Fireside Poets Answers

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Read "Auspex" and answer the questions.What is the topic of the poem?

the departure of song birds

the song birds that the poet sees

the coming of spring

Which elements of strict formal structure do “Auspex” and “A Psalm of Life” share?

They both have a rhyme scheme.

They both use quatrain stanzas.

They both use enjambment in each line.

They both use end punctuation in each line.

Six-line stanzas are called

quatrains.

sestets.

couplets.

sonnets.

In what way are “Auspex” and “A Psalm of Life” different?

“Auspex” uses formal structure while “A Psalm of Life” uses informal structure.

“Auspex” uses rhyme scheme while “A Psalm of Life” avoids rhyme scheme.

“Auspex” has six-line stanzas while “A Psalm of Life” has four-line stanzas.

“Auspex” uses enjambment while “A Psalm of Life” uses meter.

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