english poetry presentation

Question 1

Poem name, and how it goes

Answer 1

Swift things are beautiful:
Swallows and deer,
And lightning that falls
Bright-veined and clear,
Rivers and meteors,
Wind in the wheat,
The strong-withered horse,
The runner’s sure feet.

And slow things are beautiful:
The closing of day,
The pause of the wave
That curves downward to spray
The ember that crumbles,
The opening flower,
And the ox that moves on
In the quiet of power.

Question 2

order of poetry

Answer 2

repetition
alliteration
personification
rhyme
diction
imagery
parallelism
(RAP R DIP)

Question 3

What two lines are alliteration

Answer 3

Wind and wheat, and Ox that moves on

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

Lightning that falls,
A runner’s sure feet, feet can’t be sure.
The pause of day
Quiet of power, power cannot be quiet

Question 5

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 5

the rhyme scheme is ABAB, with B rhyming while A is not rhyming, it is a regular rhyme scheme

Question 6

Dictions

Answer 6

Bright Veined,
Strong withered, which in this case means a fast and fit horse.|

Question 7

Imagery

Answer 7

And lightning that falls, bright veined and clear, this is visual imagery, this is what I imagined when I read this line, a veiny lightning bolt that is bright white

Question 8

Parallelism

Answer 8

The first Stanza is talking about how swift things are beautiful and the second how slow things are, this is parallelism comparing the different ways of how they are beautiful.

Question 9

Why do I like this poem?

Answer 9

I liked this poem because of how it tells that everything in a certain perspective and pace is beautiful. Instead of being annoyed of lighting and meteors, wind and wheat, it tells that we should be happy that these events occur, bringing the life into our lives. I liked this poem because it shows that life, and the world is a miracle to appreciate.

Question 10

Theme of the Poem

Answer 10

The world has beautiful moments in both short bursts, and long duration. Everything is beautiful in their own way. The world has beautiful moments in both short bursts which are beautiful in the moment and long things that are beautiful in duration. Everything in the world is beautiful in their own way, in bursts and duration, and we need to admire it.