Romantic Poems Flashcards
The Lamb: What questions does the speaker ask in the first stanza?
Asks lamb who it’s maker was, who fed and clothed it and who gave it its voice
The Lamb: What answer does he give in the second?
God made the lamb
The Lamb: How does the speaker identify himself in the second stanza?
As a child and a Christian
The Lamb: What two things does the lamb symbolize?
Purity and Innocence
The Lamb: What is the poet’s message or central idea?
The kindness of the creator
The Tiger: What is the central image of the tiger?
Power
The Tiger: In lines 17-18 what is the poet suggesting that they are overcome with?
Sadness
The Tiger: What is the speaker’s attitude in this poem?
Awe and wonderment
The Tiger: What does line 2 suggest?
Chaos and confusion in living
The Tiger: What is the answer to the central question of the poem?
God created the tiger
The Tiger: Is it the same as that given in “The Lamb”?
Yes, God created all things
The Tiger: What does the use of the tiger as a symbol of experience suggest about Blake’s view of that world?
To become closer to God, we must understand opposites
To a Mouse: What does Burns say about how humans and animals are alike?
Both are vulnerable to disaster
To a Mouse: What is the poet’s attitude toward the mouse?
One of pity
To a Mouse: For what reason does the speaker apologize to the mouse (be specific)?
Apologizes to mouse for frightening it and plowing over house
To a Mouse: Why does the speaker say that, compared with him, the mouse is blessed?
Mouse’s problem is one it must deal with now, speaker has both past misfortunes and future problems to worry about
To a Mouse: What does the sentiment in lines 13-14 suggests about the speaker’s own moral code?
Speaker believes the end justifies the means
To a Mouse: What famous line in the poem carries the poem’s theme? How would you state this theme in your own words?
The best laid schemes o’mice an’ men” or you cannot always count on things working out the way you expect them to.
To a Louse: What is the central object of the poet’s scorn?
Vanity and conceit
To a Louse: What does the louse symbolize?
Human flaws
Tintern Abbey: What does the poet hope to gain from his second visit to the valley?
To reinforce his sense of solace that nature provides
Tintern Abbey: What does he hope his sister will gain?
The same feelings for nature
Tintern Abbey: At what time of year does the poet make his second visit to the area near Tintern Abbey?
Summer
Tintern Abbey: What is “another gift” in line 35?
The ability nature has to ease our burdened minds
