Question

drag each tile to the correct box.
match each excerpt to its poetic style.
enjambment iambic pentameter blank verse
there is a quiet spirit in these woods,
that dwells whereer the gentle south - wind blows;
where, underneath the white - thorn, in the glade,
the wild flowers bloom, or, kissing the soft air,
the leaves above their sunny palms outspread.
(from \the spirit of poetry\ by henry wadsworth longfellow)
ah! what is not a dream by day
to him whose eyes are cast
on things around him with a ray
turned back upon the past?
(from \a dream\ by edgar allan poe)
be comforted; the world is very old,
and generations pass, as they have passed,
a troop of shadows moving with the sun;
thousands of times has the old tale been told,
(from \a shadow\ by henry wadsworth longfellow)

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each excerpt and poetic style:

1. First Excerpt (Longfellow’s “The Spirit of Poetry”)

• Enjambment: Lines like “Where, underneath the white - thorn, in the glade,” and “The wild flowers bloom, or, kissing the soft air,” continue a thought across line breaks (no punctuation at the end of the line to stop the thought). So this excerpt matches enjambment.

2. Second Excerpt (Poe’s “A Dream”)

• Iambic Pentameter: Each line has 10 syllables (5 iambs: unstressed - stressed). For example, “Ah! what is not a dream by day” (syllables: ˘/ ´ ˘/ ´ ˘/ ´ ˘/ ´ ˘/ ´) and the other lines follow this 5 - iamb pattern. So this excerpt matches iambic pentameter.

3. Third Excerpt (Longfellow’s “A Shadow”)

• Blank Verse: It is unrhymed iambic pentameter. The lines are in iambic pentameter (10 syllables, 5 iambs per line) and there is no rhyme scheme. For example, “Be comforted; the world is very old,” (10 syllables, iambic) and the other lines follow, with no rhymes between lines. So this excerpt matches blank verse.

Answer:

• First Excerpt (Longfellow, “The Spirit of Poetry”) → enjambment
• Second Excerpt (Poe, “A Dream”) → iambic pentameter
• Third Excerpt (Longfellow, “A Shadow”) → blank verse