• siren: In Greek and Roman mythology, siren was the name for any of the sea nymphs who would lure sailors by singing. • jovial: The root of jovial comes from the name of the Roman god of the sky, Jupiter, who was also known as Jove.

• titanic: In Greek mythology, the Titans were a family of giants who once ruled the Earth.

• nectar: Nectar was the drink of the gods. It made them immortal, so they lived forever.

1. siren
2. jovial
3. titanic
4. nectar

a. very large; having great force or power
b. device that makes a loud, wailing sound
c. sugary liquid made by flowers
d. cheerful; joyful; full of good humor

Match each excerpt to the correct stanza structure. 1. it was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea, that a maiden there lived whom you may know by the name of annabel lee; and this maiden she lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me. (from "annabel lee" by edgar allan poe) 2. o thou, new-year, delaying long, delayest the sorrow in my blood, that longs to burst a frozen bud and flood a fresher throat with song. (from "in memoriam" by alfred lord tennyson) 3. nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold. her early leaf’s a flower but only so an hour. then leaf subsides to leaf. so eden sank to grief,; so dawn goes down to day. nothing gold can stay. (from "nothing gold can stay" by robert frost) 4. at sestos hero dwelt; hero the fair, whom young apollo courted for her hair, and offered as a dower his burning throne, where she should sit for men to gaze upon. the outside of her garments were of lawn, the lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn; (from "hero and leander" by christopher marlowe) quatrain couplet octave sestet