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Match the type of figurative language with the correct example:
Match the type of figurative language with the correct example:
The tropical storm slept for two days = Personification Hope is the thing with feathers = Metaphor The mind is its own place, and in it self Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n. = Metaphor I'm nobody! Who are you? = Irony
Match the literary work to its corresponding detail:
Match the literary work to its corresponding detail:
Paradise Lost = The results of Adam and Eve's disobedience Yarrow Unvisited = Justification for failure to take detour Sonnet 18 = Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day? 'Yarrow Unvisited' poems = Yarrow Unvisited, Yarrow Visited, Yarrow Revisited
Match the author with their associated works:
Match the author with their associated works:
William Wordsworth = Yarrow Unvisited Emily Dickinson = Hope is the thing with feathers John Milton = Paradise Lost Shakespeare = Sonnet 18
Match the poem to its rhyme scheme:
Match the poem to its rhyme scheme:
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Study Notes
Figurative Language Examples
- "The tropical storm slept for two days" is an example of personification.
- "Hope is the thing with feathers" is a metaphor.
Paradise Lost
- The title, Paradise Lost, refers to the loss of paradise.
- The first book of Paradise Lost contained 10 books.
Yarrow Unvisited
- The poem Yarrow Unvisited details a justification for not visiting the Yarrow Water.
Shakespeare's Sonnet
- Sonnet 18, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is a famous Shakespearean sonnet.
Sonnet Origin
- Petrarch is considered the father of the sonnet.
Irony in Poetry
- The irony of "I'm nobody who are you?" is that the speaker is addressing the reader, implying the reader is also a nobody.
Poem and Authors
- Paradise Lost — written by John Milton.
- Yarrow Unvisited, Yarrow Visited, and Yarrow Revisited — written by William Wordsworth
- Other authors discussed include Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson and more.
Rhyme Scheme
- The provided poem, "Break, break, break," follows an ABCB rhyme scheme.
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Explore the rich world of figurative language through various examples and poetic works. This quiz covers notable poems such as Paradise Lost and Yarrow Unvisited, along with key literary devices and famous authors like Shakespeare and Wordsworth. Test your knowledge of literary elements and their applications in poetry.
