Question

creative activities for the chapter The Mountain and the Squirrel
​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Mountain and the Squirrel’ by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a twenty line poem that is contained within one block of text. While the text does not rhyme, there is no particular pattern for a reader to follow.

This is due to Emerson’s attempt to influence the syntax with surprising consonants and vowels. For example, in the fourth line of the poem a reader is surprised with the insult “prig.” It was not the expected rhyme, lending it a greater impact. It seems crueler and more demeaning when thrust into what should be an aabb pattern. The poem continues on from there with a few more rhyming couplets as well as with two words “replied” and “you” which do not rhyme with anything.

I think this will help you....