Stylistic Features and their Effects
Directions: In your assigned group, please answer the questions related to your topic in an MS
Word document. Each group will turn in one document to Moodle “Formative Assignments.” The
filename of your document should include your assigned topic and section (e.g. Enjambment-HL or
Metaphors-C). Make sure each student’s name is included in your document. This is a formative
Assignment worth 20 pts. CAUTION: Each group should do its own work. Do not collaborate with
other groups. Due: Tues, Dec 3rd (HL & C) or Wed, Dec 4th (E and G)
1. Enjambment and its effects: 1) Define this term as thoroughly as you can (hint: start by looking
at the online Literary Terms Encyclopedia found in Helpful links). 2) Which poem has the most
instances of enjambment? 3) Find three examples (each from a different poem) of it in the poetry of
Fleur Adcock. Be sure to indicate which poems they come from; 4) Explain the effects that this has
on the interpretation of the poem. Note: Be careful, in that not every instance may have the same
effect.
• HL: Kristin & Jacob
• C Block: Keisha and Karthik
• E Block: Halin and Sabrina
2. Parenthetical expressions and their effects: 1) Define this term as thoroughly as you can and
indicate what it is used for in writing. 2) Which poem has the most instances of parenthetical
expressions? 3) Find three examples (each from a different poem) of it in the poetry of Fleur
Adcock. Be sure to indicate which poems they come from; 4) Explain the effects that this has on the
interpretation of the poem. Note: Be careful, in that not every instance may have the same effect.
• HL: Nidhi and James
• C Block: Patrick and Vikas
• E Block: Martin and Jeffery
3. Metaphors and their effects: 1) Define this term as thoroughly as you can (hint: start by looking
at the online Literary Terms Encyclopedia found in Helpful links). 2) Why do poets in general tend
to use metaphors in their poetry (i.e. how does it help the reader)? 3) Which poem contains the
most metaphors? 4) Find three examples (each from a different poem) of it in the poetry of Fleur
Adcock. Be sure to indicate which poems they come from; 5) Explain the effects that the use of
metaphors has on the interpretation of the poem. Note: Be careful, in that not every instance may
have the same effect.
• HL: Kirk and Jameson
• C Block: Joong and Alex
• E Block: Kevin and Momoi
4. Tone (i.e. authorial voice) and its effects: 1) Define this term as thoroughly as you can and
indicate what typical things in an author’s writing contributes to tone (hint: start by looking at the
online Literary Terms Encyclopedia found in Helpful links). 2) Come up with around 10 typical
words you can use to describe the tone of a literary work (e.g. playful, ironic, etc.). 3) Find two
poems of Fleur Adcock that possess a strong tone, indicate what the tone is, and give examples
from each poem that reveal the tone; 4) For both poems you choose, explain the effects of this tone
on the interpretation of the poem.
• HL: Victoria and Jeremy
• C Block: Kaylina and Yeaseul
• E Block: Christy and Emily
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5. Mood (i.e. atmosphere) and its effects: 1) Define this term (and related terms like “ambiance”)
as thoroughly as you can and indicate what typical things in an author’s writing contributes to the
mood (hint: start by looking at the online Literary Terms Encyclopedia found in Helpful links). 2)
Come up with around 10 typical words you can use to describe the mood of a literary work (e.g.
hopeful, tense, sorrowful, etc.). 3) Find two poems of Fleur Adcock that create a strong mood,
indicate what the mood is, and give examples from each poem that reveal this mood; 4) For both
poems you choose, explain the effects of this mood on the interpretation of the poem.
• HL: Tony and Eric
• C Block: David and Stephanie
• E Block: Mano, Justin, & Hugo
6. Rhyme and rhyme scheme and its effects: 1) Define this term—as well as related terms (e.g.
rhyme scheme, half rhyme, end rhyme, masculine rhyme, feminine rhyme)—as thoroughly as you
can (hint: start by looking at the online Literary Terms Encyclopedia found in Helpful links). 2)
Find three Fleur Adcock poems that make use of rhyme and indicate what type of rhyme they use.
3) Explain the effects that rhyme has on the reading of the poem. Note: Be careful, in that not every
instance may have the same effect.
• HL: Tammy, Caleb, & Christine
• C Block: Heechul and Shu-yu
• E Block: Lion, Ivan, & Tien
7. Meter and its effects: 1) Define this term—as well as related terms (e.g. foot, iamb, trochee,
anapest, dactyl, spondee)—as thoroughly as you can (hint: start by looking at the online Literary
Terms Encyclopedia found in Helpful links). 2) Find one Fleur Adcock poem that has some degree
of regular meter (in terms of regular poetic feet OR a fixed number of syllables per line) as well as
one poem that is written in free verse. 3) Explain the effects that both regular meter as well as the
lack of regular meter have on the reading of the poem.
• HL: Connie, Chris, & Jie Yi
• C Block: Jung Min, Crystal, & Michael
• G Block: Ashley, So Hee, Diana, and Mickey
8. Context and its effects (i.e. point of view, speaker, intended audience, and setting):
1) Define these terms as thoroughly as you can (hint: start by looking at the online Literary Terms
Encyclopedia found in Helpful links). 2) Find four different Adcock poems in which the point of
view, the speaker, intended audience, or setting is particularly important to the meaning or
interpretation of the poem (i.e. find one poem in which the point of view is significant, one poem
where the speaker is significant, and so on). 3) For each poem, explain the effects that the context
has on the interpretation of the poem.
• HL: Darren, Rene, & Christie
• C Block: Jackline, George, & Alice
• G Block: James Guo, Daniel, Clarence, and Clark
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