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POETRY INTRODUCTIONS Flashcards

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What is the form of OUT,OUT-?

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failed elegy

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What is the form of THE SUMMER OF LOST RACHEL?

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elegy

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What is the form of BIRCHES?

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pastoral lyric

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What is the form of THE RAILWAY CHILDREN?

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lyric with pastoral elements

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What is the form of INTO MY OWN?

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sonnet

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What is the form of MENDING WALL?

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pastoral lyric

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What is the form of DESERT PLACES?

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failed pastoral lyric

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What form is THE PENINSULA?

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pastoral lyric form

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What is the form of THE BALER?

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pastoral lyric form

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What is the tone of INTO MY OWN?

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hopeful yet slightly apprehensive

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What is the conceit of INTO MY OWN?

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Frost explores the anxiety and anticipation at the inevitability of growing up

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What is the tone of THE CONWAY STEWART?

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analytical and descriptive which then becomes emotional in the final six lines

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What is the conceit of THE CONWAY STEWART?

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the pen is a metaphor for the speaker’s departure from his family

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What is the tone of OUT, OUT-?

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indifference, nihilistic and almost callous

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What is the conceit of OUT,OUT-?

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personifying machinery as it is easier to blame inanimate objects rather than ourselves

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What is the deeper meaning of OUT,OUT-?

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1.) traumatic loss is so painful it leads to denial
2.) They didn’t have time to grieve the loss due to the fast-paced life on the farm

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What is the tone of THE SUMMER OF LOST RACHEL?

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first 6 stanzas: disappointment
last 2: acceptance

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What is the conceit of THE SUMMER OF LOST RACHEL?

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the community has lost faith in nature due to the death of a young girl

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What is the deeper meaning of THE SUMMER OF LOST RACHEL?

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1.) trying to find comfort in imagination but struggling to find the right words
2.) we can never go back in time and we must learn to accept the actions that occurred

20
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What is the tone of MENDING WALL?

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contentment and frustration

21
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What is the conceit of MENDING WALL?

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the need for connection and separation

22
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What is the conceit of THE WIFE’S TALE?

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a simple depiction of a farmland and the tasks of a wife who is no more than an observer

23
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What is the tone of DESERT PLACES?

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isolated, questioning, pessimistic

24
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What is the conceit of DESERT PLACES?

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using a bleak landscape to express psychological isolation

25
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What is the deeper meaning of DESERT PLACES?

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1.) Frost’s belief in his own insignificance
2.) anxieties can provide/ produce artistic creations

26
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What is the tone of THE PENINSULA?

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encouraging, hopeful/hopeless, advisory

27
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What is the conceit of THE PENINSULA?

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the drive to address his writer’s block

28
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What is the deeper meaning of THE PENINSULA?

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1.) ideas don’t always come when we want them to and sometimes we have to look further to spark creativity
2.) writer’s block is only a phase

29
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What is the tone of BIRCHES?

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nostalgic

30
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What is the conceit of BIRCHES?

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tree swinging to Frost is seen as a symbol of childhood freedom

31
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What is the deeper meaning of BIRCHES?

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1.) adulthood, and bringing the burden of pressure/ expectations
2.) fantasies are sometimes more important than reality

32
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What is the tone of THE RAILWAY CHILDREN?

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nostalgic, reminiscent

32
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What is the conceit of THE RAILWAY CHILDREN?

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children’s misconception about how telegraph poles work

33
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What is the deeper meaning of THE RAILWAY CHILDREN?

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1.) power of imagination vs dull reality
2.) importance and value in imagination

34
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What is the conceit of PERSONAL HELICON?

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exploring the carefree life of a child, how it is full of excitement and discovery of things an adult would find mundane

35
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What is the form of THE ROAD NOT TAKEN?

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formal verse

36
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What is the tone of THE ROAD NOT TAKEN?

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indecisive, confusing, light-hearted

37
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What is the conceit of THE ROAD NOT TAKEN?

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two different paths representing life’s choices

38
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What is the deeper meaning of THE ROAD NOT TAKEN?

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as humans we are always making decisions and looking back on them with regret. However these choices create the interesting stories in which we tell about our lives.

39
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What is the form of HAD I NOT BEEN AWAKE?

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self elegy

40
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What is the conceit of HAD I NOT BEEN AWAKE?

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the humming energy of life that surrounds us everyday, but we rarely have cause to notice.

41
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What is the form of AQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT?

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unconventional sonnet

42
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What is the tone of AQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT?

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isolated

43
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What is the conceit of AQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT?

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endlessly walking through the night whilst chasing your thoughts

44
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What is the deeper meaning of AQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT?

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In attempting to find comfort in his sorrow, Frost soon learns that there is no easy solution when it comes to dealing with grief.

45
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What is the form of AFTER APPLE PICKING?

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self-elegy with pastoral lyric + poetica elements

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