What sound effects does the translator of "Drops of dew" use to make the tanka pleasing to the ear?

What examples of hyperbole, or deliberate overstatement, can you find in Catullus's poetry? What effect does the use of hyperbole have in each case?

The speaker describes the sun's rising as a joyous occasion. How does he (or she) describe the setting of the sun?

Based on the five haiku by Basho, what would you say is Basho's general attitude toward nature?

Answer the questions below about the Vocabulary words in boldface. Make sure your answers show that you understand the meaning of each Vocabulary word.
What might happen if a speaker includes too many insignificant details in a speech?

What was the strongest impression you had after reading this poem? Did you agree or disagree with its message?

In the first stanza, the speaker says that change is "life's law." How does the poem's setting demonstrate the law of change?

What is ironic about the sentry's question, "qui vive?" ("who lives?")?

In order to help you think about why Pushkin used each of the underlined words rather than a synonym in the lines from "I Have Visited Again," below, answer the following questions about connotations.
"And it seems that only yesterday I $\underline{wandered}$ / Within these groves."
What connotations do wandered have that explored does not? When you think of someone wandering, what images come to mind?

What do you think Napoleon "understood"?

How does the description of peasants bargaining for cattle prepare you for the skepticism that Hauchecorne encounters after the wallet is returned?

Did you find the story's ending believable? Why or why not?

What does Hauchecorne find on the ground?

Irony occurs when there is a discrepancy between appearance and reality. Explain how irony is created by the language and imagery in "The Sleeper of the Valley."