t2 cram Flashcards
list a theme of old man at the bridge
pointlessness of war
who wrote old man at the bridge
Ernest Hemingway
who wrote hearts and hands
O. Henry
list a theme of hearts and hands
compassion
what is the genre of the cold within
poetic parable
who wrote the cold within
james patrick kinney
what does the old man represent
helpless victims of war
what do the animals represent
victims and innocent people harmed due to war
what does the cat represent
resilience and survival
what does the pigeon represent
peace and hope
what does the goat represent
helpless victims with no way out who had no part in the war
list 2 poetic devices the cold within with an example
alliteration- bleak and bitter cold
personification- Their logs held tight in deaths hands
give an example of oxymoron in the cold within
forlorn group
given an example of metaphor in the cold within
how he played the game - represents life
what is the genre of bangle sellers
lyrical poem
list 2 poetic devices in the bangle sellers with an example
metaphor- bangles are considered as ‘rainbow-tinted circles of light’
imagery- visual imagery presented by the use of colors
who is the author of bangle sellers
sarojini naidu
give an example of simile in bangle sellers
tinkling, luminous, tender and clear, like her bridal laughter and bridal tear
give an example of alliteration in bangle sellers
meet for a bride on her bridal morn
give an example of personification in bangle sellers
buds that dream
list a theme of the cold within
prejudice
list a theme of bangle sellers
celebration of indian womanhood
who wrote after blenheim
robert southey
list a theme of after blenheim
mans inhumanity
what is the genre of after blenheim
ballad
list 2 poetic devices in after blenheim with examples
refrain- the great victory
alliteration- with wonder waiting eyes
give an example of irony in after blenheim
‘the great victory’ in a poem about the horrors of war
give an example of metonymym in after blenheim
sported on the green
given an example of polysyndeton in after blenheim
large and smooth and round
give an example of archaism in after blenheim
quoth, ‘twas,nay
give an example of hyperbaton in after blenheim
which he beside the rivulet
give an example of consonance in after blenhein
little wilhelmine looks up
list a theme of daffodils
influence of nature on man
who wrote daffodile
william wordsworth
what is the genre of daffodile
lyrical poem
list 2 poetic devices in daffodils with examples
imagery- “golden daffodils”
alliteration- high o’ver the vales and hills
give an example of personification in daffodils
fluttering and dancing in the breeze
give a simile from daffodils
i wandered lonely as a clpud
given an example of metaphor from daffodils
what wealth the show to me had brought
give an example of onamotoepia from daffodils
fluttering
give an example of hyperbaton in daffodils
ten thousand i saw at a glance
given an example of antithesis from daffodile
in vacant or in pensive mood
give an example of metonymy in daffodils
a poet could not but be gay
what do the blue silver and blue bangles signify
purity and innocence
what do the pink bangles signify
innocence and youh
what do the green bangles signify
woman getting ready to get married
what do yellow bangles simplify
joy and happiness
what do orange bangles symbolize
love and compassion
what do purple gold and gray bangles symbolize
maternity, superiority