Question

literary / text elements
poetic form: ode
date:
a. directions: read each excerpt of poetry. then, identify the element of second - generation romantic writing that the excerpt reflects. note that a slash ( / ) indicates a line break.

1. ____ oh, wall of rome, hear my thoughts and hear my dreams!

a. apostrophe
b. crisis of longing

1. ____ how my heart longs to be reunited with, to meet again, my lost love, / who died this day all those years ago.

a. focus on nature
b. crisis of longing

1. ____ the forest, a great teacher, can also heal and inspire / if only we open ourselves to the bounty it offers.

a. apostrophe
b. focus on nature
b. directions: read the following poem, which is written in the style of the second - generation romantics. then, answer the questions.
teach me, rose, what youve learned from the sun.
how will you feel when your beautys undone?
i long to believe that my future will shimmer.
yet day after day, options only grow dimmer.
5 tell me, rose, are you truly persuaded
that memories last when your petals have faded?

1. is the poem a pindaric, a horatian, or an irregular ode? ____
2. who or what is being addressed in the poem’s apostrophe? ____
3. ____ what tone does the speaker of the poem present?

a. a lighthearted, humorous tone
b. a formal, dignified tone

1. ____ what theme about nature does the poem suggest?

a. nature can help people understand themselves.
b. nature is cruel and unforgiving at times.

Explanation:

Part A

Question 1

Apostrophe is addressing a non - present or non - human entity. Here, the speaker is addressing the wall of Rome (a non - human, inanimate object), so it's apostrophe.

The excerpt shows a strong longing to be reunited with a lost love, which fits the "crisis of longing" description.

The excerpt focuses on the forest (a natural element) and its ability to heal and inspire, so it's a focus on nature.

Answer:

a. apostrophe

Question 2