Potpourri
The person who is narrating a poem.
Who is the speaker?
In Tupac Shakur's "The Rose that Grew from Concrete," the "rose," the "crack" and "concrete," are all examples of this.
What is a symbol?
"Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,"
Read the above excerpt from the Robert Frost poem, "The Road Not Taken." The bolded words are an example of this poetic device.
What is rhyme or rhyme scheme?
In Gary Soto's "Oranges" poem, the phrase, "candies tiered like bleachers," is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a simile?
Write a sentence about "Mr. Levitan's bald head" using simile
To qualify:
Sentence must have comparison using "like" or "as."
Sentence must be a complete sentence -- Include "4 needs of a sentence."
Paragraphs are to essays as __________ are to poems.
What are stanzas?
Gary Soto's "Oranges" suggests seemingly small events in a person's life should be treasured memories because they bring the most joy.
The above sentence is a example of this.
What is theme?
"And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could"
Read the above excerpt from Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken," the rhyme scheme at the end of these two lines is an example of this poetic device.
What is a couplet?
In Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken," the description of a "yellow wood" is an allusion to this season?
What is fall or autumn?
Write a sentence about "life" using metaphor.
To qualify:
Sentence must have comparison withtout using "like" or "as."
Sentence must be a complete sentence -- Include "4 needs of a sentence."
"It’s because being American is more than a pride we inherit."
Read the above excerpt from Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb." The word "inherit" has this many syllables.
What is three syllables?
In the opening line of Robert Frost's, "The Road Not Taken," the speaker says, "Two Roads diverged in a yellow wood."
"Two roads" likely symbolizes this.
What are life choices?
Will also accept: "life paths" / "decisions in life" / choices / a big decision.
Mr. Levitan will review all answers and accept a different answer that also fits, if the wording isn't exactly the same.
"We will rise from the golden hills of the West.
We will rise from the windswept Northeast where our forefathers first realized revolution."
In Amanda Gorman's poem, "The Hill We Climb," the use of the phrase, "We will rise," is an example of this poetic device.
What is repetition?
In Gary Soto's "Oranges," when the speaker compares peeling an orange to "making a fire in my hands," it's an example of this literary device.
What is metaphor?
Write a sentence about "school" using hyperbole.
To qualify:
Sentence must include an exaggeration.
Sentence must be a complete sentence -- Include "4 needs of a sentence."
Gary Soto's poem, "Oranges," is unconventional because it does not have this.
Will accept:
What is an obvious set of rules/patterns?
What are rhymes/rhyme schemes?
What stanzas that are all the same length.
Identify a symbol in the excerpt from Gary Soto's "Oranges," and include a possible meaning for a daily double (double score).
"I peeled my orange
That was so bright against
The gray of December"
What is "orange"? Symbolism: Bright spot in life.
OR
What is "December" or "gray of December"? Symbol: The blur of life OR the dullness of day to day life.
"Though as for that the passing there..."
Read the above excerpt from the Robert Frost poem, "The Road Not Taken." The use of the words, "though, that, the," and "there," in the same line is an example of this poetic device.
What is alliteration?
"Proving nature's law is wrong it [the rose] learned to walk without having feet."
The above excerpt from Tupac Shakur's poem, "The Rose that Grew from Concrete," is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
Write a sentence about your laptop using personification.
To qualify:
Sentence must give human-like qualities to an object.
Sentence must be a complete sentence -- Include "4 needs of a sentence."
Tone is the attitude the poet takes toward the audience, subject, or a character, in a poem. Based on the excerpt below from Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken," these are two words that accurately describe the poem's tone (again, looking for two descriptions of tone).
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
Hint: There can be more than one write answer. In other words, I am not looking for two specific words, nor does it need to be spelled or conjugated the exact same way.
What are:
positive, happy, hopeful, encouraging, inspiring, adventurous, willing to take risks/risk taker, curious, challenging... Other words used to describe tone will be judge by Mr. Levitan when reviewing the answers from each group.
Read the excerpt below:
"Two roads diverged in a wood..."
The word "wood" could symbolize this?
What is life as a whole or life?
*Will also except different wording that fits.
"If we merge mercy with might, and might with right, then love becomes our legacy."
Read the above excerpt from Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb." In the phrase, "might with right," she uses this poetic device.
What is assonance?
"Someone might have thought
I was making a fire in my hands."
These last two lines from Gary Soto's poem, "Oranges," are an example of this type of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
Write a sentence about Valentine's Day using imagery.
To qualify:
Sentence must include descriptive language that engages one or more senses.
Sentence must be a complete sentence -- Include "4 needs of a sentence."