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...of Loving Grace By Richard B? I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee;
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company;
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace By Richard B
I like to think (and
the sooner the better!)
of a cybernetic meadow
where mammals and computers
live together in mutually
programming harmony
like pure water
touching clear sky.
I like to think (right now, please!)
of a cybernetic forest
filled with pines and electronics
where deer stroll peacefully
past computers
as if they were flowers
with spinning blossoms.
I like to think (it has to be!)
of a cybernetic ecology
where we are free of our labors
and joined back to nature,
returned to our mammal
brothers and sisters,
and all watched over
by machines of loving grace.
What is the.....................
a. Setting
b. Mood
c. Personality of the
speaker
d. Sentence length
e. Use of personification
f. Rhyme pattern
h. Use of onomatopoeia?
4. These two poems, “All Watched Over by Machines in Loving Grace” and “I Wandered Lonely as A Cloud,” do share some similarities. In 2-3 sentences, identify at least one poetic device used in both poems. Give the specific examples of this poetic device from each poem. Remember to include the poem titles in your answer.
(Hint: Consider specific types of figures of speech used, point of view, allusions, etc)
6. Which one of these two poems uses onomatopoeia? Which one uses personification? Give an example of each poetic device from the specific poem and explain in 2-3 sentences why the poet would use this sound device or figure of speech. Remember to include the poem titles in your answer.
7. Just looking at the titles of Langston Hughes’ poems, “Dreams” and “Dreams Deferred,” they appear to send the same message or theme. However, careful reading shows this is not the case. What is the theme or message in each poem? Explain in 2-3 sentences. Remember to include the poem titles in your answer.
8. Of the two Hughes’ poems, which one uses similes? Which one uses metaphors? Select one simile and one metaphor from each poem. Explain what is being compared in each. Write in complete sentences and remember to include the poem titles in your answer.
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee;
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company;
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace By Richard B
I like to think (and
the sooner the better!)
of a cybernetic meadow
where mammals and computers
live together in mutually
programming harmony
like pure water
touching clear sky.
I like to think (right now, please!)
of a cybernetic forest
filled with pines and electronics
where deer stroll peacefully
past computers
as if they were flowers
with spinning blossoms.
I like to think (it has to be!)
of a cybernetic ecology
where we are free of our labors
and joined back to nature,
returned to our mammal
brothers and sisters,
and all watched over
by machines of loving grace.
What is the.....................
a. Setting
b. Mood
c. Personality of the
speaker
d. Sentence length
e. Use of personification
f. Rhyme pattern
h. Use of onomatopoeia?
4. These two poems, “All Watched Over by Machines in Loving Grace” and “I Wandered Lonely as A Cloud,” do share some similarities. In 2-3 sentences, identify at least one poetic device used in both poems. Give the specific examples of this poetic device from each poem. Remember to include the poem titles in your answer.
(Hint: Consider specific types of figures of speech used, point of view, allusions, etc)
6. Which one of these two poems uses onomatopoeia? Which one uses personification? Give an example of each poetic device from the specific poem and explain in 2-3 sentences why the poet would use this sound device or figure of speech. Remember to include the poem titles in your answer.
7. Just looking at the titles of Langston Hughes’ poems, “Dreams” and “Dreams Deferred,” they appear to send the same message or theme. However, careful reading shows this is not the case. What is the theme or message in each poem? Explain in 2-3 sentences. Remember to include the poem titles in your answer.
8. Of the two Hughes’ poems, which one uses similes? Which one uses metaphors? Select one simile and one metaphor from each poem. Explain what is being compared in each. Write in complete sentences and remember to include the poem titles in your answer.