What type of poem is this?

As the wind does blow

Across the trees, I see the

Buds blooming in May

What type of poem is this?

Day

Bright, Sunny

Laughing, Playing, Doing

Up in the east, down in the west--

Talking, Resting, Sleeping

Quiet, Dark

Night

What type of poem is this?

Puppy

Ornery, Naughty

Growling, Jumping, Chewing

A playful bundle of trouble

Boxer

What type of poem is this?

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red, than her lips red:

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damasked, red and white,

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hath a far more pleasing sound:

I grant I never saw a goddess go,

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:

And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,

As any she belied with false compare.

What type of poem is this?

What type of poem is this?

Elizabeth, it surely is most fit

[Logic and common usage so commanding]

In thy own book that first thy name be writ,

Zeno and other sages notwithstanding;

And I have other reasons for so doing

Besides my innate love of contradiction;

Each poet - if a poet - in pursuing

The muses thro' their bowers of Truth or Fiction,

Has studied very little of his part,

Read nothing, written less - in short's a fool

Endued with neither soul, nor sense, nor art,

Being ignorant of one important rule,

Employed in even the theses of the school-

Called - I forget the heathenish Greek name

[Called anything, its meaning is the same]

"Always write first things uppermost in the heart."

What type of poem is this?

Air raid shelters, damp and black

Bombs exploding, back to back

Children crying, adults too

"Down the cellar--after you"

Evacuees on the train

Farewells said in the pouring rain

Gone to live in some strange place

Hoping for a friendly face...

What are these called?

And yet I think my love is rare,

As any she belied with false compare

What is this an example of?

Whose woods these are I think I know. (A)

His house is in the village though; (A)

He will not see me stopping here (B)

To watch his woods fill up with snow. (A)

My little horse must think it queer (B)

To stop without a farmhouse near (B)

Between the woods and frozen lake (C)

The darkest evening of the year. (B)

He gives his harness bells a shake (C)

To ask if there is some mistake. (C)

The only other sound’s the sweep (D)

Of easy wind and downy flake. (C)

What is the main lit. device used in the following poem?

All Greece hates

The still eyes in the white face,

The luster as of olives

Where she stands,

And the white hands.

All Greece reviles

The wan face when she smiles,

Hating it deeper still

When it grows wan and white,

Remembering past enchantments

And past ills.

Greece sees unmoved,

God's daughter, born of love,

The beauty of cool feet

And slenderest knees,

Could love indeed the maid,

Only if she were laid,

White ash amid funeral cypresses.

What is the tone of the following poem?

All Greece hates

The still eyes in the white face,

The luster as of olives

Where she stands,

And the white hands.

All Greece reviles

The wan face when she smiles,

Hating it deeper still

When it grows wan and white,

Remembering past enchantments

And past ills.

Greece sees unmoved,

God's daughter, born of love,

The beauty of cool feet

And slenderest knees,

Could love indeed the maid,

Only if she were laid,

White ash amid funeral cypresses.

What is the mood of the following poem?

All Greece hates

The still eyes in the white face,

The luster as of olives

Where she stands,

And the white hands.

All Greece reviles

The wan face when she smiles,

Hating it deeper still

When it grows wan and white,

Remembering past enchantments

And past ills.

Greece sees unmoved,

God's daughter, born of love,

The beauty of cool feet

And slenderest knees,

Could love indeed the maid,

Only if she were laid,

White ash amid funeral cypresses.

Why does the external rhyme scheme of this poem fall apart?

All Greece hates

The still eyes in the white face,

The luster as of olives

Where she stands,

And the white hands.

All Greece reviles

The wan face when she smiles,

Hating it deeper still

When it grows wan and white,

Remembering past enchantments

And past ills.

Greece sees unmoved,

God's daughter, born of love,

The beauty of cool feet

And slenderest knees,

Could love indeed the maid,

Only if she were laid,

White ash amid funeral cypresses.

What is ironic about this poem's use of blason?

All Greece hates

The still eyes in the white face,

The luster as of olives

Where she stands,

And the white hands.

All Greece reviles

The wan face when she smiles,

Hating it deeper still

When it grows wan and white,

Remembering past enchantments

And past ills.

Greece sees unmoved,

God’s daughter[1], born of love,

The beauty of cool feet

And slenderest knees,

Could love indeed the maid,

Only if she were laid,

White ash amid funeral cypresses.

What lit. device is used with the color white in this poem?

All Greece hates

The still eyes in the white face,

The luster as of olives

Where she stands,

And the white hands.

All Greece reviles

The wan face when she smiles,

Hating it deeper still

When it grows wan and white,

Remembering past enchantments

And past ills.

Greece sees unmoved,

God’s daughter[1], born of love,

The beauty of cool feet

And slenderest knees,

Could love indeed the maid,

Only if she were laid,

White ash amid funeral cypresses.

What is the MAIN lit. device used in the given poem?

Helen, thy beauty is to me

Like those Nicéan barks [1] of yore,

That gently, o’er a perfumed sea,

The weary, way-worn wanderer [2] bore

To his own native shore.

