Eng 11A Poetry/Age of Reason (Unit 1)
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the iambic pentameter in “To His Excellency General Washington” an even ?
rhythm
the rhythm of “To His Excellency General Washington” complements the poem as?
formal tribute
What type of meter did the Revolutionary-era poets use?
iambic
Iambic meter in poetry imitates what style?
classical
powerful turbulence
Enwrapp’d in tempest and a night of storms;
Astonish’d ocean feels the wild uproar
Astonish’d ocean feels the wild uproar
lavish affluence
From splendid domes of first degree
Where ladies meet, to sip their tea
Where ladies meet, to sip their tea
tranquil diligence
And busily all the night
Had been heaping field and highway
Had been heaping field and highway
exquisite beauty
Every pine and fir and hemlock
Wore ermine too dear for an earl
Wore ermine too dear for an earl
Imagery in poetry mostly influences which poetic element
mood
What is the intended meaning of the hyperbole in the poem “American Liberty” regarding “slaves and minions to a parliament”
The speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the British parliament
In the poem “On Imagination” what does the speaker compare imagination to?
a soaring bird
What element denotes that “Rights of Man” is from the Revolutionary Era
the mention of sense
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