POEMS OLD AND NEW
She dwelt among the untrodden ways.
1. Write a note on the simplicity of the idea and of the
style of this poem. Does the poem gain or lose by it ?
2. Are the similes characteristic of Wordsworth ?
Lullaby.
1. What is a lullaby? Does this poem conform to the
ordinary type of lullaby ?
2. Compare it in subject and style with any other lullabies
you know, e.g. that sung by the fairies in " A Midsummer
Night's Dream." How is the subject of this lullaby un-
usual ?
Soldier9 rest!
1. How does this poem differ from others on similar
subjects, e.g. " Fidele " (p. 98), " Coronach " (p. 109) ?
2. What do you gather from this poem about its author ?
3. Collect the words that describe sounds and remark on
their appropriateness.
Coronach.
1. What is a coronach ?
2. What information about Duncan can you gather from .
this poem ?
3. Point out and comment on the figures of speech which
occur in the poem.
4. What is the most memorable line in the poem ?
Pibroch of Donuil Dhu.
1. How does the metre suggest speed and the urgency
of the summons ? By what similes and details does Scott
suggest this idea ?
2. Name some other poems where (a) similar metre,
(b) similar devices, are used to produce a similar effect.
3. Write a stanza in this style, similar in subject to the
third.
Kubla Khan
1. Describe with a diagram the course of the River Alph,
and the position of the palace.
2. In your own words, give briefly the general meaning
of the last section (A damsel . . . end).
3. How does Coleridge suggest (a] the richness, (b) the
romance, (c) the savage aspect, of the scenery ?
4. Write a note on the metrical movement of the poem.
5. Write a short note on Coleridge's powers of descrip-
tion and command of language as exemplified in this poem.
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