Poem Analysis
"In a Station of the Metro"
The apparition of these faces in the crowd:
Petals on a wet, black bough.
The relationship between the "apparition" and the "petals" is most likely...
Connected. They are the same to the speaker....The colon shows relationship....
bough is a branch on a tree
apparition is ghost or ghostlike appearance
Consider the hands
that write this letter.
Left palm pressed flat against paper,
as we have done before, over my heart,
in peace or reverence to the sea,
some beautiful thing
- A. Girmay
In this text "reverence" most likely means....
admiration
respect
in honor
Short constructed response should have __[how many]___ sentences.
(extra 200 points if you can list each type).
5
TS, GE, TE, EP, CS
[you fit into me] BY MARGARET ATWOOD
you fit into me
like a hook into an eye
a fish hook
an open eye
Answer: The tone of the speaker is....
Any is correct: Sarcastic, upset, bitter, condescending
ROBERT FROST “THE ROSE FAMILY”
The rose is a rose, /And was always a rose.
But the theory now goes /That the apple’s a rose,
And the pear is, and so’s /The plum, I suppose.
The dear only knows /What will next prove a rose.
You, of course, are a rose- /But were always a rose.
What does the context suggest is the meaning of "you, of course, are a rose" ?
You are beautiful
You are special to me
Expansion of Point or EP
You tell me WHY the quote does ~something~
DO NOT JUST REWORD the quote. Give me details
Read this poem:
My life has been the poem I would have writ,
But I could not both live and utter it.
-HD Thoreau
The figure of speech most clear in this is....
Metaphor: His life is not really a poem
"is" comparison = metaphor
ROBERT FROST “THE ROSE FAMILY”
The rose is a rose, /And was always a rose.
But the theory now goes /That the apple’s a rose,
And the pear is, and so’s /The plum, I suppose.
The dear only knows /What will next prove a rose.
You, of course, are a rose- /But were always a rose.
What does the context suggest is the meaning of "prove" ?
"prove" could mean
demonstrate
show
be considered
If the prompt is "analyze how structure creates an effect in the poem"
The topic sentence would sound something like.....
In "title" by author, the structure creates an effect in the poem.
OR
The structure in the poem "title" by author creates an effect.