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1POETRYAPPRECIATION1.NATUREByLongfellowAsafondmother,whenthedayiso’erLeadsbythehandherlittlechildtobed,Halfwilling,halfreluctanttobeled,Andleavehisbrokenplaythingsonthefloor,Stillgazingatthemthroughtheopendoor,5NorwhollyreassuredandcomfortedBypromisesofothersintheirstead,Which,thoughmoresplendid,maynotpleasehimmore;Sonaturedealswithus,andtakesawayOurplaythingsonebyone,andbythehand10Leadsustorestsogently,thatwegoScareceknowingifwewishtogoorstay,BeingtoofullofsleeptounderstandHowfartheunknowntranscnedsthewhatweknow.Answerthefollowingquestions:1)What’sthemainideaofthepoem?2)What’stherhymingschemeofthepoem?3)Whyshouldthechildshouldbehalfwillingandhalfrelunctanttogotobed(Line3)?4)Whatfigureofspeech(rehtoricdevice)isemployedinthepoem?5)Whatdoesthe‘brokenplaythingsonthefloor’ineLine4indicate?22.THETIDERISES,THETIDESFALLSByLongfellowThetiderises,thetidefalls,Thetwilightdarkens,thecurlewcalls;Alongthesea-sandsdampandbrownThetravellerhastenstowardthetown,Andthetiderises,thetidefalls.5Darknesssettlesonroofsandwalls,Butthesea,theseainthedarknesscalls;Thelittlewaves,withtheirsoft,whitehands,Effacethefootprintsinthesands,Andthetiderises,thetidefalls.10Themorningbreaks;thesteedsintheirstallsStampandneigh,asthehostercalls;Thedayreturns,butnevermoreReturnsthetravelertotheshore,Andthetiderises,thetidefalls.15Answerthefollowingquestions:1)What’sthemainideaofthepoem?2)What’stherhymingschemeofthepoem?3)Whatdoesthepoetmeanby“thefootprintsinthesands”(L9)?4)Whatfigureofspeech(rehtoricdevice)isemployedin“thesteedsintheirstalls”(Line11)andinlines8-9?Andwhat’sthemostconspicuousfigureofspeechemployedinthewholepoem?33.449ByEmilyDickinsonIdiedforBeauty-butwasscarceAdjustedintheTombWhenOnewhodiedofTruth,waslainInanadjoiningRoom—Hequestionedsoftly“WhyIfailed”?5“ForBeauty,”Ireplied—“AndI–-forTruth”—ThemselfareOne—WeBrethjeren,are,“Hesaid–-Andso,asKinsmen,metaNight—WetalkedbetweentheRooms—UntiltheMossshadreachedourlips—Andcoveredup—ournames—Answerthefollowingquestions:1)What’sthemainideaofthepoem?2)Whomdoes“I”in“WhyIfailed”(Line5)referto?3)Howdoyouaccountforthemisspelling“Themself”inLine7?44.DownbytheSalleyGardensMyloveandIdidmeetShepassedtheSalleyGardensWithlittlesnow-whitefeetShebidmetakeloveeasyAstheleavesgrowonthetreeButIbeingyoungandfoolishWithherwouldnotagreeInafieldbytheriverMyloveandIdidstandAndonmyleaningshoulderShelaidhersnow-whitehandShebidmetakelifeeasyAsthegrassgrowsontheweirsButIwasyoungandfoolishAndnowamfulloftearsAnswerthefollowingquestions:1)What’sthemainideaofthepoem?2)What’stherhymingschemeofthepoem?3)Whomdoes“I”actuallyrepresent?5AnswersforReferencePoem1NatureAnswerthefollowingquestions:1)What’sthemainideaofthepoem?Thepoemmakesavividcomparisonbetweennatureandthemother,betweenweandthechild.Likethechildweareluredbythepresentpleasuresoflifeandareunwillingtocalmourselves.Likethemother,Naturetriestoleadustorestandoffersnewattractionsinlife.2)What’stherhymingschemeofthepoem?Abbaabba+cdecdethatis,Petrarchanstyle(Italianstyle):anoctaverhyming+asestetrhyming3)Whyshouldthechildshouldbehalfwillingandhalfrelunctanttogotobed(Line3)?Heissleepy,soheiseagertohaveasleep;hehasnotsatisfiedhimselfwiththegames,sohewantstolingeron.4)Whatfigureofspeech(rehtoricdevice)isemployedinthepoem?Analoge.Thepoetmakesananalogybetweennatureandthemother,betweenweandthechild.5)Whatdoesthe‘brokenplaythingsonthefloor’ineLine4indicate?Itindicatesthatthechildmustbeanaughtyone,forhehasbrokenhisplaythings.2.THETIDERISES,THETIDESFALLS1)What’sthemainideaofthepoem?Timeiseternalandnatureisthemostpowerful.Nomatterwhathappenstoman,timewillgoonwithitsendlesscircle.Mancomesandgoes,butnatureremainsandtimewilleffaceallhumanendeavoursandachievements.Infrontofnatureandtime,manistrivialandasmallpartofit.Nomanisgreaenoughtochangenatureortostoptime.Inthevastseaofhistory,manisonlyasmalldropofwater.2)What’stherhymingschemeofthepoem?aabba3)Whatdoesthepoetmeanby“thefootprintsinthesands”(L9)?6It’samethor,referringothuman’spastandachievements.4)Whatfigureofspeech(rehtoricdevice)isemployedin“thesteedsintheirstalls”(Line11)andinlines8-9?Andwhat’sthemostconspicuousfigureofspeechemployedinthewholepoem?Alliteration;personification;repetition.3.449ByEmilyDickinsonAnswerthefollowingquestions:1)What’sthemainideaofthepoem?Beautyandtruthareoneorganicwholewhichcannotbeseparated.(ThesameideaasKeats.)2)Whomdoes“I”in“WhyIfailed”(Line5)referto?Thenarrator,whodiedforBeauty.3)Howdoyouaccountforthemisspelling“Themself”inLine7?It’sadeliberatemisspelling.Itisbothplural(them)andsingular(self).It’spluralbecausetruthandbeautyaretwothings.Itissingularbecausetheyareultimatelyoneunity.4.DownbytheSalleyGardensAnswerthefollowingquestions:1)What’sthemainideaofthepoem?Thepoemcarriesaflavorofromance,yetitismoreapoemaboutthefundanmentalquestiononlife:howtoliveandenjoy.Thespeaker’sloverislikeawisepersonwhoknowsalltherulesofthegameinlife.Love,life,thesetwoaresurelythethingseverysinglehumanbeingcan’texpecttobypasslightly.Theyareessentialtoeveryhumanbeing.Loveandlifearelikeleavesonthetreeandgrassontheweirs.Leavesandgra