English Test 2/10 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Who wrote “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”
Dylan Thomas
What makes up a villanelle
19 lines divided into 6 stanzas 5 tercets (3) 1 quatrain (4)
Rhyme scheme of villanelle
ABA/ABA/ABA/ABA/ABA/ABAA
Lines repeated in a villanelle
Lines 1, 6, 12, 18
Lines 3, 9, 15, 19
How does the diction at the beginning affect the poem
The powerful diction emphasizes that the father must violently fight death; don’t go easily
What are the 4 types of men in Do Not Go Gentle
Wise men, Good men, Wild men, Grave men
Why do wise men not go easily?
They know a lot and aren’t ready to let go and have nothing left to say even though they’re smart and know death is imminent
Why do good men not go easily?
They want to continue doing good
Why do wise men not go easily?
They are risk-takers and live life to the fullest and want to continue
Why do grave men not go easily
They are near death like the father but they rage against death (what he wants the father to do)
Ethos and logos in stanza 2-5
Pathos in stanza 6
What’s the significance of the back to back repeated lines
Most powerful back to back, makes his argument stand firm: don’t go easily
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Who wrote “the Soul”
Emily Dickinson
Who does “the soul” represent
The speaker
Tones of The Soul
bitter, regretful, confident but masking hurt
Themes of The Soul
loneliness
Image of valves in The Soul
Valves allow you to control what comes in and out, the speaker decides who comes in and out of her life
Significance of stone similie
Her attitude is like stone and she feels like you have to be this way
What does the royal diction emphasize?
“emperor” and “chariots” emphasize the soul’s uncompromising attitude toward anyone trying to enter its society. Once the door is shut, not even royalty can enter
Parts of a ballad
not fixed form
narrative meant to be sung
has refrain (repetition of lines)
What is the refrain in Ballad of Roosevelt
“Waitin’ on Roosevelt”
Year of Ballad
1934
Tones in Ballad
Goes from hopeful to impatient and tired and frustrated to angry
6 situations in Ballad
Pot was empty, cupboard bare
Rent was due, lights went out
Sister got sick and doctor wouldnt’ come because we couldnt pay
They put them out of their house
Cold outside (they still have faith until this one, #5)
Can’t get a job or food
