Vocab
Tell me the three types of stanzas
Quatrain, Tercet, Couplet
What is personification?
When non human things are given human traits
Give me a brief summary of the Raven
Spooky story about a man who is visited by a Raven and asks him questions about his lost love Lenore. The Raven always replies “Nevermore” and the man falls into despair.
Who is My Bed is a Boat by?
Robert Louis Stevenson
What is the foot in Iambic Meter?
Unstressed, stressed
What is Onomatopoeia?
A word that represents the sound it is trying to imitate
buzz, bark, meow, etc
When two or more words close together begin with the same letter or sound
the Raven
What poem uses internal rhyme?
The Raven
Varies
What is the foot in trochaic meter?
Stressed, Unstressed
What is allusion? Give me an example from a poem
A reference in literature to things outside the story (religion, politics, real events, pop culture, etc)
The Bust of Pallas (The Raven)
What is a simile? Give me an example?
Comparing two things using the words “like” “as” “than”
Varies
What is the question from the Lamb/Tyger?
“Did he who made the lamb make thee?“
What is the main figurative langugage in ”The Builders”? Explain the comparison
Metaphor, we are the builders, building our lives with good deeds whether we see the fruit or not
Name three poems in Iambic Meter
My bed is a Boat, The Cow, My Shadow, Casey at the Bat, others
What is a metaphor? Give me an example from a poem
When you compare two things through a literal phrasing
My bed is a boat
All are architects of fate
etc
What poem uses Hyperbole? How do we know it is hyperbole? (Definition and example)
Casey at the Bat
Eggagerate something for emphasis
pall-like silence, 10 thousand throats and eyes
What is the tone of ”The Tables Turned”? Tell me the most prominent figurative language used?
Nature forward, persuasive, happy, etc
personification
Recite the first two stanzas of “The Builders”
All are architects of Fate
working in these walls of time
some with massive deeds and great
some with ornaments of rhyme
nothing useless is or low
each thing in its place is best
and what seems but idle show
strengthens and supports the rest
Name three poems in Trochaic meter
The Raven, The Lamb/Tyger, Tables Turned, The Star, others
What is a Cesura? What is Enjambment? What do they have in common?
Cesura is a dramatic pause usually caused by punctuation. Enjambment is a rush from one line to the next because of a lack of punctuation
The poet uses these techniques to make the reader feel something that is not in the content
What is Juxtaposition?
When the poet puts two extremes together to prove a dramatic point. In Casey at the Bat, He compares a perfect sunny day to the feeling of loss in the baseball game.
Compare “My Bed is a Boat” to “There is no Frigate like a Book”
Both tell use to travel using things other than transportation. By using books or our beds, we go on adventures. Both poems use similies
Have your whole group recite “The Cow” from Memory
I love with all my heart
she gives me cream with all her might
to eat with apple tart
she wanders lowing here and there
and yet she cannot stray
all in the pleasant open air,
the pleasant light of day
and blown by all the winds that pass
and wet with all the showers
she walks among the meadow grasss
and eats the meadow flowers
What are the characteristics of a Haiku and a Limerick
Haiku: Three line poem (5-7-5), usually about nature, traditional Japanese poem
Limerick: 5 line poem, 2 long lines, 2 short, one long line. Funny short narrative poem. Rhyme scheme is AABBA