1. Identify the rhyme scheme in the stanza below.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did 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:
Out-did 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:
A. ABABAB
B. ABABCC
C. ABCABC
2. Identify the line that includes inversion in the stanza below.
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.
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.
A. “They stretched in never-ending line”
B. “Ten thousand saw I at a glance,”
C. “Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.”
3. Identify the enjambed or run-on line from the stanza below.
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.
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.
A. “For oft, when on my couch I lie”
B. “Which is the bliss of solitude;”
C. “And dances with the daffodils.”
4. Identify the line that contains caesurae in the stanza below.
The waves beside them danced
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 to me the show had brought:
The waves beside them danced
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 to me the show had brought:
A. “Outdid the sparkling waves in glee:”
B. “I gazed—and gazed—but little thought”
C. “What wealth to me the show had brought:”
5. Identify the correct scansion of the meter in this line. Remember that the stressed syllables are marked with this symbol, ´; the unstressed are marked with this symbol, ˘.
The waves beside them danced
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 to me the show had brought:
The waves beside them danced
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 to me the show had brought:
A.
˘
´
˘
´
˘
´
˘
´
Ten thousand saw I at a glance
B.
´ ˘
´
˘
´
˘
´
˘
Ten thousand saw I at a glance
All complete. Great job!
