“Each dollop
of sherbet, later,
is a miracle,
like salt on a melon that makes it sweeter.”
What is a simile?
100
Free Verse.
What is this poem a type of?
100
"We thought no one was lying
there under our feet,
we thought it
was a joke. I’ve been trying
to remember the taste,"
What is an exact end rhyme?
200
“Dad appears with his masterpiece -
swirled snow and gelled light.”
What is an alliteration?
200
To appreciate all the sweet and beautiful things in life before they are gone.
What is the overall meaning of Grape Sherbet?
200
“The diabetic grandmother
stares from the porch,
a torch
of pure refusal.”
What is an exact end rhyme?
300
"so the bib resembles a duck."
What is a metaphor?
300
Adds a better sense of understanding.
What is the effect of the literary elements on Grape Sherbet?
300
"Now I see why
you bothered,
father."
What is an approximate end rhyme?
400
"That morning we galloped
through the grassed-over mounds"
What is imagery?
400
Children are running through a cemetery so happily on Memorial Day.
What is irony?
400
"The recipe’s
a secret and he fights
a smile, his cap turned up
so the bib resembles a duck."
What is an approximate end rhyme?
500
"The diabetic grandmother
stares from the porch,
a torch
of pure refusal."
What is a metaphor?
500
At first, the children were all so happy running around, then Rita Dove talks about the people at the cemetery who have passed away; yet, the children did not notice.