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General understanding
The poet
/
describes a scene /
narrates
on a rainy day in spring
an event
an incident
something which happened to him once.
reflects on the fate of
The person speaking
/
is
seems to be
/
the poet himself.
a figure invented by the poet.
a young man of twenty-one.
He is addressing / his beloved.
a friend.
a bird, etc.
The poem
/ deals with
treats of
The author’s main intention
/
is to
seems to be to
/
beauty
love
death
war, etc.
/
stir
/the reader’s/
arouse
our
excite
appeal to
His tone is
/
throughout
at first
later
/
The poem is written in a tone of
This tone
shows
reveals
indicates
suggests
implies
On the whole, the vocabulary is
Some of the words are
Quite a lot of words are
emotions.
compassion with…
sympathy for…
disgust
social concern.
imagination.
sense of beauty.
sad, melancholy.
solemn, grave.
cheerful, enthusiastic, rapturous.
detached, matter-of-fact
sympathetic.
critical.
satirical, ironical, sarcastic.
humorous, joking.
protest.
indignation.
resignation.
the
speaker’s
poet’s
attitude towards the situation.
people
the past
life.
rather colloquial.
simple.
concrete.
abstract, difficult, learned, elevated, obsolete, rather obscure.
The words
belong mainly to the word field of movement, etc.
belong to the
areas
religion
themes
of
nature, etc.
The poet
uses
many nouns to
employs mainly verbs
adjectives
describe
narrate
reflect on
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The repetition of the word…
helps to
contributes to
adds to
contributes to
The words “fire” and “ice” are contrasted.
The word “fire” contrasts with “ice”.
is contrasted with
There is a strong contrast
an antithesis
between “fair” and “foul”.
The short
The long
sentences
quicken
slow down
The poet uses
exclamations
(rhetorical) questions
orders/requests
create a threatening atmosphere.
suggest the noise of…
convey a feeling of
stress
the poet’s
emphasize
the musical quality
the haunting rhythm
joy.
despair.
indignation.
of the poem.
the pace of the poem.
for the purpose of emphasis.
to convey his
feelings
longings.
emotions, mood of…
In this sentence the author makes use of inversion.
the usual word order has been changed.
The phrase/sentence
repeated in lines…
constitutes a sort of refrain
links one stanza to the next.
stresses the poet’s
joy, melancholy.
The statement in lines…are
parallel to each other.
contrasted.
constitute a parallelism.
form
an antithesis/contrast
a paradox.
The use of
run-on lines
lends
gives
unusual caesuras gives
a flowing movement.
natural speech rhythm to this passage.
special emphasis to the words.
This poem is based on
a regular iambic pattern.
iambic rhythm with
trochaic
dactylic
anapaestic
spondaic
variations in line(s)…
This poem is made up of iambs (trochees, anapaests, dactyls).
consists mainly/
iambic feet.
exclusively of
In lines…
trochees
are used to
provide variety/vary the iambic pattern/avoid monotony.
The recurring use of
iambs, etc.
provides
contributes to
accounts for
the gentle
jerky
galloping
rhythm of…
The poem is based on a regular rhyme scheme, namely (aabcbc).
The rhyme
reinforces the rhythmical pattern.
contributes greatly to
the appealing sound
of this poem.
the humorous effect
In this poem the author does not stick to any rhyme scheme/ uses free verse.
A special effect is achieved by the use of internal
feminine
masculine
rhymes.
This poem is written in
made up of
regular stanzas rhyming abba, etc.
quatrains rhyming abab.
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iambic tetrameters/pentameters/hexameters/alexandrines..
This stanza is based on a traditional metrical pattern and rhyme scheme: aa bb cc = the heroic couplet.
abab
cdcd
dede
gg = the Shakespearean sonnet
The poet achieves
a fascinating sound effect
special sound effects
by making use of
alliteration,assonance,
repetition,
internal rhymes,
his particular choice of
words especiall in…
In lines… the recurrence of the letters…
contributes to evoke
the roar of the sea
helps to suggest
the galloping of horses, etc.
In this poem, the poetical effect arises from the perfect fusion of sound and sense.
the “sea” with the idea of freedom.
The poet connects
associates
The word “sea” is loaded with
implications.
connotations.
is connected with
freedom
is associated with
independence
suggests
loneliness
implies
The poet refers to
presents
describes
addresses
In this poem, (the)… is
The poet
“Fire”
the… as if it
were
had
in the poet’s mind.
alive
a human being.
a living creature.
a life of its own.
presented as a human being.
personified.
endowed with human qualities.
made to speak.
compares
life to a journey.
implicitly compares
draws a comparison between life and a journey.
stands for
is a metaphor for
represents
symbolizes
is a symbol of
= simile
= metaphor
“love”.
The metaphor used in line… is
appropriate, very original, forceful, highly suggestive, rather conventional,
far-fetched, rather obscure.
appeals to our sense of
sight/hearing/touch/smell/taste.
The imagery suggests
danger
evokes
the
beauty
conjures up
calmness
of…
conveys the idea that…
The images
are all connected with the central message, namely
contribute to
the overall impression of (peace, joy)
the coherence and unity of the poem.
The whole poem
is not to be taken literally.
has a symbolic meaning, namely…