Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Corinna's Going A-Maying? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What is pastoral poetry?
poetry about May Day
poetry that celebrates urban life
poetry that celebrates rustic, country living
poetry with a carpe diem theme
Q. "There's not a budding boy or girl this day" is an example of what literary device?
understatement
anaphora
personification
alliteration
Q. What is enjambment?
the repetition of similar vowel sounds in words
a sentence that continues into the next line with no punctuation mark
what happens when there are too many words in a line
a synonym for "iambic pentameter"
Q. What is a feminine ending?
a line that ends with an unstressed syllable
a final stanza that celebrates womanly virtue
a gentle, elegant death
a type of personification that deals only with feminine characteristics
Q. "When all the birds have matins said" is an example of what literary device?
hyperbole
simile
chiasmus
personification