Dreams & Identity
What should we do with dreams, according to the poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes?
Hold on to them.
In Yrsa Daley-Ward's poem "What love isn't", love should NOT be?
Hurtful
In the poem by Robert Frost, "Dust of Snow," what falls?
Snow
In Paul Lawrence Dunbar's poem "Sympathy" and Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird," where is the bird?
In a cage
Poetry = ?
Bread
What does "broken-winged bird" mean in the poems "Sympathy" by Paul Lawrence Dunbar and "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou
Life cannot move forward
What is Yeats offering in the poem "He wishes for the cloths of heaven"?
His dreams
What changes the speaker's mood in Frost's poem "Dust of Snow"?
Crow and Snow
In Paul Lawrence Dunbar's poem "Sympathy" and Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird," why does the bird sing?
To share the hope and pain it is in.
In Billy Collins poem "An Introduction to Poetry," what is the problem with poetry?
Too much time is spent overanalyzing instead of just enjoying the poems.
going far beyond what is necessary, productive, or reasonable
In the poem "Identity," what does the weed symbolize?
Freedom and Individuality
The speaker wants to be strong and different.
In Yeats poem "He wishes for the cloths of heaven," what is the Tone?
Serious
In Claude McKay's poem "After the winter", winter symbolizes?
Hardship
a condition of life that causes severe difficulty, suffering, or adversity
In Paul Lawrence Dunbar's poem "Sympathy" and Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird," what does the bird symbolize?
Oppression
the unjust or cruel exercise of power or authority over others
In Jimmy Santiago Baca's poem "I am offering this poem," what is it meant to be a gift of?
Comfort
In the poem "Identity, "why be a weed?
There is strength in being different.
In the poem "Love and Friendship", what lasts longer?
Friendship
What is the Theme of Robert Frost's poem, "Dust of Snow"?
EVENT + Response = Outcome (E+R=O)
Small moments matter.
In Paul Lawrence Dunbar's poem "Sympathy" and Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird," what is the contrast?
Such as light versus darkness, hope versus despair, or order versus chaos
Freedom vs Restriction
In the poem "Unfurling People" by Elizabeth Acevedo, what does "unfurling" mean?
growing and changing, opening up
The poem reflects on immigration and the reasons why people leave their homes and move to a new place. Sometimes, the places people live do not provide enough resources to sustain them, or they are unsafe, and they must leave. Immigration is the balance between holding on to the past and embracing the future.
What is the common theme in the poems "Identity", "Dreams", "Sympathy", and "Caged Bird"?
Purpose and Identity
In Yeats's poem "He wishes for the cloths of heaven," "Tread softly" shows?
Vulnerability and his dreams are important
the state or quality of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked, harmed, or damaged
In the poems, "Dust of Snow" and "After the Winter," nature shows?
Change and Hope
In Paul Lawrence Dunbar's poem "Sympathy" and Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird," what does the bird show?
Resilience
the ability to adapt, recover, and "bounce back" from stress, adversity, or significant change
In "A Loaf of Poetry," Naoshi Koriyama explores the purpose of poetry. What does she say poetry does?
Connects people