Poetry Elements
The beat, sound, and feel of a poem.
What is Rhythm?
Question 1 from "This Wednesday"
Which of these contributes to a quick meter and rhythm?
What is answer C?
The short lines help establish a rhythm that keeps the reader moving through the poem at a quick pace.
Question 5 from "Still Yet to Be"
The poet ends the first three stanzas with the words "best was still yet to be" and the last stanza with "best is still bet to be" in order to--
What is answer A?
One purpose of repetition is to stress the importance of the idea as it is done in the repeated line in each stanza.
Question 9 for BOTH poems.
Which statement expresses a main theme of BOTH poems?
What is answer B?
In both poems, the speakers realize that they need to find out what makes them special.
the use of words to create a connection to any of the five senses.
Sensory Language
A single row of words in a poem
What is a line?
Question 2 from "This Wednesday"
Read the lines from the poem.
The author uses personification in these lines to--
What is answer G?
The personification of the boasting soccer schedule emphasizes the speaker's disappointment that she did not make the team.
Question 6 from "Still Yet to Be"
Read these lines from the last stanza
The author uses metaphor in these lines to show that--
What is answer H?
The metaphorical "journey of life" shows that there are a variety of experiences to be had when one truly experiences all that life has to offer.
Question 10 for BOTH poems.
"This Wednesday" is composed differently from "Still Yet to Be" because it does not--
What is answer F? "This Wednesday" does not contain any repetition, while "Still Yet to Be" ends every stanza with the same words.
Rhyme Scheme
A group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
Question 3 from "This Wednesday"
The narrator's feelings about her situation begin to become more positive when she--
What is answer C?
The speaker's recollection of a time when sh lined up her dolls to perform for them gives the speaker hope that the future will be brighter and that she will find an activity at which she will excel.
Question 7 from "Still Yet to Be"
The limited point of view helps the reader understand--
What is answer D?
The speaker's commitment to try a variety of activities to find the best fit reveals that the speaker is willing to try new things.
Question 11 for BOTH poems
How do the poets of "This Wednesday" and "Still Yet to Be" both develop an optimistic voice?
What is answer D?
Both poems use a first-person point of view that reveals the speaker's personal thoughts and attitudes as hopeful for the future.
the way that all formal elements of a work of poetry come together in a single piece
Structure of poetry
The feeling the READER gets when reading the poem.
What is the mood?
Question 4 from "This Wednesday"
Which lines from the poem support the idea that the speaker will be courageous?
What is answer J?
The fact that the speaker is questioning her courageousness and then makes the declaration in the last two lines of the poem shows that she will be brave enough to try a new activity.
Question 8 from "Still Yet to Be"
What might the speaker in the poem do next?
What is answer F?
The speaker's willingness to try new things shows that he will try something new in the future.
Question 12 for BOTH poems
By the end of the poems, how do the speakers of BOTH "This Wednesday" and "Still Yet to Be" feel about their situations?
What is answer F?
At the end of "This Wednesday," the speaker decides to try out for the school musical. At the end of "Still Yet to Be," the speaker states, "The best is still yet to be." Both speakers are confident in their futures.
words or phrases that do not have their everyday, literal meaning
Figurative Language
The attitude of the poet toward the subject of the poem.
What is the tone?
In the last line, the speaker says, "There was only one way to know."
What does she mean by that?
Answers will vary.
The speaker repeats the line, "The best was still yet to be" after each stanza. This creates a ____ tone for the poem.
A. negative
B. curious
C. positive
D. forgetful
What is answer C?
The narrator repeats the line to show that she has a positive outlook for her future and what she might accomplish.
Choose a line from one of the poems that you think is the most encouraging for another student. Be prepared to explain your choice.
Answers will vary.
The message, or lesson that the reader can learn from a poem, story, or other literary work.
Theme