The Song of Wandering Aengus & Sonnet 43

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11 questions
Use "The Song of Wandering Aengus" to answer questions 1-6.
1

Is the poem a traditional or unconventional poem?

1

What evidence exists to help support question 1?

1

What is the rhyme scheme of stanza 1?

1

What type of figurative language is used in line 2 of the poem?

1

What are the primary actions that take place in each stanza?

1

What quest or desire does Aengus have in this poem?

Use "Sonnet 43" to answer the following questions.
2

How many lines are in a Sonnet?

2

What is the rhyme scheme of "Sonnet 43"?

2

A paradox is a statement that seems to contradict itself. What paradox presented in the first line is developed throughout the sonnet? (Note: The word wink means "to close one's eyes to sleep.")

2

Reread the final couplet. Restate its message in your own words.

5

Consider Yeats´s poem ¨The Song of Wandering Aengus¨ and Shakespeare´s poem ¨Sonnet 43¨. Each of these poems is, in a sense, a love poem. How does each poem convey a sense of loss and longing? Which poem do you think is more hopeful in their quest? Why?