Literary Analysis of Keats' Poem
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What does the grasshopper represent in the poem?

  • Winter
  • The joy of summer (correct)
  • The silence of nature
  • A season of rest

Which literary device is primarily used in the phrase 'The poetry of earth is ceasing never'?

  • Alliteration
  • Personification (correct)
  • Metaphor
  • Hyperbole

In what way does the poem suggest a transition between the seasons?

  • Through the imagery of the mead
  • By contrasting the grasshopper's rest and the cricket's song (correct)
  • Through a narrative of activities in both seasons
  • By depicting silence in winter's frost

What theme is primarily expressed in the line 'A voice will run from hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead'?

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What does the imagery of 'faint with the hot sun' primarily convey?

<p>The lethargy brought by the heat (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which phrase best illustrates Keats' view of winter in the poem?

<p>Silence, from the stove there shrills (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the poet describe the music of nature in relation to the seasons?

<p>It is a continuous and enduring presence. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Poetry of Earth

Nature's music, which never stops, even as seasons change.

Grasshopper

A creature representing summer's joyful energy.

Cricket

A creature representing winter's warmth and continuing sounds.

Summer luxury

The grasshopper's joyful activities in summer.

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Winter warmth

The cricket's continued pleasant sounds in winter.

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Cycle of seasons

The changing of the seasons; summer to winter and back to summer, etc.

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New-mown mead

A recently mowed meadow.

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