Vocabulary
Heed
Pay attention to
What were Sam McGee and Cap searching for in Yukon?
Gold
The following line is an example of what type of rhyme:
"It was jammed in the ice, but I saw in a trice ..."
Internal rhyming
The Yukon Gold Rush took place in Canada as well as what northern American state known for its cold weather?
Alaska
frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.
Where was Sam from?
(Plumtree) Tennessee
The following sentence is an example of what poetic device:
"… but the land of gold seemed to hold him like a spell'
Simile
In which container are cremated remains typically placed?
Urn
inspiring horror or intense fear
OR
inspiring disgust or distaste
What was the boat called?
The Alice May
The following line contains what type of figurative languaeg:
"The Arctic trails have their secret tales"
Personification
How many people actually found gold during the Yukon Gold Rush?
4,000
Loathed
to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
What was the name of the lake where the poem concludes?
Lake Lebarge
The poem begins and ends with what poetic device that is commonly found in ballads?
Refrain
When did the California Gold Rush begin?
1848 (January 24th, to be exact!)
Ghastly
terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
In the penultimate stanza, what does Sam tell Cap to do?
Close the door
What sound poetic device is found in the following line:
"... for I didn’t like to hear him sizzle so"
Onomatopoeia
What country has the largest amount of gold mine reserves?
Australia (12,000 metric tons)