Lesson 29.)  1.) Describe the subtle changes in setting and analyze how these shifts reveal Eve’s fall from grace.The subtle changes in setting reveal Eve’s fall from grace. In the initial setting she is innocently picking fruit in the garden. Then when Satan tries to temp her (as the snake) The setting is described as a “dark path” to the “Blasphemous Tree” as Eve starts to make bad decisions when she tastes the forbidden fruit. Then she is kicked out of the garden because she ate the fruit. And at the end she is partying with the devil. As each image of the setting becomes more evil, and impure, Eve is doing the same.  2.) How does the poem’s diction contribute to the tone and meaning? Consider the use of adjectives, verbs and participles. Look for patterns, contrasts and surprising juxtapositions of words. The poem’s diction contributes to its tone and meaning. There are basically two contrasting ideas, innocence and evil. These contrast between these two ideas is pointed out by the use of diction. Eve is the one who is “wading” “picking” “wondering” “kneeling” “listening” “crying” and “haunting”. The devil is the one who is “whispering” “tumbling”  “telling” “rated” and hated”   Eve is associated with “sweet” and the color “white” which create a tone of innocence. Satan is associated with the color “silver” and speaks in a “low” whisper which creates a dark mysterious tone about him.  3.) Consider the poet’s use of figurative language. How does the choice of comparisons influence tone and meaning?The poet uses figurative language when he compares the cobra to a mouse. Like the mouse, the snake appeared to be harmless, but he sweetly persuaded Eve to do evil deeds with his soft tone.  4.) Describe the meter, line length, and pattern of enjambment. What does the rhythm contribute to the mood of the poem?I do not know what type of meter this is, and I cannot tell what the pattern of enjambment is, so I have no idea how they contribute to the mood of the poem, I thought that the diction, use of figurative language and tone contributed to the mood of the poem because they were the only devices I noticed. 

 5.) Describe the use of repetition and rhyme. Look for patterns. What does the repetition contribute to the mood of the poem?

There are many repeating rhymes within this poem, and even within each stanza. There is repetition of the words/phrases, “bells and grass”, “Eva”, “wondering ” “listening” The repetition of words like these helps point out what happened to Eve, she was deceived, (the wondering and listening help point this out) The parallel structure of stanza seven and eight is shown through the birds questioning “How” three times, and The devil toasting to “Eva” twice. (the parallel is that they are repeated more than once at the end of each stanza,  not that they are repeated the same amount of times)