Full Analysis (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What rhyme scheme does 'Composed in August' follow throughout its five verses?
What rhyme scheme does 'Composed in August' follow throughout its five verses?
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What literary technique occurs in 'the moon shines bright, as I rove by night'?
What literary technique occurs in 'the moon shines bright, as I rove by night'?
Internal rhyme
What do the 'westlin winds' symbolize in the poem's opening?
What do the 'westlin winds' symbolize in the poem's opening?
Change
What literary device is used in 'slaught'ring guns'?
What literary device is used in 'slaught'ring guns'?
Metonymy
What does the Scots word 'paitrick' mean?
What does the Scots word 'paitrick' mean?
Partridge
What double meaning does the word 'muse' carry in line 8?
What double meaning does the word 'muse' carry in line 8?
Reflect deeply & person inspiring poetry
What does 'Tyrannic man's dominion' represent in the poem?
What does 'Tyrannic man's dominion' represent in the poem?
Oppressive power over nature
What literary device is 'flutt'ring gory pinion' an example of?
What literary device is 'flutt'ring gory pinion' an example of?
Synecdoche
How does the third verse differ from the second in terms of scope?
How does the third verse differ from the second in terms of scope?
Broadens to reflect on natural order
What technique is used when the speaker addresses Peggy with 'thou'?
What technique is used when the speaker addresses Peggy with 'thou'?
Poetic apostrophe