english-poetry

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Decks in this class (19)

Poetry
Italian,
Shakespearean lines syllables per...,
Spenserian
3  cards
Assassination by Don Lee
The poem describes the assassinat...,
Why did mlk go to memphis,
Which hotel did mlk check in and ...
25  cards
I Have my Father’s Voice by Chris van Wyk
What is significant about chris v...,
When was the poem published,
What figure of speech is the title
32  cards
Lost or Found World by Mongane Wally Serote
What figure of speech is the open...,
Which line reinforces the fact th...,
What are the connotations of mercy
24  cards
The Tenant by Nhlanhla Junior Ngulube
What does line one suggest,
What does only imply,
What is the significance of who ever
20  cards
The Cry of South Africa by Olive Schreiner
Was the writer an advocate for so...,
What is the mood of the poem,
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem
18  cards
Penguin on the Beach by Ruth Miller
What is the poets poetry describe...,
What does the line stranger in hi...,
What does the metaphor of sea cas...
38  cards
To Night by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Was shelley happy in life,
What type of poem is to night,
The poem is narrated in the ___ p...
41  cards
Refugee Blues by WH Auden
What must we consider the impact ...,
What is wh audens life story,
What is the significance of the t...
16  cards
‘To Althea, From Prison’ by Richard Lovelace
What is the form of the poem,
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem,
What can the fixed rhyme be linke...
37  cards
Ulysses
What inspired tennyson to write t...,
Which literary figure is the poem...,
What is the story of ulysses just...
74  cards
Portrait of a loaf of Bread
What does oswald mbuyiseni mtshal...,
His bitterness finds expression i...,
What is the significance of the t...
26  cards
Touch
Who was hugh lewin,
What does the speaker want,
What does the slow rhythm of line...
36  cards
My last Duchess
What is the background of this po...,
What is the style of this poem,
In contrast to ulysses there is a...
49  cards
Nobody loses all the time
Nonetheless he was also able to w...,
The form of the poem is in ___ __...,
What main idea is introduced by l...
31  cards
Love's farewell
Who was the poet michael drayton,
What type of poem is this,
What effect does the octave have
23  cards
The wind begun to rock the grass
This is the second version of a p...,
What does the first version of th...,
What does line 1 remind us of
37  cards
No longer mourn for me when I am dead
The poem is a shakespearean sonne...,
What effect did the octave have,
What is the purpose of three quat...
31  cards
Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen
British soldiers signed up volunt...,
What does the latin title of the ...,
Why is the title ironic
44  cards

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