Poetry Flashcards
What was the overall idea of “my last duchess”
It is written about a noble man who lost his wife and plans to remarry. In the poem he is showing ta painting to an agent who happens to be the father of the woman he hopes to marry.
What is the overall idea of “ode on a gracian urn”
he is talking to an urn, admiring the plant and the art and the seeds it has. the urn is pure, the story of the urn is sweeter than his tale
Alliteration
a bunch of words in a sentence that start with the same letter
Lyrical
poems that have a musical rhythm
Dramatic dialogue
a long excerpt in a play that conveys a characters feelings and emotions
Irony
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
Simile
comparing two different things using like or as
Metaphor
comparing two different things without using like or as
Imagery
something described so specifically you can imagine it
Paradox
a statement that leads to a conclusion that seems senseless
Metaphysical conceit
sets up an analogy between one entity’s spiritual qualities and an object in the physical world and sometimes controls the whole structure of the poem
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
Oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Overall summary of “ozymandias”
Based in a desert as a traveler goes through and notices a statue in the desert broken, two legs, a face and a pedistool with a saying on it.
What is the overall theme of ozymandias?
Power and control
overall summary of “she walks in beauty”
The poet describes a woman who “walks in beauty, like the night/Of cloudless climes and starry skies”
What is the connection between outer beauty and inner beauty according to “she walks in beauty”
references to both her delicate and innocent appearance being so beautiful and her inner goodness and purity within.
Summarize “the World is Too Much With Us”
Money and getting and spending money and materialism and consumerism
Pollution and crowded cities, no one looks at nature anymore.
Largest values emphasized in the world is too much with us
Men should spend more time in nature experiencing the world
why would the speaker of the world is too much with us rather be a pagan
They value nature more and they will be better people
Daffodils summary:
Describes daffodils using personification. The speaker is wandering and comes across a field of dancing daffodils. The speaker’s loneliness was replaced by joy.
“The flea” Summary
A guy wanted to have sex with a girl and used a flea as an excuse to take her virginity.
