1. Identify two examples of personification: explain what is being personified in each example. 1
2. Identify two examples of metaphor: explain which two things are being compared in each
example
3. Find two examples of alliteration. List the alliterative words.
4. What tone does the speaker use in these poems? How does the speaker feel about the
subjects of these poems? Use evidence from the text to explain your answer.
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5. What does the speaker mean by the following lines from XXI, "He knew no more that he was
poor,
Nor that his frame was dust." Why is the man unaware that he is poor? What is meant by “dust
frame"?
6. Compare and contrast these two poems. How are they similar and different?