Quiz 13 Flashcards
a short text honoring a deceased person; an inscription on a gravestone or plaque
epitaph
not immediately obvious or recognizable
subtler
connected with the literary figures of the time
Katherine Philips
a cloth used to wrap the body for burial
shroud
the repetition of a word or group of word at the end of two or more phrases, clauses, lines, or sentences
epistrophe
the quality of a container or tube being airtight
Hermetic Seal
large, main branch of a tree
bough
to listen attentively
hark
a sustained, formal poem that mourns the loss of someone or something; a lament or sadly meditative poem on a solemn theme
elegy
a person’s personality; manner
mien
the point of stanza 1 in Dryden’s Song
Joy fades quickly because we ruin it with haste, new cares, and worries
the subject of stanza 2 in Dryden’s Song
the contrast betwen happy birds (who lay their cares on mother nature) and humans
key rhetorical question in stanza 2
- “Why then should man, the lord of all below,*
- Such troubles choose to know*
- As none of all his subjects undergo?”*
an instance of epistrophe
“Hark, hark, the waters fall, fall, fall,”
an instance of anaphora
“Dash, dash upon the ground”
the Central One Idea of Dryden’s Song
Why do we add so many troubles and cares upon ourselves? We should be as the birds, carefree, joyful, and peaceful.
poetic form of “Epitaph”
elegy
the tone of “Epitaph”
sadness and pain
This perspective about her son helps her with her grief.
- “Too promising too great a mind*
- In so small room to be confined:*
- Therefore, as fit in Heaven to dwell,*
- He quickly broke the Prison shell.”*
metaphor of the Hermetic Seal
Her son’s soul cannot be held captive here on earth; he must be bid “subtler flight” to heaven.
