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Allen-a-Dale Poem
Allen-a-Dale Analysis
Futility Poem
Futility Analysis
About the Poems
1. Allen-a-Dale wants to marry the woman he loves. Why do her parents object?
He is not rich.
2. What does the poet seem to think of Allen-a-Dale? What mood does he convey?
playful and allen a dale is courages.
3. What types of rhyme does "Allen-a-Dale" exhibit?
A perfect rhyme, eye rhyme, end rhyme, and slant rhyme.
4. In "Futility," to whom do you think the "him" refers and from what does he need awakening?
a dead soldier that nneds awakening from death
5. In the poem "Futility," the speaker's attitude toward the sun seems to alter. How does it change, and what deeper change of heart does this process indicate?
hope to no hope
6. In the final three lines of "Futility," what are earth and clay metaphors for?
clay is the parts that make a person in creation and to break the soldiers sleep at all.
7. Without repeating answers, identify in "Futility" an example of each of the following types of rhyme:
end rhyme -- tall/toil
perfect rhyme -- snow/know
slant rhyme -- once/france
eye rhyme -- snow/now/know
Thinking Zone
- cub
- his spur is as sharp as his blade is as bright.
- At home, whispering of fields unsown
- Move into/ awoke once/ unsown at home
- the S sound is soft.
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