(Unit 2) (Skill 3) Plot and Structure

Question 1

When considering a stanza, what is useful to recall? Why?

Answer 1

The paragraph in prose
A paragraph indicates the conclusion of one thought and the beginning of another

Question 2

What may a stanza break result in?

Answer 2

A stanza break may feel like a hesitation (like a pause), or it may feel like an acceleration

Question 3

State an example of how a stanza break feels like a natural pause

Answer 3

When the stanza ends at the end of a sentence, it strengthens the natural pause

Question 4

State an example of how a stanza break feels like an acceleration

Answer 4

When a sentence runs on through a stanza into the next stanza, it hastens the tempo

Question 5

List two reasons why stanzas break

Answer 5

Stanzas are like paragraphs, they conclude one thought and begin another
The break of stanzas can produce a hesitation/pause or an acceleration

Question 6

In “Solitude”, what are the ideas of the first stanza?

Answer 6

We are not alone in nature
We are in the company of the natural world

Question 7

In “Solitude”, what are the ideas of the second stanza

Answer 7

We ARE alone in a crowd
We have become unnatural

Question 8

What does the ending of the first stanza “This is not solitude, ‘tis but to hold / Converse with Nature’s charms, and view her stores unrolled.” make the reader feel?

Answer 8

Slows down and almost leaves the reader at peace; like admiring nature

Question 9

What does the start of the second stanza “But midst the crowd, the hurry, the shock of men, / To hear, to see, to feel and to possess,” make the reader feel?

Answer 9

Immediate acceleration and creates this tension or anxiety for the reader

Question 10

Why does the start of the second stanza feel like an acceleration? (2)

Answer 10

The numerous short choppy phrases with commas separating them
The content of the phrases (“the hurry”, “the shock of men” etc.)

Question 11

Stanzas are like __________:
They signify __________ and _______
They can cause the reader to _____
They can __________ the ____

Answer 11

Paragraphs
Beginnings
Endings
Pause
Accelerate
Pace

Question 12

True or False:
Line turns are meaningful

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Why are line turns meaningful? (3)

Answer 13

Often the effect is felt by the reader
Often there is a rhythm to each line
Short lines and long lines are eye-catching

Question 14

What do commas do?

Answer 14

Commas connect thoughts

Question 15

In “A Noiseless Patient Spider”, what do the two stanzas portray?

Answer 15

The first stanza is talking about a spider
The second stanza is talking about the speaker’s soul

Question 16

What is “A Noiseless Patient Spider” portraying?

Answer 16

This poem is about attempting to connect

Question 17

What does this stanza break create in the reader?

Answer 17

This stanza break is a pause, and attempts to connect the two ideas together

Question 18

The form of something should suit its ________
The design of something should suit its _______

Answer 18

Function
Purpose

Question 19

Define:
Contrast

Answer 19

Something that is different from something else in close association (it is pervasive)

Question 20

True or False:
Poets/writers try to capture the contrasts in peoples lives

Answer 20

True, they often (but not always) seek to capture this complexity

Question 21

What contrasts does “On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer” have?

Answer 21

Actual travel vs Literary travel
Being told about something vs Experiencing it
Memorable experience vs The epiphany

Question 22

How is the contrast of actual versus literary travel shown in “On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer”?

Answer 22

He states “Much have I travell’d in the realms of gold,” and later states “Round many western islands have I been”

Question 23

How is the contrast of being told about something versus experiencing something shown in “On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer”?

Answer 23

He states “Oft of one wide expanse had I been told / That deep-brow’d Homer rules as his demesne” and later states “Till I head Chapman speak out loud and bold”

Question 24

How is the contrast of memorable experience versus the epiphany shown in “On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer”?

Answer 24

He states “Then felt I like some watcher of the skies…” and later states “Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes…”

Question 25

Contrasts exist in ____, ____, and _________

Answer 25

Word
Idea
Structure

Question 26

True or False:
Contrasts are not part of the human experience

Answer 26

False, contrasts are part of the human experience and we shouldn’t shy away from them

Question 27

How can contrasts be made more powerful?

Answer 27

Figurative language

Question 28

What is “a sordid boon!” an example of?

Answer 28

An oxymoron, due to the contrast between the words “sordid” and “boon”

Question 29

How is a contrast portrayed in words?

Answer 29

There is difference between words that are close together, almost opposite of each other

Question 30

How is a contrast portrayed in ideas?

Answer 30

Opposing ideas, or ideas that are very different are expressed one after another

Question 31

How is a contrast portrayed in structure?

Answer 31

A difference in the ideas along with the literary techniques and devices used are portrayed close together

Question 32

Contrasts are chances to explore _______

Answer 32

Tension

Question 33

In a sonnet, when is the turning point of the poem often presented?

Answer 33

At line 9

Question 34

What happens at line 9 of a sonnet?

Answer 34

Another idea is presented after the first idea is presented