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What does the title of the poem imply about the author's age compared to the age of the audience?
The author is older than the audience.
What is the tone of this poem?
Encouraging, uplifting, positive, etc.
What is repitition?
Repeating of words and phrases
What does it mean to "live in the along?"
Live in the present/moment.
In what SPECIFIC LINES can you find alliteration in this poem?
What is alliteration?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the line/sentence or the repetition of vowel sounds in a line/sentence
Someone who wants to keep someone else "down," as in discouraged, sad, etc; pretty much a hater.
The poem establishes an informal voice by using which of the following:
1) A rigid structure
2) Frequent line breaks
3) An accented meter
4) Challenging diction
2) Frequent line breaks
What is rhythm?
A series of stressed and unstressed syllables in the line(s).
Why would the author write this poem?
To tell readers to be persistent, to keep going because it will get better!
Line breaks can create rhythm and mimic a natural conversation, creating a natural pause as if you're talking to a friend. What effect does this have on the speakers tone/voice?
creates an informal tone
What are line breaks?
Where the author chooses to end a specific line.
What is the theme of this poem?
What is the significance of the lines, "Even if you are not ready for day / it cannot always be night"?
Even if you are not ready for the next day, it can't always be dark and gloomy; you have to face the day head-on and not wallowing in depression.
He eats the sweet treats is an example of what type of alliteration?
Assonance