ENG1503 ASSIGNMENT 2 COMPLETE ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
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1. What is the difference between a speaker and the poet in a poem?
Answer: The speaker is the narrative voice or persona within the poem, which
is a fictional creation. The poet is the actual author of the poem. They are not
necessarily the same.
2. Define 'tone' in poetry.
Answer: Tone is the attitude a writer takes toward the poem's subject or
audience. It can be, for example, joyful, somber, sarcastic, or nostalgic.
3. What is the function of enjambment in a poem?
Answer: Enjambment occurs when a line of poetry runs over to the next line
without a pause. It creates a sense of continuity, speeds up the rhythm, and can
emphasize particular words.
4. Identify the rhyme scheme of the following lines: "The sun is warm, the sky
is clear / The waves are dancing fast and bright."
Answer: AA. ("clear" and "bright" do not rhyme perfectly; this is an example
of half-rhyme or slant rhyme, but in a strict scheme, it would be noted based on
sound).
,5. What is a sonnet?
Answer: A sonnet is a 14-line poem, traditionally written in iambic
pentameter, with a specific rhyme scheme (e.g., Shakespearean:
ABABCDCDEFEFGG).
6. What is the primary theme of William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely
as a Cloud"?
Answer: The healing and uplifting power of nature and memory.
7. Define 'alliteration'.
Answer: The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in closely
connected words (e.g., "sweet birds sang").
8. What is an 'iambic pentameter'?
Answer: A metrical foot in poetry that consists of one unstressed syllable
followed by one stressed syllable (an iamb), with five of these feet per line
(pentameter).
9. What is the purpose of caesura?
Answer: A caesura is a deliberate pause or break within a line of poetry, often
marked by punctuation. It is used to create rhythm, emphasize words, or reflect a
shift in thought.
, 10. What is 'imagery'?
Answer: Imagery uses descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
(sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) to create a vivid mental picture for the reader.
11. What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Answer: Both compare two unlike things. A simile uses "like" or "as" (e.g.,
"her smile was like the sun"). A metaphor states that one thing is another (e.g.,
"her smile was the sun").
12. What is personification?
Answer: A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an
animal, object, or idea (e.g., "the wind whispered through the trees").
13. What is a 'volta' in a sonnet?
Answer: The volta, or "turn," is a shift in thought or argument that occurs in a
sonnet, often between the octave and the sestet in a Petrarchan sonnet or before the
final couplet in a Shakespearean sonnet.
14. What does the 'daffodils' symbolize in Wordsworth's famous poem?
Answer: They symbolize the enduring and joyful presence of nature, which
can be recalled in moments of solitude to bring happiness.
2025/2026 ACCURATE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
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1. What is the difference between a speaker and the poet in a poem?
Answer: The speaker is the narrative voice or persona within the poem, which
is a fictional creation. The poet is the actual author of the poem. They are not
necessarily the same.
2. Define 'tone' in poetry.
Answer: Tone is the attitude a writer takes toward the poem's subject or
audience. It can be, for example, joyful, somber, sarcastic, or nostalgic.
3. What is the function of enjambment in a poem?
Answer: Enjambment occurs when a line of poetry runs over to the next line
without a pause. It creates a sense of continuity, speeds up the rhythm, and can
emphasize particular words.
4. Identify the rhyme scheme of the following lines: "The sun is warm, the sky
is clear / The waves are dancing fast and bright."
Answer: AA. ("clear" and "bright" do not rhyme perfectly; this is an example
of half-rhyme or slant rhyme, but in a strict scheme, it would be noted based on
sound).
,5. What is a sonnet?
Answer: A sonnet is a 14-line poem, traditionally written in iambic
pentameter, with a specific rhyme scheme (e.g., Shakespearean:
ABABCDCDEFEFGG).
6. What is the primary theme of William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely
as a Cloud"?
Answer: The healing and uplifting power of nature and memory.
7. Define 'alliteration'.
Answer: The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in closely
connected words (e.g., "sweet birds sang").
8. What is an 'iambic pentameter'?
Answer: A metrical foot in poetry that consists of one unstressed syllable
followed by one stressed syllable (an iamb), with five of these feet per line
(pentameter).
9. What is the purpose of caesura?
Answer: A caesura is a deliberate pause or break within a line of poetry, often
marked by punctuation. It is used to create rhythm, emphasize words, or reflect a
shift in thought.
, 10. What is 'imagery'?
Answer: Imagery uses descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
(sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) to create a vivid mental picture for the reader.
11. What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Answer: Both compare two unlike things. A simile uses "like" or "as" (e.g.,
"her smile was like the sun"). A metaphor states that one thing is another (e.g.,
"her smile was the sun").
12. What is personification?
Answer: A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an
animal, object, or idea (e.g., "the wind whispered through the trees").
13. What is a 'volta' in a sonnet?
Answer: The volta, or "turn," is a shift in thought or argument that occurs in a
sonnet, often between the octave and the sestet in a Petrarchan sonnet or before the
final couplet in a Shakespearean sonnet.
14. What does the 'daffodils' symbolize in Wordsworth's famous poem?
Answer: They symbolize the enduring and joyful presence of nature, which
can be recalled in moments of solitude to bring happiness.
