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In Stanza 1 of “Ode on Melancholy”, the joint use of negative commands, winged creatures, and intoxicating substances is John Keats’ way of saying: 

Identification – Identify the poem and author of the passage listed below:   “Time in hand is not control of time, Nor shattered fragments of an instrument  A proof against the wind; the wind will rise, We can only close the shutters.”

The use of unexplained references to people, places, or things outside of the text is called:

Robert Frost was the first poet to speak at a presidential inauguration. Who was being inaugurated when Frost spoke in 1961?

For William Blake, true religion does offer hope, peace, and the promise of heaven, but it’s obvious from “The Chimney Sweeper” that he has an issue with the use of religion. Explain the issue Blake has with English religion and how it’s being used as a means of oppression. 

E.A. Robinson, who desired only to be a poet, did not want to follow in his father’s footsteps. What was E.A. Robinson’s father’s profession?

The narrator in “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is faced with the decision to “stop” or “keep going”.

A(n) _______ is a lyric poem that addresses and often celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea. It could also be thought of as a “song without music”.

The repetition of consonant sounds within a group of words is known as:

The conflict between ___________ and ___________ is a central theme in “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”