Poetic Devices
This literary device describes multiple words that start with the same letter and are close together.
Alliteration
The L in PEAL stands for what?
Link.
I did my homework.
Active.
Correct the subject-verb agreement
Poems with lots of figurative language is hard to analyze.
Poems with lots of figurative language are hard to analyze.
Lurk late."
We Real Cool
This literary device is when the writer compares something to something else without using "like" or "as."
Metaphor or symbolism
2-3 times
The summative was graded by the teacher.
Passive.
Math class today include lots of practice problems.
Math class today includes lots of practice problems.
This poem uses repetition of "I can't" and then "I can" to compare Native traditions with her present reality.
This is when words end with the same vowel or consonant sound but NOT both.
slant or imperfect rhyme
This is the punctuation used for a line break when citing poetry.
A slash (/)
Put this in the active voice. Keep the same verb tense.
The tree was climbed by many children.
Many children climbed the tree.
What is the subject and the verb of this sentence?
The cold, dark days in winter make me sleepy.
Subject: days
Verb: make
"For even solace can be sourced from sorrow" is a line from which poem?
New Day's Lyric
Name all 4 devices that can be found in just these two lines:
We Sing sin. We
Thin gin.
Repetition, alliteration, perfect rhyme, and slant rhyme.
This is what you should use in your analysis to make sure that you are deconstructing rather than summarizing.
Keywords
Identify the subject and the verb in this sentence. Then determine whether it is in the active or passive voice.
Our hearts now altogether beat as one.
Subject: hearts
Verb: beat
Voice: active
Most singular verbs in English end in what letter?
"s"
A hat
This is the term for a sentence that runs over onto the next line.
Enjambment
This is the correct citation for a line of poetry.
(____, ___).
(Poet's last name, line number/s)
Rewrite this sentence to be fully active.
Multiple drafts were written by the student before mastery was achieved.
What is the subject and the verb in this sentence.
All things reveal themselves to men only gradually.
Subject: things or all things
verb: reveal
"Slender memory, stay with me" is a line from which poem?
Mnemonic