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What is the end rhyme pattern of the poem in Exercise II?
What is the end rhyme pattern of the poem in Exercise II?
AABB
What is the figurative language used in Exercise III?
What is the figurative language used in Exercise III?
Personification
The poem in Exercise III is about a horse. What does the horse do that is 'queer' to it?
The poem in Exercise III is about a horse. What does the horse do that is 'queer' to it?
The horse stops without a farmhouse near a frozen lake, which is an unusual place to stop.
Flashcards
AABB rhyme scheme
AABB rhyme scheme
A type of rhyme where two consecutive lines rhyme with each other and the next two rhyme with each other.
Personification
Personification
A figurative language technique that attributes human qualities to non-human things.
Imagery
Imagery
Descriptions that create vivid sensory experiences for the reader.
Frozen lake
Frozen lake
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Dark woods
Dark woods
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Vivid descriptions
Vivid descriptions
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Emotional connection
Emotional connection
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Sentence Diagram
Sentence Diagram
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Subject (NP)
Subject (NP)
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Verb phrase (VP)
Verb phrase (VP)
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Object (NP)
Object (NP)
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Visual representation
Visual representation
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“Mum went to church”
“Mum went to church”
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Cold winter evening
Cold winter evening
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Audience engagement
Audience engagement
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Rhyme pattern significance
Rhyme pattern significance
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Descriptive language
Descriptive language
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Cold sensory experience
Cold sensory experience
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Evocative phrases
Evocative phrases
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Study Notes
Exercise II: Rhyme Pattern Identification
- The rhyme scheme for the poem is AABB.
Exercise III: Figurative Language Identification
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Poem Excerpt: My little horse must think it queer/ To stop without a farmhouse near/ Between the woods and frozen lake/ The darkest evening of the year.
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Figurative Language: Personification. The horse is given human qualities (thinking)
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Justification: The horse in the poem is given the ability to think and feel. This is a way to give human traits to inanimate objects.
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Poem Excerpt: He gives his harness bells a shake/ To ask if there is some mistake./ The only other sound's the sweep/ Of easy wind and downy flake.
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Figurative Language: Personification. The bells are given the ability to make requests.
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Justification: The bells are given the human ability to make requests or to express ideas of making an inquiry.
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Poem Excerpt: Mum went to church
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Figurative Language: None apparent in the phrase
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Justification: There are no human-like qualities given to inanimate objects
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This quiz focuses on identifying rhyme patterns and figurative language within poetry, emphasizing examples and justifications. Engage with excerpts to analyze personification and the rhyme scheme used in various poems.
