What does Coleridge call the church bells he heard on Fair Days, in his birthplace?

"loud ringing chancellors of fate"

Coleridge was born in .., but went to school in .., before living in .. while writing this poem

the country, the city, the country

What are the icicles doing at the end of the poem?

reflecting moonlight back to the moon

What does he say about the countryside around him, at the beginning of the poem?

They are "inaudible as dreams."

The "stranger" or fluttering film of soot in Coleridge's fireplace reminds him of what?

his own mind, with its thoughts

What does Coleridge describe the clouds doing?

tearing apart in ferocious winds

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1
The poetic device in lines 10-11, "Sea, hill .....Sea and hill...." is
Anaphora
alteration
imagery
assonance
2
Who does Coleridge say he was afraid of in school?
"bears"
"debt collectors"
his "stern preceptor"
"the dude in the mask from Scream"
3
What does Coleridge call the church bells he heard on Fair Days, in his birthplace?
"loud ringing chancellors of fate"
"really annoying"
"sonic emblems of time"
"loud ringing chancellors of fate"
4
What does Coleridge notice about the town, sea... surrounding him at the beginning of the poem?
they're really quiet
they all lack a good place to get a sandwich
they're kind of boring
they're extremely loud
5
What does Coleridge call Nature?
God's "magical treasure chest"
God's "flea market"
God's "eternal language"
God's "vast canvas of dream"
6
The poetic device in " ...flaps and freaks..." is
anaphora
assonance
alteration
imagery
7
Coleridge was born in .., but went to school in .., before living in .. while writing this poem
the country, the city, the country
Japan, Pittsburgh, Atlantis
the city, the country, the city
the city, the city, the city
8
Who does the young Coleridge imagine might come to visit him when he's bored?
his sister
a talking dog
a wizard
the king
9
Where does Coleridge remember being bored as a kid in "Frost at Midnight"?
at church
at his aunt's house
at school
at Home Depot
10
What are the icicles doing at the end of the poem?
being broken into ice cubes for a cold Dr. Pepper
reflecting Coleridge's face back to him
reflecting moonlight back to the moon
falling to the ground and shattering
11
What image appears at the very beginning and very end of the poem?
clouds being torn apart by raging winds
frost
quivering Jello
shadows of mountains
12
How does Coleridge say the four seasons will seem to his son?
"sweet"
"full of melancholy woe"
"some will seem better than others"
"just kind of blah"
13
What does he say about the countryside around him, at the beginning of the poem?
They are "really spooky, people..."
They are "most obtrusive in the silence."
They are "full of carols that gently float."
They are "inaudible as dreams."
14
What does the frost "perform" in the poem?
a "snow-cone creating dream"
a "wintry vision"
an "unknown agency"
a "secret ministry"
15
What does Coleridge say that God does by giving to the spirit?
He makes it ask.
He makes it feel really dizzy.
He makes it feel embarrassed.
He makes it feel like it can fly.
16
The "stranger" or fluttering film of soot in Coleridge's fireplace reminds him of what?
his favorite collectible Batman mug
a miraculous event from centuries ago
a lonely figure stranded in the night
his own mind, with its thoughts
17
The poetic device in " Abstruser musings: save...." is ....
imagery
symbol
Anaphora
assonance
18
The poem consists of .... stanza's.
6
5
4
3
19
What does Coleridge describe the clouds doing?
playing games with one another
reflecting shapes from the earth
tearing apart in ferocious winds
farting thunder

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