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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Little Lamb who made thee | William Blake – The Lamb | Symbolism | Speaker talks to a lamb | Innocence = God’s creation |
| Tyger Tyger, burning bright | William Blake – The Tyger | Symbolism | Speaker questions tiger | Power/fear in creation |
| I met a traveller from an antique land | Percy Shelley – Ozymandias | Irony | Ruins of statue in desert | Power does not last |
| I heard a Fly buzz—when I died— | Emily Dickinson – I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died | Symbolism | Dying speaker hears fly | Death is uncertain |
| Because I could not stop for Death— | Emily Dickinson – Because I Could Not Stop for Death | Personification | Carriage ride with Death | Journey to afterlife |
| What happens to a dream deferred? | Langston Hughes – Harlem | Metaphor | Questions about postponed dreams | Frustration builds over time |
| Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. | Langston Hughes – Mother to Son | Extended metaphor | Mother gives advice | Life is difficult but keep going |
| We real cool. We | Gwendolyn Brooks – We Real Cool | Repetition | Pool players bragging | Reckless choices lead to downfall |
| : O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done | Walt Whitman – O Captain! My Captain! | Extended metaphor | Mourning captain | Lincoln’s death |
| The world is too much with us; late and soon | William Wordsworth – The World Is Too Much With Us | Allusion | Speaker criticizes society | Humans ignore nature |
| Two roads diverged in a yellow wood | Robert Frost – The Road Not Taken | Symbolism | Choosing between paths | Life choices shape future |
| Do not go gentle into that good night | : Dylan Thomas – Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night | Metaphor | Fighting death | Resist dying quietly |