Poem Anthology Flashcards
3 Key quotes for As Imperceptibly as grief?
“As Imperceptibly as grief/ the summer lapsed away’’
“The dusk drew earlier in”
“Summer had her light escape, into the beautiful”
3 Key quotes of To Autumn
“Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness”
“Thy hair soft-lined by the winnowing wind”
“Gathering swallows twitter in the sky”
3 Key Quotes of Death of a naturalist
“Bubbles gargled delicately”
“Angry frogs, course croaking”
“Poised like mud grenades”
3 Key quotes of cozy apologia
“Sure as shooting arrows to the heart”
“They all had sissy name- Marcel, Percy, Dewey”
“Were content, but fall short of divine”
3 Key Quotes of She Walks in Beauty
“She walks in beauty like the night… cloudless climes and starry skies”
“Her half impaired the nameless grace”
“A heart who’s love is innocent”
Context about Death of a Naturalist
Created by Heaney
Semi-Autobiographical
When he was 12 his brother had died
Grew in ireland
Context about the poem To Autumn
Written by john keats
Inspired by a walk
Keats is a romantic
Had tuberculosis and his poem had been written as if he knew he would die soon
“As imperceptibly as grief, the summer lapsed away”
Technique: Simile
Analysis: Just as how summer isn’t permanent, grief is also temporary.
“The dusk drew earlier in”
Analysis: Shows the power of darkness and how her happiness is lost
“The summer made her light escape, into the beautiful”
Technique: Extended Metaphor
Analysis: She wanted to hold onto summer, but also hold onto grief
The end of grief is ultimately beautiful due to the summer “Escaping into the beautiful”
“Season of mellow mist and fruitfulness”
Technique: Alliteration
Analysis: Creates peace and calmness and shows the season of autumn as gentle
Alliteration –> Gentle
“The hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind”
Technique: Alliteration
Analysis: Autumn is personified and is directly addressed by the narrator
Alliteration slows down pace suggesting time goes slowly
“Gathering swallows twitter in the sky”
Analysis: Swallows migrate in the winter, showing how Autumn has ended and end of year
“Sure as shooting arrows to the heart”
Analysis: Introduces traditional cliche of of romantic hero and cupids arrow
“They all had sissy names, Marcel, Percy, Dewey”
Analysis: Mocks them as they are not as good as her husband
