2. Complete a scansion on 3 lines of the poem. (Identify line length and meter--like the example from "Shall I Compare thee to a Summer's Day).
“I loveu/ those skiesu/, thin blueu/ or snou/wy grayu”
“Sum/meru, so muchu/ too beauu/ti fulu/ to stayu”
“Bare hillsu/, cold siul/ver onu/ a sky u/of slateu,”
Iambic pentameters.
3. Identify at least 5 images in the poem (Try to find images that appeal to different senses)
"drawn in pearly monotones." - visual image
"A thread of water, churned to milky spate" - visual, tactile, auditory, gustatory
"those skies, thin blue or snowy gray," - visual image
"briefer than apple blossom's breath" - visual, tactile, auditory, olfactory image; alliteration
"Summer, so much too beautiful" - visual image; alliteration
4. Identify the problem (situation) and solution in the sonnet
5. Define the words austere: Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave: the austere figure of a Puritan minister.
Immaculate: Free from stain or blemish; pure
Sheaves: A bundle of cut stalks of grain or similar plants bound with straw or twine
6. Identify four sound devices in the poem (assonance, alliteration, consonance)
silver on a sky of slate – alliteration
Those fields sparse-planted - consonance
7. What is the speaker's attitude toward the New England winter landscape?
The speaker admires the monotonous style of the New England winter landscape. She likes the pearly color of the skies and land blending with each other
8. What view of life does the poem present?
This poem represents a traditional, orderly, and structured way of life that doesn't face much change