Unit 14- Modern Poetry B Flashcards
wrote Fog
Carl Sandburg
literary device used in Fog
metaphor
Sandburg compared the fog to a
cat
wrote Chicago
Sandburg
Sanburg compared Chicago to
man working
how does Sandburg feel about Chicago?
negative
did Sandburg love Chicago?
yes; despite its faults
theme of Chicago
a challenge to find a better city
wrote Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight
Vachel Lindsay
caused Lincoln to not get rest
wanted peace that seemed so far away
wrote General William Booth Enters into Heaven
Vachel Lindsay
type of people following Booth
Vagabonds, thieves, lepers
founder of the Salvation Army
Booth
wrote The Long Hill
Sara Teasdale
what does speaker discover about success in The Long Hill?
successes do not satisfy
the Long Hill metaphor for
your life
wrote The Coin
Teasdale
theme of the Coin
memory is more valuable than money because none can take it away
wrote The Look
Teasdale
love author more in The Look
Colin
wrote Wild Peaches
Wylie
what season does Wylie like best in Wild Peaches
winter
wrote Velvet Shoes
Wylie
wrote Let No Charitable Hope
Wylie
speaker’s view in Let No Charitable Hop
happy-go-lucky
head-on what comes
wrote Pretty Words
Wylie
poetry was influenced by sixteenth and seventeenth-century English poets
Elinor Wylie
wrote Trees
Joyce Kilmer
coin is metaphor for
memories
the most quoted American poem
Treesw
why are trees superior?
God created them
literary device used in Trees
personification
Wrote Poetry
Marianne Moore
Moore’s attitude to poetry
dislikes it but can find things to enjoy
what is meant by “literalists of imagination’?
do not be too far-fetched that people do not understand
” imaginary gardens with real toads in them” means
be imaginative, but be realistic
wrote Silence
Moore
characteristics of superior people
self-reliance
silence