Form/Structure
A poem's form has to do with the following:
(a) Structure
(b) Appearance
(c) Organization
(d) All of the above
(d) All of the above
All of the following are examples of sound devices except for...
(a) Alliteration
(b) Rhyme
(c) Imagery
(d) Repetition
(c) Imagery
The use of words to appeal to the reader’s sense of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell is called ____.
(a) Metaphor
(b) Personification
(c) Imagery
(d) Onomatopoeia
(c) Imagery
This refers to the author's attitude toward the subject.
(a) Tone
(b) Setting
(c) Mood
(d) Point of View
(a) Tone
All of the following are considered themes in literature except ___.
(a) Pursuing one's dream in the face of adversity is a worthy goal.
(b) Don't give up on your dreams, no matter what obstacles stand in your way.
(c) Pursuing dreams
(d) Pursuing one's dream is a difficult but worthwhile act.
(c) Pursuing dreams
True or false?
Poems are organized by groups of lines called clusters.
False
True or False? Alliteration is the repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words in a poem.
True
True or False? Simile and metaphor are both examples of figurative language.
True
True or false? The tone of a poem is the feeling the reader experiences as a result of the poem's content and word choice.
False
True or False? Themes in literature must be expressed as complete sentences.
True.
How many stanzas long is Langston Hughes' poem, "As I Grew Older?
(a) 29
(b) 1
(c) 26
(d) 17
(b) 1
The rhyming pattern that is created at the end of lines of poetry is known as
(a) consonance
(b) meter
(c) rhythm
(d) rhyme scheme
(d) rhyme scheme
All of the following are examples of figurative language except...
(a) Simile
(b) Metaphor
(c) Personification
(d) Alliteration
(d) Alliteration
The mood of Arna Bontemps' poem, "A Black Man Talks of Reaping" can be best characterized as _____.
(a) Despairing
(b) Hopeful
(c) Cheerful
(d) Apathetic
(a) Despairing
"As I Grew Older" addresses all of the following topics/ideas except ____.
(a) Growing up
(b) Facing adversity
(c) Pursuing dreams
(d) Giving up
(d) Giving up
How many lines are there per stanza in "A Black Man Talks of Reaping"?
Four
The term used to refer to the pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds in a poem is called ____.
rhythm OR meter
This type of figurative language gives human characteristics to something non-human.
Personification
The tone of Langston Hughes' "As I Grew Older" is both ____ and ____.
Positive & Negative
OR
Despairing & Hopeful
Name at least 2 main ideas/topics in Arna Bontemps' "A Black Man Talks of Reaping."
Injustice/Racism/Inequality
AND
Hard work, Disappointment, Anxiety, Disillusionment
What is the total number of lines in Langston Hughes' poem, "As I grew older"?
29
Name the rhyme scheme in the stanza below:
I have sown beside all waters in my day.
I planted deep, within my heart the fear
that wind or fowl would take the grain away.
I planted safe against this stark, lean year.
ABAB
Which specific types of figurative language are present in the line below?
His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like moldy hay
Simile, Metaphor (and/or Imagery)
Identify the mood of Arna Bontemps' poem, "A Black Man Talks of Reaping," illustrated by the stanza below.
Yet what I sowed and what the orchard yields
my brother's sons are gathering stalk and root;
small wonder then my children glean in fields
they have not sown, and feed on bitter fruit.
Sad/Depressing/Despairing/Bleak
Come up with a working theme for Arna Bontemps' poem, "A Black Man Talks of Reaping."
Hint: Consider the topic(s) the poem addresses & how the speaker feels about them.
Ex: The fruits of one's labor are unfairly distributed
Ex: Some people do not receive equal pay for equal work
Ex: The world is unequal/unjust in how it treats certain groups of people