Poetry Vocab
words that do not carry an emotional overtone
denotative
When is John fast in "Speed adjustments?"
When he is doing something he wants to do
What has grass done to battlegrounds?
Covered it up/made it new
What might man mean when he says, “I exist?”
He is trying to prove that he is worthy
What is the overall message of sympathy?
Don't be in a hurry
words that carry an emotional overtone
connotative
When is John slow in "Speed adjustments?"
when he is doing something he doesn't want to do.
What is the importance of the setting of “God of the Desert?"
Shows that we always have to search for God.
What was the difference in wayfarer’s attitude at beginning, end of poem?
What do a broken winged bird and a barren field have in common?
They are both useless
Implied comparison, but not using words like/as
metaphor
In "Those Winter Sundays" how was the father taken for granted?
He performed many tasks that he didn't get credit for
What was the author of "High Flight's" fate?
He was killed in battle
In I met a Seer, What evidence of wisdom on part of child?
The child is smart enough to ask to see the book of wisdom
Overall message of “The Road Not Taken”
Sometimes in life you have to make a tough choice; what choice will you make?
Poems with no rhyme scheme and no set rhyme, or meter
free verse
In the courage that my mother had, what two of her mother's possessions does the daughter want?
He is taken aback and starts to pray
What is the difference in first three, last three verses of “the Eagle”
First three verses: Eagle is high up
Last three verses: Eagle is closer to the ground
How many syllables are there in each line of haikus?
5,7,5
words that sound like what they represent “buzz, crack”
Onomatopoeia
What is meant by “He dealt out peace to everyone and everything?"
God always provides peace to the world.
Which of these battles is from the Civil War?
Ypres
Verdun
Midway
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
How are Bandages of Grass, Grass similar/different?
Similar: they both talk about grass, battle
Different: bandages of grass has a more negative mood than grass
Nobody knows you better than you know yourself