Themes
These poems all deal with the broad theme of emerging identity. Name one of the four.
What is "Soda Jerk", "Who Am I?" "And I Remember", or "Wanted: Someone Who Cares".
Grandma's hair was as soft as feathers.
What is simile.
Written by John Gillespie Magee, Jr., this poem is written about the joys of flying.
What is "High Flight".
After a long week of rain and floods, Deanna was relieved when the weatherman said Halloween would be as dry as a bone.
What is a simile.
The feeling the author is trying to convey.
What is mood.
Freedom, above everything else, is the greatest part of being a Canadian.
What is "I Am a Canadian".
"The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew
The furrow followed free." This is an example of what poetic device?
What is alliteration.
Written by Robert Frost, this poem describes "two roads that diverged in a yellow wood".
What is "The Road Not Taken".
After a long night of trick or treating, Carolyn slept like a dog.
What is a simile.
The author's message or lesson to be learned.
What is theme.
Exploration and technology. Name one of two poems.
What is "High Flight" and "Fueled".
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
What is simile.
"Four horizons cozen me
To distances I dimly see.
Four paths beckon me to stray,
Each a bold and separate way."
What is "Shooting the Sun".
Mom was a busy bee preparing for the Halloween party.
What is a metaphor.
Words with the same ending sounds.
What is rhyme.
Life gives us choices, and sometimes we are unable to make a decision.
What is "Shooting the Sun".
Giving non-human objects human qualities.
What is personification.
Written by Canadian country music/folk singer Stompin' Tom Connors, this poem was written as a song.
What is "Where Would I Be?"
My face turned ghostly white when I saw the terrifying haunted house in front of me.
What is a metaphor.
Words or phrases that are repeated.
What is repetition.
Life gives us choices, which will define us in the end.
What is "The Road Not Taken".
If I don't have that toy, I'll die!
What is hyperbole.
This speaker of this poem discusses the ephemeral (not lasting forever) elements of life and nature by conjuring an image of a life cycle.
What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
The glitter on Sophia's mermaid costume was like a thousand stars shimmering.
What is a simile.
The number of syllables in a line and how they are accented creates the poems "beat" or rhythm.
What is meter.