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What is the definition of tone/mood?
The feeling expressed by the words used.
What is the definition of imagery?
Descriptive words that create an image in the reader's mind.
What is the definition of line?
A row of words.
What is the definition of stanza?
A group of lines in a poem.
What is the definition of theme?
The overall message or life lesson in a poem.
"Mary made many meals on Monday" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration.
Hyperbole.
"His face was stone when she said she loved him" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor.
"The leaves danced in the wind" is what type of figurative language?
Personification.
"She is as fast as a rabbit" is what type of figurative language?
Simile.
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Possible responses: Crash, pop, bang, knock.
What is the overall topic of the poem?
The sun.
What is an example of repetition in the poem? In what stanza?
"Hold fast to dreams" is repeated in the first and second stanza.
Identify all of the lines in the poem.
There are 8 lines.
Identify all of the stanzas in the poem.
There are 4 stanzas.
Repetition is when words or phrases are repeated. Alliteration is when the beginning sound of words is repeated.
What's the definition of a rhyme scheme?
Patterns of words that sound alike.
What words do you need to pay attention to when trying to identify a rhyme scheme?
The last word in each line.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile compares two unlike things using like or as, while a metaphor compares two unlike things without using like or as.
What's an example of figurative language within the poem? How do you know?
"Life is a broken-winged bird" is an example of a metaphor.
What mood was expressed throughout the poem? Explain.
The answer should be a feeling word with an explanation.
What piece of imagery came to your head while you were reading? What line(s) were you reading when this image formed?
Answers will vary.
What type of poem is this and how do you know?
"Dreams" by Langston Hughes is considered a free verse poem; you can tell because it doesn't follow a strict pattern or rhyme scheme, but still maintains a clear structure and impactful message through repetition and powerful imagery, which are key characteristics of free verse poetry.
A way to say one thing while meaning something entirely different. The phrase isn't meant to be taken literally.
Write a line of your own to add to the poem. In between which two lines would you add this addition?
Answers will vary.