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Match the poems to their notable characteristics.


Poems:

  1. the love song of j. alfred prufrock
  2. in a station of the metro
  3. an irish airman foresees his death
  4. a bird in the house

Characteristics:

  1. free verse; an exploration of the response to death and loss
  2. precise imagery; economy of language
  3. repetition of lines; fragments with different structures
  4. traditional form; nontraditional treatment of theme

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  1. free verse; an exploration of the response to death and loss - 4. a bird in the house. It talks about death in a symbolic way
    2. precise imagery; economy of language - 2. in a station of the metro by Ezra Pound. The poem is very short but describes the image perfectly
    3. repetition of lines; fragments with different structures - 1. the love song of j. alfred prufock. some lines are repeated
    4. traditional form; nontraditional treatment of theme - 3. an irish airman foresees his death. Traditional form includes rhymes

The quality or the attribute that defines something or someone is called characteristic. It helps to distinguish the properties of one object from another.

The matches of the poems with their characteristics are 1. (3), 2. (2), 3. (4) and 4. (1).

What are the characteristics of the poem?

  • In the poem of "The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock," some lines and phrases are repeated and some stanzas have various structures hence, the correct characteristic is 3.

  • Ezra Pound's poem "In a station of the metro" is a short but very imaginative and vivid poem that describes and portrays the descriptions accurately hence, the correct characteristic is 2.

  • "An Irish airman foresees his death" is traditional folklore that has very rhyming themes and hence, the correct characteristic is 4.

  • "A bird in the house" is an autobiographical poem that symbolizes death and depicts the emotions of demise and the loss of the near and close ones hence, the correct characteristic is 1.

Therefore, the correct matches are 1. (3), 2. (2), 3. (4) and 4. (1).

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