Snowbound: Fireside Poets prepare the way for Romanticism



Snowbound: Fireside Poets prepare the way for Romanticism

Romantic poets found comfort and beauty even in the harsh or dangerous elements of nature. Whittier’s poem, “Snow-Bound: A Winter’s Idyll”. In Whittier’s idyll (see p.182), he describes a blizzard as positive because it creates a magical outdoor scene and draws a family together. Whittier uses rhymed couplets in iambic pentameter to create a song-like quality in the poem.

What is the mood in the first stanza? ______________________________________________________

What words create the mood? ____________________________________________________________

In the second stanza, what is the reaction of the animals to the impending storm? ______________________________________________________________________________________

Provide a text citation as support for your response. _________________________________________

In the third stanza, what changes are created by the snow? (citation) _______________________________________________________________________________________

What words indicate that the storm is not imposing? __________________________________________

In lines 41-65, describe two images created by the snow.

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Give an example of allusion. _______________________________________________________________

In lines 81-92, what is the response of the animals to the snow? ___________________________________

Provide a citation as response _______________________________________________________________

In lines 93-115, cite some things that are negatively affected by the snow storm. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Give two examples of personification in the lines.

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Describe two images of comfort found in lines 120-142. _________________________________________

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What images in lines 143-154 make the “coldness” visible? ___________________________________________________________________________

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In lines 155-174, cite three sensory images.

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The last four stanzas of the poem alternate between the nature outside of the home and the nature inside of the home. Cite images of both natures.

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