What connection do (5) "No one ever thanked him" & (10) "Speaking indifferently to him" have?

The son takes for granted the sacrifices of the father.

Lines 5 begins with "In spite of myself...." What can the reader infer from this?

The speaker is going against his best judgement.

What can we infer from (3-4) "cracked hands" and "ached from labor?"

He works a physically demanding job.

What is the theme of the poem?

Memories are a part of who we are.

Those Winter Sundays: What is meant by (1) "...Sundays, too, my father got up early..."

The father wakes up early every day.

What is the poem's theme?

People should appreciate the small sacrifices made for them.

Piano: (2) "Taking me back down the vista of years" indicates what effect on the reader?

He is traveling back through his memories.

Which word groupings establish a mood?

"cosy parlour" & tinkling piano"

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Literary Analysis of Poetry

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Analysis of "Piano" and "Those Winter Sundays"

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1
What literary device is present in (13) "What did I know, what did I know?"
Repetition
Parallelism
Analogy
Understatement
2
What connection do (5) "No one ever thanked him" & (10) "Speaking indifferently to him" have?
The father and son don't get along.
The son takes for granted the sacrifices of the father.
The son is unaware of what his father does.
The speaker regrets not helping more around the house.
3
Lines 5 begins with "In spite of myself...." What can the reader infer from this?
He wishes he could remember more clearly.
The music is directing his thinking
The speaker is going against his best judgement.
He is anxious the connect with distant memories.
4
What can we infer from (3-4) "cracked hands" and "ached from labor?"
The father should take better care of himself
The son should help more around the house
He works a physically demanding job.
Building the morning fires are taking a toll on the father.
5
(5-6) "...the insidious mastery of song/ Betrays me back..." What does insidious mean?
peaceful
loud
artistry
treacherous
6
What literary device is in (6) "...till the heart of me weeps to belong."
Allusion
Metaphor
Personification
Aliteration
7
What is the theme of the poem?
Some memories are hurtful.
People should avoied concerts.
Music can make people remember.
Memories are a part of who we are.
8
Those Winter Sundays: What is meant by (1) "...Sundays, too, my father got up early..."
The father is not religous
The father only wakes early on Sundays
The father likes to sleep in on Sundays
The father wakes up early every day.
9
What is the poem's theme?
Young people are basically disrespectful
Parents have a tough job
People shouldn't dwell on things they can't change.
People should appreciate the small sacrifices made for them.
10
What literary device is present in "flood of remembrance?"
analogy
metaphor
simile
personification
11
Piano: (2) "Taking me back down the vista of years" indicates what effect on the reader?
He is growing frustated
He is traveling back through his memories.
He is growing bored with the concert.
He is thinking of the future.
12
Which word groupings establish a mood?
"cosy parlour" & tinkling piano"
"To the old Sunday evenings" & "black piano appassionato"
"So now it is in vain" & "singer to burst into clamour"
"poised feet of a mother" & "under the piano"
13
What does the following passage reveal: (12) "and polished my good shoes as well."
The fathers love for the son.
The father has to do almost everything for the son.
Shoes are expensive and must be taken care of.
He wants his son to look sharp

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