Question

drag each tile to the correct box.
match each excerpt to its poetic style.
enjambment iambic pentameter blank verse
there is a quiet spirit in these woods,
that dwells whereer the gentle south - wind blows;
where, underneath the white - thorn, in the glade,
the wild flowers bloom, or, kissing the soft air,
the leaves above their sunny palms outspread.
(from \the spirit of poetry\ by henry wadsworth longfellow)
ah! what is not a dream by day
to him whose eyes are cast
on things around him with a ray
turned back upon the past?
(from \a dream\ by edgar allan poe)
be comforted; the world is very old,
and generations pass, as they have passed,
a troop of shadows moving with the sun;
thousands of times has the old tale been told;
(from \a shadow\ by henry wadsworth longfellow)

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each excerpt and poetic style:

1. First Excerpt (Longfellow’s “The Spirit of Poetry”)

• Iambic Pentameter: Lines have 10 syllables (5 iambs: unstressed + stressed). E.g., “There is a quiet spirit in these woods,” (syllables: 10, rhythm: iambic).
• Blank Verse: Unrhymed iambic pentameter. This excerpt has no rhyme scheme (lines don’t rhyme) and follows iambic pentameter.

2. Second Excerpt (Poe’s “A Dream”)

• Enjambment: Lines break mid - thought (no punctuation at line ends, e.g., “Ah! what is not a dream by day / To him whose eyes are cast”—the thought continues across lines).

3. Third Excerpt (Longfellow’s “A Shadow”)

• Blank Verse: Unrhymed, iambic pentameter. Lines like “Be comforted; the world is very old,” (10 syllables, iambic) and no rhyme scheme.

Matching:

• First Excerpt → iambic pentameter (and blank verse, but iambic pentameter is the meter here).
• Second Excerpt → enjambment (line breaks mid - idea).
• Third Excerpt → blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter).

(Note: If the task is to drag - and - drop, the matches are:

• Longfellow’s “The Spirit of Poetry” → iambic pentameter
• Poe’s “A Dream” → enjambment
• Longfellow’s “A Shadow” → blank verse)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each excerpt and poetic style:

1. First Excerpt (Longfellow’s “The Spirit of Poetry”)

• Iambic Pentameter: Lines have 10 syllables (5 iambs: unstressed + stressed). E.g., “There is a quiet spirit in these woods,” (syllables: 10, rhythm: iambic).
• Blank Verse: Unrhymed iambic pentameter. This excerpt has no rhyme scheme (lines don’t rhyme) and follows iambic pentameter.

2. Second Excerpt (Poe’s “A Dream”)

• Enjambment: Lines break mid - thought (no punctuation at line ends, e.g., “Ah! what is not a dream by day / To him whose eyes are cast”—the thought continues across lines).

3. Third Excerpt (Longfellow’s “A Shadow”)

• Blank Verse: Unrhymed, iambic pentameter. Lines like “Be comforted; the world is very old,” (10 syllables, iambic) and no rhyme scheme.

Matching:

• First Excerpt → iambic pentameter (and blank verse, but iambic pentameter is the meter here).
• Second Excerpt → enjambment (line breaks mid - idea).
• Third Excerpt → blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter).

(Note: If the task is to drag - and - drop, the matches are:

• Longfellow’s “The Spirit of Poetry” → iambic pentameter
• Poe’s “A Dream” → enjambment
• Longfellow’s “A Shadow” → blank verse)