What type of sonnet is Sonnet 43?
Petrarchan Sonnet
What paradox presented in the first line is developed throughout the sonnet?
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 43 opens with an apparent paradox: ‘When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see’. How can you see most clearly when your eyes are, in fact, closed? The answer: when you’re dreaming.
What is the extended metaphor in The Song of Wandering Aengus?
What is an example of an extended metaphor in “The Song of Wandering Aengus”? “Silver apples of the moon” represent nights with his love, while “golden apples of the sun” represent days with his love.
What is the quest of Aengus in this poem?
“The Song of Wandering Aengus”- Interpret: What is the quest of Aengus in this poem, or what is he searching for? Aengus is searching for the trout girl he had caught while fishing. After he has found her, he plans to live with her their whole lives.
Who is the speaker the person telling the story in The Song of Wandering Aengus?
In Celtic mythology, the speaker of this poem, Aengus, is a god. But in Yeats’ poem, he comes across as very mortal.
Which event was most surprising to Aengus?
Which event was most surprising to Aengus? He sleepwalked into the forest. Moths were all around him.
Which alliterative phrase best describes the subject of the poem?
glimmering girl
Where did the glimmering girl come from?
The fish that the speaker catches to eat for supper has suddenly turned into a “glimmering girl.” This incident reflects the way in which the poem frames nature as a source of the fantastical and the magical. The fact that the girl has “apple blossom” in her hair also ties her to nature.
What does a fire in my head mean?
The “fire” in Aengus’ head is an example of metaphor. No, Aengus’ head isn’t literally on fire. But the image of the fire represents this desire, or drive, that takes him to the hazel wood.
What is the effect of the words flickering out line 6 and glimmering line 13?
What is the effect of the words “flickering out” (line 6) and “glimmering” (line 13)? A. They hint at what is going to happen at the very end of the poem.
Which best describes an image of Aengus based on the first two lines of this stanza?
William Butler Yeats. Which best describes an image of Aengus based on the first two lines of this stanza? Aengus looks tired and can no longer climb up and down. Aengus looks old from walking everywhere.
What is the rhyme scheme in this excerpt?
The rhyme scheme for this poem is ABAB. You can see it also by looking just at the first four lines (of this excerpt, the poem have one more stanza at the beginning) : then (line 1) and then (line 3) rhyme (they are the same word), and town (line 2) and gown (line4) also rhyme (they have the –own sound).
Which words does the poet include to help readers visualize the scene?
Onomatopoeia is often used by poets because it allows the reader to visualize the scene by creating a multi-sensory experience, all with words.