The
Hill-Shade
By: William Barnes
At
such a time, of year and day,
In ages gone, that steep hill-brow
Cast
down an evening shade, that lay
In shape the same as lies there now;
Though
then no shadows wheel’d around
The
things that now are on the ground.
The
hill’s high shape may long outstand
The house, of slowly-wasting stone;
The
house may longer shade the land
That man’s on-gliding shade is shown;
The
man himself may longer stay
Than
stands the summer’s rick of hay.
The
trees that rise, with boughs o’er boughs,
To me for trees long-fall’n may pass;
And
I could take those red hair’d cows
For those that pull’d my first-known
grass;
Our
flow’rs seem yet on ground and spray,
But
oh, our people; where are they?
1. What does the poem tell about?
Answer : The poem tells of a place where a
lonely old man lived. It used to have a lot of residents but now they've moved
when summer comes. The situation around the place was changed drastically not
like before.
2. What rhyme scheme (abab, aabb, etc.) and sound devices (alliteration and assonance) does the poet use in this poem? Give some
examples of each.
Answer :
-
First Stanza : ABABCC
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Second Stanza : ABABAA
-
Third Stanza : ABABCC
Sound devices
1.
Alliteration : “boughs
o’er boughs”
2.
Assonance : “day and lay”, “
hill-brow and now” , “pass and grass”
3. What imageries
(visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory,
tactile, organic, and kinesthetic
imageries) does the poet use
to communicate his feeling and thought? Give some examples of each.
Answer :
Visual : The trees, the house,
slowly-wasting tone, step hill-bow, with
boughs o’er boughs.
Kinesthetic :
Our flow’rs seem yet on ground and spray.
Tactile :
To me for trees long-fall’n may pass.
4. How is the tone of the poem? Is it full of melancholy, sentimentality,
solemnity, or a combination of these? Identify some images that show this poet’s
attitude.
Answer :
The tone of the poem are melancholy and sentimentality.
Melancholy : “Cast
down an evening shade, that lay”
“The man himself may
longer stay”
Sentimentality : “But
oh, our people, where are they?”
5. What is the theme of the poem? Through which images does the poet communicate
this central idea?
Answer :
The theme of the poem is about missing life in the past and situation right
now. The image to communicate the poet is such as view of scenary abou past and
now.
6. What conflict does the author portray in the novella as the part of plot?
Answer :
·
On her way back
from Australia, Dorothy Gale meets her cousin, Zeb Hugson, in San Francisco.
They are swallowed up by an earthquake, along with his horse, Jim, and her cat,
Eureka, and eventually come down in the Land of the Mangaboos. The Wizard of Oz
also arrives there, but the Mangaboos evict them from their country.
·
They take a
subterranean journey through the Valley of Voe, are briefly imprisoned in the
Land of Naught, and encounter a cavern full of Dragonettes. Eventually they
come to a dead-end cavern, so Ozma uses the Magic Belt to bring them to the
Land of Oz.
·
In the Emerald
City, Jim runs a race against the Sawhorse, and when one of the Wizard's Nine
Tiny Piglets goes missing, Eureka is put on trial. Eventually the Wizard is
invited to stay in Oz, but Dorothy, Zeb, and their animals decide to return
home.
7. Who are the characters narrated? What do you think about
them?
Answer :
- Dorothy is the main character of The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz. She is an orphan and lives with her aunt and
uncle on their farm in Kansas, along with her dog, Toto.
- Toto is Dorothy's dog and her constant
companion. When he runs away right before the hot air balloon is supposed
to take off from Emerald City, Toto costs Dorothy her chance to go home.
- The Wicked
Witch of the East is
the former ruler of the Munchkins. After Dorothy's house lands on her, the
Wicked Witch of the East dies.
- The Good
Witch of the North welcomes
and gives Dorothy the magical silver shoes after she arrives in Munchkin
Country. She is old and not very powerful, but she gives Dorothy a
protective kiss on the forehead before Dorothy heads to the Emerald City.
- The Wicked
Witch of the West is
an evil, conniving witch, and the Wizard of Oz orders Dorothy and her
friends to kill her if they want his help. He makes this request because
he does not believe anyone will actually be able to accomplish the task
due to the Wicked Witch of the West's extreme power.
- Glinda,
the Good Witch of the South, is a benevolent soul, and after Dorothy misses her chance to go back
to Kansas with the Wizard, Dorothy asks Glinda for help. Glinda is very
nice. She helps Dorothy and also frees the Winged Monkeys from their
enchantment.
- The
Scarecrow wishes
he was smarter. The Wizard gives him bran to put into his head, which he
calls 'bran-new brains.
- The Tin
Woodman wants
a heart. To fix this, the Wizard gives the Tin Woodman a stuffed silk
pouch resembling a heart.
- The
Cowardly Lion desires
courage. In the end of the novel, the Wizard gives him a potion of
'courage.
- The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz rules
the Emerald City until he goes back to the United States. He is originally
from Nebraska. He does not have any real magical powers but uses
technology to manipulate how people see him.
- The
Munchkins are
a race of little people who are very grateful to Dorothy after she kills
their cruel ruler, the Wicked Witch of the East.
- The
Winkies are
also very grateful to Dorothy and her friends after they kill the Wicked
Witch of the West, who was enslaving them.
- The Winged
Monkeys were
put under an enchantment when they played a trick on the fiancé of a
witch. The witch wanted to kill them, but she decided to just force them
to do the bidding of the owner of the magical Golden Cap. They have been
enchanted for generations. Glinda frees them after Dorothy gives her the
Golden Cap.
8. What is the setting? What ideas of moral
values does the setting suggest?
Answer :
·
Setting : Dorothy’s home (The
Kansas Prairies) it is dry and gray.
The land of Oz it is colorful, bright, and
full of joy.
·
Moral values :
1.
Things are not always as they seem. People always think the grass is
greener on the other side, and are always looking for happiness elsewhere. When
in reality happiness is where your family and loved ones are.
2.
It does teach us to believe in ourselves. Each of the lead already had what
they were looking for.
3.
There's
facing your fears. Dorothy stands up to Miss Gulch, The Lion when they first
meet, The Wizard, and finally, The Witch, however that might be better seen in
the novel.
9. What does the play tell about? What is the conflict of
the story?
Answer : The play tells about Mr.
Mercer who is sitting in the smoking compartment enjoyed his first trip to One
Hundred and Twenty Fifth street by train and he met a new friends-relationship
with Mr. Barclay the conductor of the car. The story is blurry, but I think the
conflict is Mr. Mercer forget where his card, maybe he lost it and then consult
to the conductor.
10. Where is the setting of the play? What does the title
mean as a part of the setting (stage directions)?
Answer : The setting takes place in a railroad train named
Pullman Car that is on his way to One Hundred and Twenty Fifth street, The Traveler
means to Mr. Mercer that is a passenger on his way who travelling One Hundred
and Twenty Fifth street.
