Evening and IV Sonnet Analysis

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In the first stanza, which creature is described as whistling from under a stone?

  • Marmot (correct)
  • Eagle
  • Lark
  • Deer

According to the poem, what is scattered by the storm?

  • Red Rot from a Pine Tree (correct)
  • Flower Petals
  • Dew
  • Granite

What kind of sounds fill the sonnet, creating a sense of mystery?

  • Echoes of people
  • Sounds of light
  • Rustling of grass
  • Distant sounds of wind (correct)

What is the color of the sky in the final sonnet, against which the red of the wild rose is contrasted?

<p>Seledyn (A)</p>
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What effect does the poet aim to capture and preserve in his poetry?

<p>A unique, fleeting moment of twilight (B)</p>
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What feelings or states of mind are evoked in the poem, contributing to its atmosphere?

<p>Sadness, nostalgia, and longing (C)</p>
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What is implied by the line 'Leży, zwalona wiewem burzy...'?

<p>The pine was knocked down by wind (B)</p>
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What is the significance of the poet's use of synesthesia in describing the evening dew and soft velvet of the mountain meadows?

<p>It combines different senses to provide a fuller depiction of reality. (B)</p>
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What natural element is described as floating on the dew, compared to soft velvet?

<p>Asphalt (D)</p>
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In the lines 'W dali echowe słychać grania: / Jakby nie z tego świata dźwięki,' what is suggested about the sounds that are heard?

<p>They are unearthly and ethereal. (C)</p>
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What is the overall atmosphere created by the sounds described in the second stanza?

<p>A sense of mystery and isolation (D)</p>
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What aspect of nature is emphasized through the description of fresh bunches of herbs smelling 'From new Liptov, from Krywania'?

<p>The aromatic richness and diversity of plant life (A)</p>
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Which artistic movement does the poem associate the poet with, in capturing a unique moment?

<p>Impressionism (D)</p>
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What does the 'shadow of an eagle's wings' falling on the rocks suggest in the context of the poem?

<p>A fleeting moment of change and transition in the landscape (C)</p>
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Why does the poet emphasize the appearance of scents in the sonnet along with descriptions of the evening dew and soft velvet?

<p>To combine multiple senses for a complete expression of reality. (D)</p>
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What does the phrase 'Tak jak poprzedni sonet pełen był światła, tak ten raczej wypełniają dźwięki' imply about the difference between the current and previous sonnets?

<p>The poems explore contrasting sensory experiences. (D)</p>
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What does the presence of a herd of chamois moving among granite debris ('Pomiędzy złomami granitu uwija się stado kozic') suggest about the environment?

<p>It's a harsh environment. (C)</p>
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What is suggested by the description of the sky being reflected in the whitening petals of the wild rose?

<p>A blending of colors. (A)</p>
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In the last stanza, how is the poet portrayed in relation to the captured moment?

<p>As actively preserving the moment through poetry (C)</p>
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What aspect of the Tatras landscape is most directly highlighted by the mention of echoing sounds and distant whispers?

<p>Its vastness (D)</p>
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Flashcards

Stado kozic

A group of chamois spreading out.

Nadziemskich lotów ptak łakomy

A bird is eager for aerial adventures.

Åšwistak

Sounds coming from under a stone.

Jak lęk, jak żal

A lament for what is gone.

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Czerwonym próchnem limba świeci

Decayed wood/moss that shines red.

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Tajemnicze poszumy

Sounds fill the scene, mysterious whispers.

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Nastroj smutku, nostalgii, tęsknoty

Invoking sadness, nostalgia, longing.

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W dali echowe słychać grania

Echoes heard from a distance.

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Aksamit w wilgną biel osłania.

Dew and soft velvet covering the white.

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W seledyn strojÄ… siÄ™ niebiosy

The sky adorned in shades of celadon.

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W seledyn strojÄ… siÄ™ niebiosy

The sky adorned in shades of celadon.

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Wilgotna biel wieczornej rosy

Dew drops on wild rose.

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Synestezji

A synesthetic combination of senses.

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Poeta-impresjonista uchwycił moment

Poet captures moment of dusk.

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Study Notes

  • A herd of chamois is spreading out.
  • A bird of prey, hungry for aerial flights, unfolds its vast wings.
  • A marmot whistles from under a stone.
  • Amidst the grasses and weeds, there's fear, sorrow, and longing.
  • A bush of wild rose nestles.
  • Beside it, a sacrifice, alas, of blizzards.
  • The red decay of the Swiss pine shines, lying face up, cast down by the whistle of a storm.

Evening

  • The view from the Tatra Mountains ridge is familiar.
  • The air is clear, with distant, mysterious sounds and far-off whispers of the wind.
  • A herd of chamois scurries among the granite debris.
  • The shadow of an eagle's wing falls on the rocks.
  • A marmot calls out.
  • Another whistle occurs in the imagination, the whistle of the wind that felled the decaying Swiss pine during the storm.
  • This sonnet is filled with sounds, mysterious rustlings, whisperings, sighs, evoking a sense of sadness, nostalgia, and longing.

IV

  • There is resentment and sighing.
  • There are mysterious, strange fears
  • Fresh bunches of herbs emit a scent from the Liptovian hills and KrywaÅ„.
  • Echoes of playing sound distantly.
  • The sounds are unearthly.
  • They flow over the dew, which the soft mountain meadow and velvet cover in damp white.
  • The skies adorn themselves in celadon.
  • The moist white of the evening dew glistens on the bloom of the wild rose.
  • A quiet breeze shakes off droplets.
  • On the Swiss pine is lying decaying, felled by the storm’s gust.

Closing

  • Evening falls, and the day comes to an end.
  • People wander in the distance, with echoing sounds.
  • The wind carries the scent of herbs from the Liptovian fields and the slopes of KrywaÅ„.
  • The sonnet includes scents, descriptions of dewy evening rose, and soft meadow velvet sensations.
  • The poet uses synesthesia, which combines sensations and enables a fuller expression of reality.
  • The last sonnet in the cycle is notably picturesque.
  • The red of the wild rose blossoms reflects against the celadon sky.
  • Dewdrops whiten on flower petals.
  • The poet captured the moment of twilight, with the sky changing in color.
  • The poet-impressionist captured a unique, fleeting moment, immortalizing it in poetry.

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