Literary and Sound Devices in Poetry

Question 1

Consider the word choice in the second stanza, and then answer the questions. | The denotation of gale is “a strong wind.” What is the connotation of gale as it is used in the second stanza of the poem? | How would the poem’s meaning change if Dickinson had used the word breeze instead?

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a destructive wind

Question 2

Consider the word choice in the second stanza, and then answer the questions. | The denotation of gale is “a strong wind.” What is the connotation of gale as it is used in the second stanza of the poem? | How would the poem’s meaning change if Dickinson had used the word breeze instead?

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Hope would seem less powerful.

Question 3

What is the mood of the poem?

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optimistic and expectant

Question 4

What words help create the mood?

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“perches in the soul”

Question 5

What is the poem’s tone?

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impressed

Question 6

What words help convey the tone?

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“never stops at all”

Question 7

Which characteristics of Dickinson’s style are evident in this poem? Check all that apply.

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It is written in the first person.; It uses personification.; It has a pattern of rhymes.; It has four-line stanzas.

Question 8

Write three to four sentences in which you analyze Dickinson’s style in this poem. Be sure to discuss one or two specific elements that are characteristic of Dickinson’s poems, and explain their effects on this poem.

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Write three to four sentences in which you analyze Dickinson’s style in this poem. Be sure to discuss one or two specific elements that are characteristic of Dickinson’s poems, and explain their effects on this poem.

Question 9

What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

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The poem is written in the first person,; The poem uses four-line stanzas.; The poem plays with rhyme scheme.; The poem uses a metaphor to express an abstract idea.; Dickinson’s style has certain effects on the poem.

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