Unit 2 Sound & Syntax Notes Flashcards
(4 cards)
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On the Grasshopper and the Cricket:
What does Keats use to add to the natural flow of his lines?
A
Enjambment
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Q
On the Grasshopper and The Cricket:
What is the theme of this poem?
A
That poetry provides relief from life’s hardships
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Q
March for a One Man Band:
Describe the meter.
A
It is an irregular meter; it shifts randomly between iambic and anapestic. It throws off the reader’s rhythm and adds to the awkward chaos of the one man performance.
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A Gray Sleeve:
What impressions of the ocean do the rhythm and sound give readers?
A
One of cacophony roughness, not euphony.
