1. Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem.

ABBAABBA, CDECDE

2. Complete a scansion on 3 lines of the poem. (Identify line length and meter--like the example from "Shall I Compare thee to a Summer's Day).

11/10 syllables, iambic pentameter 

3. Identify at least 5 images in the poem (Try to find images that appeal to different senses)

landscapes drawn in pearly monotones-this is an auditory image, because it describes the lasndscape as monotones, which sets a tone of dull, boring plainness.

 cold silver on a sky of slate-visual imagery, describes the sky and clouds, as dull and silver.

A thread of water, churned to milky spate-this is a visual image desvribing how the river turns and churns itself with mud to a murky color.

^{briefer than apple blossom's breath-This visual image describes how short the spring is, alluring to the distance at which an apple's breath would go if it breathed.}

^{like a bonfire of leaves-This visual image describes the differences of color in leaves in the fall, setting a tone of fiery brilliance.}

4. Identify the problem (situation) and solution in the sonnet

there is something about the landscape that he doesn't enjoy.

5. Define the words austere, immaculate, and sheaves

austere- severe

immaculate-unstained

sheaves-a budle or cluster

6. Identify four sound devices in the poem (assonance, alliteration, consonance)

the sound 'ow' is repeated, as well as 'is'

7. What is the speaker's attitude toward the New England  winter landscape?

He likes it because it is cold and dull, and lasts a long time, which puritans like.

8. What view of life does the poem present?

It shows a view of cold dull boringness, partnered by skepticism and yearning.