| A | B |
|---|
| Denotation | Literal or dictionary meaning |
| Connotation | emotional association of a word |
| Number of stanzas in "Those Winter Sundays" | three |
| Rhyme scheme of "the sonnet-ballad" | ABACCDCDCFFAA |
| In "the sonnet-ballad," war is symbolic of | unfaithfulness |
| "The weeping of the guitar begins." | Personification |
| Theme of "Dreams" | Dreams keep one alive. |
| "Life is a barren field frozen with snow." | Metaphor |
| Purpose of "Dreams" | Persuade the reader to continue dreaming |
| "...then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze." | Imagery |
| "the quilts sing on" | Personification |
| "...resembled the point of a pin" | Alliteration |
| "The shock of the tricky duck was wacky." | Consonance |
| "Ray roared when he reviewed the ratings for the race." | Assonance |
| The soft, rustling silk of the pale blue curtains waved invitingly. | Onomatopoeia |
