01:790:340 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Burning Deck Press

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: 01:790:340
• Professor: Zintin

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First read felicia dorothea hemans"s poem casabianca (course reader, pp. 6 7): this poem is about an incident that took place in a 1798 naval battle, in the course of the. In a few sentences, gloss (summarize) the action of the poem. Then read the following poem, written 120 years later. Find one metaphor in the bishop poem, and identify its tenor and its vehicle. In a few sentences, reflect on how bishop"s poem uses metaphor to reflect on hemans"s poem. Love"s the boy stood on the burning deck trying to recite the boy stood on the burning deck. love"s the son stood stammering elocution while the poor ship in flames went down. Love"s the obstinate boy, the ship, even the swimming sailors, who would like a schoolroom platform, too, or an excuse to stay on deck.