Rise
What is the poet's name that wrote Still, I Rise?
Maya Angelou
What is the poet's name that wrote Mother to Son?
Langston Hughes
In A House Called Tomorrow, what does the poet mean when he says,
"You will never march alone"
You will always have your ancestors walking with you.
What is the poet's name that wrote The Road Not Taken?
Robert Frost
In The Forest for the Trees, what does the tree figuratively symbolize?
challenges in life
What does it mean to evoke?
Bring up (like an emotion).
What is the central idea of the poem, Still, I Rise?
That no matter what happens to the poet she will always get back up. No matter how much hate.
What metaphor does the Mother use to describe life to her son?
Crystal Stair or Stair Case
In A House Called Tomorrow, what did the poet mean when they said, When you hear thunder?
It is the ancestors applauding.
What does the road figuratively symbolize in The Road Not Taken?
Decisions or choices in life
What is the poet's name that wrote Forest for the Trees?
Rena Priest
the "paragraph" of a poem
stanza
What figurative language is in the following line from Still, I Rise?
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
personification
What is the central idea of the poem, Mother to Son?
Life is hard. There will be obstacles. Keep going.
Who is the most important to make proud in this poem?
Make YOURSELF proud.
The Road Not Taken is one of the most famous poems of all time. Why do you think it still connects with readers?
Because everyone struggles with major life decisions and they can relate.
What is the central idea of the poem, The Forest for the Trees?
The ability to adapt to obstacles is how we survive. Resilient.
a conclusion reached by guessing based on the text
inference
What did the poet mean in the following line?
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
That her ancestors had no control over their lives, except for their dreams and hopes and she gets to live their dreams/hopes.
What can you infer about the Mother from the following lines?
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
Where there ain’t been no light.
Don’t you set down on the steps
She might not have been educated based on the way she speaks.
What figurative language is it in the line below:
You are a hundred wild centuries.
hyperbole
The Road Not Taken, what does the author mean when he says the last stanza? And that has made all the difference.
He believes the choice he made was the best choice for him. The road less travelled.
Which figurative language is in the following:
I have seen a tree grown around
a bicycle, a street sign, and a chainsaw,
absorbing them like ingredients
in a great melting pot.
2 correct answers:
simile & metaphor
Which figurative language is this an example of?
Detonate a dime of dank daily doin' dough
Demonstrations, Don Dada on the down low
alliteration
Who were the poet's 2 confidantes?
MLK, Jr. & Malcolm X
What metaphors/analogies did Mother use after she told Son life was no crystal stair? 2 examples
It had splinters, tacks, bare boards, no carpet, no light
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What is the poet's name that wrote A House Called Tomorrow?
Alberto Rios
Why did the poet doubt he should ever come back?
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
He knew that life continues and the path we choose takes us to another path and another.
What did the elder tell the poet in Forest for the Trees?
hint: about the Willow
Bend not to break.
be resilient
What two things must be included in your thesis and where must it be placed in your paragraph?
It is the last sentence.
1. Restate the prompt 2. Respond with 2-3 claims/examples/reasons