Question

wordsworth - lucy poems
\she dwelt among the untrodden ways / beside the springs of dove\
figurative language:
theme:
poe - the masque of the red death
\the flames of the torches danced wildly on the walls\
figurative language:
theme:
wordsworth - the prelude
\and tranquil thoughts / were in my heart, as in a calm sea\
figurative language:
theme:
poe - the fall of the house of usher
\the vacant eye - like windows stared down upon me\
figurative language:
theme:
wordsworth - ode: intimations of immortality
\our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting\
figurative language:
theme:
poe - the cask of amontillado
\the walls wept dampness as i chained him to the niche\
figurative language:
theme:
wordsworth - michael
\the mountain winds sang through the valleys wide\
figurative language:

Explanation:

1. Wordsworth - Lucy Poems: The line uses a metaphor to compare the subject's obscurity to an untrodden, remote place; the theme centers on overlooked, quiet beauty.
2. Poe - The Masque of the Red Death: "Danced" gives human movement to flames, a personification; the theme ties to the inescapable nature of death.
3. Wordsworth - The Prelude: The line compares calm thoughts to a calm sea, a simile; the theme is inner peace and spiritual tranquility.
4. Poe - The Fall of the House of Usher: Windows are compared to eyes, a metaphor; the theme is decay and the eerie, living-like quality of the house.
5. Wordsworth - Ode: Intimations of Immortality: Birth is compared to sleep/forgetting, a metaphor; the theme is the memory of pre-existence and lost innocence.
6. Poe - The Cask of Amontillado: "Wept" gives human emotion to walls, a personification; the theme is the horror of entrapment and revenge.
7. Wordsworth - Michael: "Sang" gives human action to winds, a personification; the theme is the harmony between nature and rural life.

Answer:

1. Wordsworth - Lucy Poems

• Figurative language: Metaphor
• Theme: Quiet, overlooked feminine beauty

1. Poe - The Masque of the Red Death

• Figurative language: Personification
• Theme: Inevitability of death

1. Wordsworth - The Prelude

• Figurative language: Simile
• Theme: Inner spiritual tranquility

1. Poe - The Fall of the House of Usher

• Figurative language: Metaphor
• Theme: Decay and eerie animism of place

1. Wordsworth - Ode: Intimations of Immortality

• Figurative language: Metaphor
• Theme: Lost innocence and pre-existence

1. Poe - The Cask of Amontillado

• Figurative language: Personification
• Theme: Horror of vengeful entrapment

1. Wordsworth - Michael

• Figurative language: Personification
• Theme: Nature and rural harmony