On desperate seas long wont to roam,

Thy hyacinth [3] hair, thy classic face,

Thy Naiad[4] airs have brought me home

To the glory that was Greece

And the grandeur that was Rome.

Lo, in yon brilliant window-niche

How statue-like I see thee stand,

The agate lamp within the hand.

Ah, Psyche[5], from the regions which

Are Holy Land[6]!

What type of rhyme is used between line 2 and line 4?

On desperate seas long wont to roam,

Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,

Thy Naiad airs have brought me home

To the glory that was Greece

And the grandeur that was Rome.

What is the tone of the given poem?

Helen, thy beauty is to me

Like those Nicéan barks [1] of yore,

That gently, o’er a perfumed sea,

The weary, way-worn wanderer [2] bore

To his own native shore.

On desperate seas long wont to roam,

Thy hyacinth [3] hair, thy classic face,

Thy Naiad[4] airs have brought me home

To the glory that was Greece

And the grandeur that was Rome.

Lo, in yon brilliant window-niche

How statue-like I see thee stand,

The agate lamp within the hand.

Ah, Psyche[5], from the regions which

Are Holy Land[6]!

What is the mood of the given poem?

Helen, thy beauty is to me

Like those Nicéan barks [1] of yore,

That gently, o’er a perfumed sea,

The weary, way-worn wanderer [2] bore

To his own native shore.

On desperate seas long wont to roam,

Thy hyacinth [3] hair, thy classic face,

Thy Naiad[4] airs have brought me home

To the glory that was Greece

And the grandeur that was Rome.

Lo, in yon brilliant window-niche

How statue-like I see thee stand,

The agate lamp within the hand.

Ah, Psyche[5], from the regions which

Are Holy Land[6]!

How many stanzas are in this poem?

Helen, thy beauty is to me

Like those Nicéan barks [1] of yore,

That gently, o’er a perfumed sea,

The weary, way-worn wanderer [2] bore

To his own native shore.

On desperate seas long wont to roam,

Thy hyacinth [3] hair, thy classic face,

Thy Naiad[4] airs have brought me home

To the glory that was Greece

And the grandeur that was Rome.

Lo, in yon brilliant window-niche

How statue-like I see thee stand,

The agate lamp within the hand.

Ah, Psyche[5], from the regions which

Are Holy Land[6]!

Which lines, in the given stanza, contain enjambment?

All Greece reviles

The wan face when she smiles,

Hating it deeper still

When it grows wan and white,

Remembering past enchantments

And past ills.

What is the theme in the given poem?

Well, son, I’ll tell you:

Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

It’s had tacks in it,

And splinters,

And boards torn up,

And places with no carpet on the floor—

Bare.

But all the time

I’se been a-climbin’ on,

And reachin’ landin’s,

And turnin’ corners,

And sometimes goin’ in the dark

Where there ain’t been no light.

So boy, don’t you turn back.

Don’t you set down on the steps

’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.

Don’t you fall now—

For I’se still goin’, honey,

I’se still climbin’,

And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

What lit. device is used throughout the given poem?

Well, son, I’ll tell you:

Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

It’s had tacks in it,

And splinters,

And boards torn up,

And places with no carpet on the floor—

Bare.

But all the time

I’se been a-climbin’ on,

And reachin’ landin’s,

And turnin’ corners,

And sometimes goin’ in the dark

Where there ain’t been no light.

So boy, don’t you turn back.

Don’t you set down on the steps

’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.

Don’t you fall now—

For I’se still goin’, honey,

I’se still climbin’,

And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

What is used in lines 1 and 3-4?

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; (1)/

And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. (2)/

Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow (3)/

From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore— (4)/

For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore— (5)/

Nameless here for evermore. (6)

What meter is used on lines 1 and 3 in the given stanza?

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, (1)/

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—(2)/

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, (3)/

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. (4)/

“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door— (5)/

Only this and nothing more.” (6)

What is the meter for every line in the given poem?

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red, than her lips red:

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damasked, red and white,

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hath a far more pleasing sound:

I grant I never saw a goddess go,

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:

And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,

As any she belied with false compare.

What is a set of syllables that follow the pattern of stressed/unstressed?

What is a set of syllables that follow the pattern of unstressed/stressed?

What is the literary movement that focuses on the darker elements of the human mind and nature?

What is the literary movement that has a heightened interest in nature, including the wild terrain of the human mind?

What is it called when a poem MUST follow a certain format?

Ex: Haikus must have 3 lines that have a specific number of syllables each.

What lit. device references another piece of literature, history, art, religion, or mythology?

What lit. device is used when someone says, "Check out my wheels," when referring to their car?

What is the purpose of the first read when close reading?

What is the purpose of the second read when close reading?

What is the purpose of the third read when close reading?

This is an exaggeration to make a point.

What is this an example of?

Which is the bliss of solitude

What is this an example of?

On the day that I was born/ the cards were dealt, the dice were thrown/ I think my destiny was drawn