Musical Vocabulary
What is volume?
How loud or soft something is
What is purpose?
The reason why something is done
Who is a speaker?
The person who is talking
Analyze the poem "Burn". What is the mood/meaning of this poem? Why? Give at least three details from the poem and explain how they support your claims.
Mood: Anger/Sadness*
Reason: It talks about being hurt in a relationship.
Detail One: Spontaneous Combustion
Explanation: Spontaneous combustion is a sudden explosion which can symbolize anger.
Detail Two: She talks about how “he lit me on fire from the inside out”
Explanation: Fire can be destructive and this symbolizes hurt which makes the reader feel angry and sad.
Detail Three: Burning
Explanation:
*Though both work, it is best to only put one as the mood
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What is pitch?
How high or low a sound is
What is the mood?
The feeling an author is trying to create
What is structure?
The parts of a story and how they fit together; the way something is built; a foundation that something is built upon; to build and/or support something in a particular way
Analyze the poem "The Old Pond". What is the mood/meaning of this poem? Why? Give at least three details from the poem and explain how they support your claims.
Mood: Calm, then exciting, then calm once again.
Reason: It describes a sudden event occurring in a tranquil setting
Detail One:
Expanation:
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What is tone?
The manner in which something is said; the qualities of a sound, including its pitch, volume, and other characteristics
What is the theme?
The message or idea that the author wants us to think about
What is a call and response?
When one speaker says something and another replies
Analyze the poem "What the Grasshopper taught me about men". What is the mood/meaning of this poem? Why? Give at least three details from the poem and explain how they support your claims.
Mood:
Reason:
Detail One:
Expanation:
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Who are the audience?
Who the piece is for, the people who are watching, reading, listening, etc.
What is a thesis?
A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved
Analyze the poem "Ripe". What is the mood/meaning of this poem? Why? Give at least three details from the poem and explain how they support your claims.
Mood:
Reason:
Detail One:
Expanation:
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