Types of Poetry
Japanese form of poetry
Haiku
Celebrates rural life
Pastoral
Very long narrative poem that tells about a hero.
Epic
deaths of his children
At the start of the poem, what is going on?
the speaker is meeting his neighbor to fix the wall between their properties
tribute to someone or something
Ode
catalog of items
List
Free Verse
In Robert Frost's poem 'Acquainted With the Night,' what does ‘night’ symbolize?
Greif, sorrow, depression
How does the speaker interact with his neighbor?
He works calmly with his neighbor to rebuild the wall.
inscription for a grave
Epitaph
FUNNY 5-line poem, rhyme is a,a,b,b,a
Limerick
forms a diamond shape
Diamante
The Road Not Taken: Which of the following best describes a theme of the text?
The diverging road presents a choice as a metaphor for life's decisions, he chooses individualism by taking the road less traveled on.
How does the speaker respond to his neighbor’s saying, “Fences make good neighbors”?
He questions the logic of the wall and meaning behind it.
Tells a story
Narrative
Always expresses some emotion
Lyric
forms a shape
concrete
The Road Not Taken: What transcendentalist belief does this poem represent?
Nonconformity
The title of "Out, Out", comes from what literature?
Macbeth
rhyming poem or song
Ballad
14 line poem--end is a couplet that sums up the message
Sonnet
group of lines--poetry paragraph
stanza
In the final part of the poem, looking back on his decision to take the path less traveled, how does he feel about his decision?
The speaker understands that taking one opportunity prevented him from going back to take another, but he doesn’t regret his choice
The feelings of the family after the boy’s death reveal: