Chapter 2 Review Flashcards
Who wrote “On the Grasshopper and the Cricket”?
John Keats
From “On the Grasshopper and the Cricket”
What two seasons does the poet set his poem in?
Summer and Winter
From “On the Grasshopper and the Cricket”
What is “ceasing never” according to the poem?
The poetry of earth
From “On the Grasshopper and the Cricket”
In the poem, the grasshopper and the cricket “sing” when?
Everyone is silent and when the seasons change
From “On the Grasshopper and the Cricket”
What does the poet want the grasshopper to represent? How does that differ from its common meaning in stories?
The grasshopper represents poetry and art it is commonly meaning idolness
Who wrote “A Gray Sleeve”?
Stephen Crane
From “A Gray Sleeve”
What has the calvary unit been called in to do at the beginning of the story?
The unit was called to find a group of snipers
From “A Gray Sleeve”
To what circumstance on the story does the title refer to?
The title refers to when the calvary spots someone In the house behind the blinds with a gray sleeve
From “A Gray Sleeve”
Whom do the captain and his men first encounter in the house?
The captain and his men encountered a young girl
From “A Gray Sleeve”
Who is hiding in the house?
A boy named Henry with a gray sleeve, and his grandfather
From “A Gray Sleeve”
What does the captain decide to do about his discovery? Why?
He decides to leave them alone because he has sympathy for them and likes the girl.
From “A Gray Sleeve”
What does the captain request at the end of the story?
He requests to see the girl again
Who wrote “I Have a Dream”?
Martin Luther King Jr
From “I Have a Dream”
What monument was this speech given in front of? (Hint Martin Luther King mentions it in the story)
Abraham Lincoln Memorial
From “I Have a Dream”
Dr King uses a metaphor to describe the rights due to African Americans when he says that they have come to Washington to “________ a ________?
cash a check
From “I Have a Dream”
What does Dr.King warn his opponents not to believe?
To overlook the urgency of the moment, because there will not be rest until their rights are granted.
From “I Have a Dream”
What does he warn African Americans not to do?
Fights out of hatred
From “I Have a Dream”
Dr. King said that he dreamed of a time when his children will be judged nit by their outer appearance but by “the content of their ________?
Character
Who wrote “Who Has Seen the Wind?”
Christina Rossetti
From “Who Has Seen the Wind”
What invisible force is the subject of Rosetti’s poem?
The wind
From “Who Has Seen the Wind”
What word does Rossetti use to describe the leaves as they hang?
Trembling
From “Who Has Seen the Wind”
How do the trees respond to the invisible force?
They bow their heads
From “Who Has Seen the Wind”
According to the poem, who has seen the invisible force?
Neither I, nor you
What word means a rhyme that falls at the end of a line?
End Rhyme
