Elements of Poetry
A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
What is metaphor?
Which Critical Theory is all about applying your beliefs and experiences to the text.
What is reader response?
When reading with the Social Class Theory Lens, we read "I Too" by which American author?
What is Langston Hughes?
An object that represents or stands for something else.
What is symbolism?
The attitude a poet takes toward their subject.
What is tone?
Which Critical Theory focuses on if stereotypes are present in the text?
What is Gender Theory?
When reading with the Reader Response Lens, we read "Juicy" by which American rapper?
What is B.I.G or Biggie Smalls?
When reading with the Gender Theory Lens, we read "The Bridge Poem" by which American author?
What is Kate Rushin?
To give human qualities to an inanimate object of non-human object.
What is personification?
Which Critical Theory focuses on looking at literary devices and the details of a text to understand the overall meaning, theme, and author’s purpose.
What is New Criticism?
When reading with the Gender Theory lens, we read "Woman's Work" by which American author?
What is Maya Angelou?
The umbrella term for all poetic devices.
The narrator knows everything. When this person narrators the action in the story, they will use “he,” “she,” and “they” to describe events.
What is 3rd person omniscient?
Which Critical Theory focuses on specific groups that are represented in the text, and figuring out which group(s) have the power or privilege in the text.
What is Social Class Theory?
When reading with the Social Class Theory Lens, we read "I Too" by which American author?
What is Langston Hughes?
The feeling a poem creates for its reader.
What is mood?
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
What is allusion?
Which Critical Theory focuses on your connections, thoughts, and opinions based on the text.
What is Reader Response?
When reading with the New Criticism Lens, we read "Valentine's Afternoon" by which American author?
What is Michael Mcfee?
This occurs when words at the end of a line of poetry rhyme with each other.
What is end rhyme?