Fireside Poets

Question 1

Which poem has the rhythm of marching?

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A Psalm of Life

Question 2

Which poem includes many concrete images? ⇒ Auspex

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Auspex

Question 3

How does each poet use word choice to create tone and imagery?

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Lowell uses concrete language and focuses on specific images, such as birds and changing seasons, to create a personal tone by using the first-person "I." In contrast, Longfellow uses a combination of concrete and abstract language along with many images. Longfellow’s speaker addresses "us," which creates a more abstract and preachy tone compared to Lowell's personal approach.

Question 4

Did you include key ideas from both poems in your answer? Select any ideas you included.

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Lowell uses concrete language.; Lowell focuses on the image of birds and changing seasons.; Longfellow uses both concrete and abstract language.; Longfellow uses many images.; Longfellow’s speaker addresses “us,” creating an abstract, preachy tone.; Lowell uses “I,” creating a personal tone.

Question 5

What tells you that the word “heart” is important in both poems? Analyze word choice, imagery, and structure.

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The word “heart” is a stressed syllable in each poem and part of a key image related to the theme.

Question 6

Which lines from “A Psalm of Life” contain an example of enjambment? Check all that apply.

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But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day.; Still, like muffled drums, are beatingFuneral marches to the grave.

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