robert Frost and Before Reading

What is Robert Frost known for?

• His short stories about family

• His mastery of traditional poetic forms

• His novels about urban life

• His plays on historical events

What theme is commonly explored in Frost's poetry?

• Urban life

• Isolation

• Science fiction

• Historical events

Which of the following is NOT one of Frost's main works?

• Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

• Birches

• The Great Gatsby

• The Death of the Hired Man

What literary technique does Frost often use in his poetry?

• Free verse

• Blank verse

• Haiku

• Sonnet

What does Frost believe art does for life?

• Ignores it

• Destroys it

• Complicates it

• Cleans it

What does Ecclesiastes say about life?

• Life is beautiful

• All is vanity

• Life is a journey

• Life is a gift

What does Frost use nature to explain?

• His historical context

• His political beliefs

• His personal life

• His aesthetic views

What does Scripture remind us about true meaning?

• It is found in power

• It is found in Christ

• It is found in wealth

• It is found in fame

Blank verse lacks rhyme but follows a specific meter, almost always iambic pentameter.

• True

• False

The line "Death, thou shalt die." from "Death, be not proud" (Holy Sonnet 10) by John Donne is what type of figurative language?

• Metaphore

• Simile

• Paradox

• Hyperbole