Holmes, Lanier, & Lowell Flashcards
It begins in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northeast Georgia, in Habersham County, and flows into Hall County. It ends at the southwest corner of Georgia bordering Florida.
Chattahoochee River
when a part of something is used to refer to the whole (For example, a worker might be referred to as “a pair of hands” or an automobile as a “motor.”)
synecdoche
a succession of similar sounds
alliteration
a female and partly human creature in Greek mythology who lured mariners to destruction by her singing
Siren
to invent; to imagine; to shape
feign
the particular words used in a work; word choice
diction
a direct comparison between two unlike things that proceeds over several lines/ stanzas in a poem or sentences in a paragraph
extended metaphor/ conceit
shiny, polished
lustrous
the combination of stressed and unstressed syllables in a unit of meter in a line of poetry
foot
a mollusk with a spiral, pearl-lined shell filled with a series of air-filled chambers
nautilus
a fictitious character, not the poet but the poet’s creation
persona
a particular kind of foot - an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
iambic
an epithet/ metaphor for the nautilus
ship of pearl
gentle; kindly
benign
rhyme that occurs within the line
internal rhyme
occupant
tenant
the state of being in someone’s power
thrall
worked; molded; shaped
wrought
to unfold
unfurl
Abide, abide
to accept or act in accordance with a rule, law, or recommendation
“This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign,
Sails the unshadowed main, -“
To what does the “unshadowed main” refer?
the sea
“And every chambered cell,
Before thee lies revealed, -
Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseald!”
To what does this refer?
a mollusk shell
“While on mine ear it rings,
Through the deep caves of thought I hear a voice
that sings: - “
What does the speaker mean here?
He has had an epiphany by deep reflection
“The Chambered Nautilus” is really an extended metaphor for what?
the process of intellectual/ spiritual growth in our lives
Who or what is the speaker in “Son of the Chattahoochee”
the Chattahoochee River
Probably the most distinctive feature of the poem, “Song of the Chattahoochee,” is that its meter, rhyme, rhythm, repetition, allegory, and other devices all contribute to the sound imagery of what?
the Chattahoochee River
After all, the attention to the sound of the poem, “the Chattahoochee River” is expressed in the ___.
title
“A heritage, it seems to me,
One scarce would wish to hold in fee.”
What does the closing couplet in each stanza reveal about the speaker?
the speaker’s perspective of the value and blessing of poverty
What are some of the things the poor man’s son inherits?
stout muscles, sinewy heart; hardy frame, hardier spirit; he gets to be king of two hands; he gets to do his part in useful toils and art
“O rich man’s son! there is a toil
That with all others level stands;”
Lowell’s use of an apostrophe signals an important shift in the poem - a new perspective about something redeeming the rich man can do, which is what?
be charitable
