Anthology Flashcards
What is the main focus of the poem “London” by William Blake?
The idea that London had lots of corruption
where is this quotation from? “i wonder through each chartered street”
London
What was ironic about the poem “Ozymandias” ?
The fact that his statue was left abandoned in the desert even though the pedestal read, “look upon my words ye mighty and despair!”
What was the poem “the prelude” about?
A person sneaks out of their home at night to find a rowboat waterside. he steals the boat but sees the “mountain chasing after him”.
what was the poem “my last duchess” based on
Which poem is this quotation from? “As if she ranked my gift of a nine-hundred years old name with anybody’s gift”
My last duchess
Which quote from the poem “my last duchess” creates a sincere effect?
“I gave commands, then all smiles stopped together”, this creates a sincere atmosphere because it hints that he had killed he ex-duchess.
What is the poem “the prelude” written in
Free verse
Who wrote “storm on the island?”
Seamus Heaney
What is the main theme of “storm on the island”
The fight between protestant and catholic in ireland
What is one key simile in “storm on the island”?
Like a tame cat turned savage
In what form was the poem “London” wrote in
A dramatic monologue
