Amy Lowell & Robert Frost Flashcards
a moment of insight, discovery, or revelation
epiphany
split and went in different directions
diverged
the mainland of the American continent enclosing the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea and referred to as such in the period of the Spanish New World Empire
Spanish Main
put or kept (a horse) in a stable
stabled
was without; lacked
wanted
a thing that suggests more than its literal meaning, but usually does not “stand for” any one meaning
symbol
from now
hence
a rhetorical device reiterating a word or phrase, or rewording the same idea, for emphasis
repetition
soft and fluffy
downy
the use of a single word or expression to signal two or more distinct references or to express two or more diverse attitudes or feelings
ambiguity
What does the speaker ask of the Se Shell?
to sing her a song of the see with its many beautiful features
Sea Shell, Sea Shell
Sing me a song, O please!
A song of ships, and sailor men,
What sound device do you notice in the first three lines?
alliteration
By imagining that the Sea Shell can sing, the poet is using what?
personification
Be addressing the Sea Shell as though present or living, the poet is using what?
apostraphe
What is the meter of the poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?
iambic tetrameter
“Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;” (1.1-2)
The opening lines set up an important ___ between ___ and ___.
contrast; nature; society
What two features are most prominent in the poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?
imagery; symbol
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,” (4.1-2)
What is the speaker’s main dilemma?
whether to stay in nature or go back to society
“And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.” (4.3-4)
Of the choices below, what is the best way to think about the closing lines?
The repetition, as well as “miles to go before I sleep,” is significant and symbolic.
What is the rhyme scheme of The Road Not Taken?
ABAAB
In The Road Not Taken, the speaker took a considerable amount of time before finally doing what?
choosing his road
Why does the speaker in The Road Not Taken, take the other road?
It was grassy and lacking wear.
What is the primary symbol in the poem, The Road Not Taken?
the roads
