Match the underlined word in each verse to its meaning in the context of the poem.
the underlined word is in ( )
verse

1. "in which the (burthen) of the mystery, / in which the heavy and the weary weight of all this unintelligible world, / is lightened: "
(from "tintern abbey" by william wordsworth)

2. "faint i, nor mourn nor murmur, other gifts / have followed; for such loss, i would believe, / abundant (recompence)"
(from "tintern abbey" by william wordsworth)

3. "hold off! unhand me, grey-beard (loon)! "
(from "the rime of the ancient mariner" by samuel taylor coleridge)

4. "nor yet beside the (rill),
nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he; "
(from "elegy written in a country churchyard" by thomas gray)

5. "where was heard the mingled (measure)
from the fountain and the caves."
(from "kubla khan" by samuel taylor coleridge)

matching words
1. the rhythm of a piece of poetry or music
2. a silly or foolish person
3. meaning, weight, or significance
4. reward
5. a small stream

Rill : A small stream

Loon : A silly or foolish person

Reward : recompense

Meaning, weight or significance : Measure

Burthen : rhythm of a piece

Explanation:

Choice of words for a poem are made the readers to understand the meaning of the poem well. Using good words help the readers get the theme of the poem well and give an impact of the poem.

The words used in these stanzas of different poems are like loon which means a foolish person, rill which means a small stream, recompense which means a compensation or a reward given for the loss.

you need to post the passage so we know what you’re talking about

1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.