Identify the Work

Question 1

Text provides factually accurate account of Civil War; author observed and recorded reaction and descriptions of war; subjective; first person point of view; reveals personal response of a person in the midst of turmoil; insights into the Civil War

Answer 1

THE DAIRY OF MARY CHESTNUT by Mary Chestnut

Question 2

This literary ballad published in 1798 is considered one of the longest poems. relates the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a long sea voyage.

Answer 2

“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Question 3

This poem, published in 1951, is a common example of a villanelle. It has been suggested that it was written for the author’s dying father.

Answer 3

“Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas