Poem with Questions

Which of the following should you not include in your answer?

• Short relevant quotations from the poem

• Identification of poetic techniques used by the poet

• Commentary on the effects of the poet's use of language

• An explanation of the poet's life and how it links to the poem

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

When you start to read the poem, what is the first feature you should look at and add notes about?

• The imagery

• The line breaks

• The title

• The poetic form

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What word should you use to refer to the the voice in the poem?

• The author

• The writer

• The speaker

• The dramatist

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of these features should do you not comment on in the poem?

• The structure of the poem including patterns, stanzas repetition

• The sound of the poem in terms of sound techniques such as alliteration, rhyme, rhythm

• The tone towards its subject matter expressed through word choice

• Any difficult words that you don't really understand

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The words ambiguous (adj) /ambiguity (n) are very useful in unseen poetry. What do they mean?

• The atmosphere that is created through the use of imagery or description

• The argument or point of view that the poet wishes to get across

• A word or phrase that is unclear and could be understood in many different ways

• The attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things such as weather or animals

How many lines are in a sestet?

• 3

• 6

• 4

• 2

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Who wrote this poem?

• William Yeats

• Dylan Thomas

• John Keats

• William Blake

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Why does the poet say the trees are "happy, happy"?

• They will never lose their leaves.

• They are witnessing a wedding.

• They are the tallest in the woods.

• They are able to play music.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following lines does NOT address the urn directly?

• O Attic shape!

• Thou shalt remain

• Thou, silent form

• Fair Youth

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following are the most famous lines from this poem?

• "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter"

• "For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair"

• "Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all Ye know on earth"

• "Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed"

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9