Poetic Elements
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
Hyperbole
The number of lines in a sonnet
14
In A Voice, Pat Mora is speaking in second person point of view to whom?
Her Mother
The first stanza, provides examples of what kind of figurative language?
I am offering this poem to you, since I have nothing else to give. Keep it like a warm coat when winter comes to cover you, or like a pair of thick socks the cold cannot bite through
Similes
The city Amanda Gorman references in her poem
New York
BOOM! POW! SNAP!
Onomatopoeia
The name of each of the 3 sets of 4 lines
Quatrain
What does Pat Mora compare her grandfather to in the poem?
a judge without a courtroom
Where was the poet, Jimmy Santiago Baca, when he wrote this poem?
In jail
MULTIPLE CHOICE!
The extended metaphor of this poem is in reference to:
a village people, a path of obstacles, or a journey of self-discovery?
A village of people
"No warmth could warm, nor wintry weather chill him."
(not looking for "imagery")
Alliteration
The rhyming two lines at the end of a sonnet
couplet
she feels she is a strong role model; speaks up for herself and has passed this on to her children (Pat Mora and her brothers/sisters)
The repetition of the phrase "I love you" creates what kind of tone?
sincere, genuine, real, heartfelt
The line,
"Every idea an open sea Every voice a boat voyaging the bank of blue." is an example of what?
Metaphor
Pun
The rhyme scheme of a sonnet
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Read the couplet at the end of Love Is Not All:
Or trade the memory of this night for food/It well may be. I do not think I would.
What is the speaker's attitude toward love?
The offering of the poem is a metaphor for what?
the speaker's love
references to Broadway star, Cynthia Erivo, and blog star, Pete Cashmore, are examples of what?
Allusion
“you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles/and my daddy said 'Stay away from Juliet'"
Allusion
The rhythmic pattern of a sonnet
How does the speakers attitude toward love shift through the poem, Love Is Not All?
It starts out pessimistic (negative) then shifts to appreciative (love is needed)
What is the theme of this poem?
Love is a gift especially during hard times.
In addition to emphasizing certain words/phrases, what is the purpose of the varied syntax (arrangement of words)
create dynamic rhythm