Review - Unit 1

This type of writing that imitates the way we think is common to what literary movement?

To give an account of the similarities and differences between two or more items.

What tone do you think the poem has?

In "Muliebrity", "these smells surrounding me separately // and simultaneously" is an example of what device?

The central idea or underlying meaning in a text.

A group of lines in a poem.

Which of the following describe the speaker in "Muliebrity" (more than one answer)

There is a parallelism between the music that opens up a wound at the beginning of the poem and...

Another word for "point of view"

Why is the speaker "unwilling to use her (the girl) as a metaphor"?

What is a main structural device of "Farmhand", reflected in the use of the word "but"?

The title....

Consider an argument or concept in a way that uncovers the assumptions and interrelationships of the issue.

A description of an object that replaces it with another in order to compare them.

What is the meaning of "muliebrity"?

Which of these is not NOT a main theme of this poem?

The poem is structured to resemble what?

The simile "crops slow-growing as his mind" shows the deep connection that the farmhand has with...

Give valid reasons or evidence to support an answer or conclusion.

What is the first line in the poem that suggests that there is something deep behind the farmhand's "careless" attitude.

The girls "drifting like flowers" contrast with...

Which of the following are repeated in the poem? (more than one answer)

Why might power "glisten" in the girl's cheekbones?

Both in the structure "Muliebrity" and in "Farmhand", we see abundant use of...

To make an appraisal by weighing up the strengths and limitations of something.

This determines the point of view of a poem.

A written representation or account of a person, object, or event.

Provide an answer from a number of possibilities. Recognize or state briefly a distinguishing fact or feature.

A comparison that uses terms such as "like" or "as".

When the meaning runs over from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation

Descriptive language that attempts to invoke one or more of the five senses.

To break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure and relationships in order to reach conclusions.

What clear signs of a tone of admiration do we read in the last stanza?

The speaker goes from one aspect to another in his description of the farmhand. These changes are what we refer to as...

The smells described contrast each other

The way in which the different elements are organized in a poem, including changes in topic and tone, rhyme, rhythm...

The door the farmhand stands at could be a symbol of

The combination of two words that appear to contradict each other.

What qualities does the girl have in the eyes of the poetic speaker?

canna lilies are symbolic of

Use knowledge and understanding to recognize trends and draw conclusions from given information.

Why might the girl be collecting cow dung? (multiple answers)

Which devices make the imagery accumulate almost chaotically, like in a memory? (more than one answer)