Poetry

What characteristic of "When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom'd" makes it an elegy?

• It is about mourning a person's death.

• It is written in a lofty, formal tone.

• It conforms to a rigid pattern of meter.

• It follows a regular rhyme scheme.

How does the form of Whitman's poem differ from that of Shakespeare's?

• Whitman uses a musical rhythm, but Shakespeare does not.

• Whitman avoids a pattern of meter and rhyme, but Shakespeare follows one.

• Whitman uses beautiful imagery, but Shakespeare writes in simple terms.

• Whitman follows a pattern of rhyme, but Shakespeare follows a pattern of rhythm.

How does the form of Sonnet XVIII serve its purpose?

• The rhyme and meter of the sonnet create the musical tone the poet wants.

• The common use of the form helps readers expect what the poem will be about.

• The effort needed to follow the sonnet form proves the poet's love is real.

• The patterns of length, rhyme, and meter give order to the poet's feelings.

How do the last two lines of the sonnet identify it as a sonnet?

• The speaker addresses his subject which is a defining part of the form.

• The lines are written in iambic pentameter, which is only used in a sonnet.

• They are a rhyming couplet, which traditionally forms the end of a sonnet.

• The lines concern the desire for the subject's life after death, a typical sonnet topic.

A topic that both poems explore is________

• how beauty fades in time

• the return of spring

• thinking about death

• how people deal with aging