Poetry
a set of words that ends for a specific reason, which may include rhythm, meaning, syllable count, pacing, or rhyme
line
A certain form of something
Version
What is the setting of Shuffle Along?
Jimtown
Jimtown Hotel
“The classroom clock screamed at me all period.”
What is it and what does it mean?
👉 Personification (a clock can’t scream)
It means the student was so anxious to leave class they kept checking the time
“Grief sat beside me, tapping its fingers on every thought.”
Device: Personification
Why: Grief is given human actions.
Meaning: The speaker cannot escape their sadness.
Bunch of lines in a poem together
stanza
a method or way of doing or performing something
techniques
Who are 3 African american males who want to become the first black leaders of their town?
Steve Jenkins and Sam Peck and Harry walton
“Her smile was a cracked mirror.”
Device: Metaphor
Why: The smile is directly compared to a cracked mirror.
Meaning: Her smile looked forced, sad, or broken.
“Memory is a house with too many locked rooms.”
Device: Metaphor + Symbolism
Why: Memory is compared to a house with hidden spaces.
Meaning: Some memories are inaccessible or repressed.
This is the pattern of sounds at the end of lines in a poem.
Rhyme
DAILYYYY DOUBLEEEEEEE
a way of communicating, such as language, music, and painting
Medium
What is the main issue currently?
Jim told Harry he can only marry Jessie if he wins the election
“I’m so hungry I could eat the cafeteria.”
Device: Hyperbole
Why: The speaker exaggerates something impossible.
Meaning: The speaker is extremely hungry.
DAILY DOUBLEEEEEEE
“His kindness was a currency no one accepted.”
Device: Metaphor
Why: Kindness is compared to money.
Meaning: His kindness had no value to others.
dailyyyyy doubleeeeeee
A rhyme scheme that the lines would rhyme every other line
ABAB rhyme scheme
the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played.
tempo
Why was Shuffle Along so important
Shuffle Along is important because it was one of the first successful Broadway musicals written and performed by African Americans.
“Hope is a fragile glass bird.”
Device: Metaphor / Symbolism
Why: Hope is compared to something delicate and symbolic.
Meaning: Hope is beautiful but can be easily lost or broken.
“Time did not heal—it merely learned better disguises.”
Device: Personification + Metaphor
Why: Time is given human ability to disguise.
Meaning: Pain still exists but is hidden.
create a mini poem using a (aabb) rhyme scheme
answers will vary:
The sun peeks out to start the day,
Chasing all the dark away.
Birds sing songs from every tree,
Filling up the sky with glee.
a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
tone
IF YOU GET IT + AN EXTRA 300
What is the theme so far?
The theme shown so far is believing in yourself and not giving up, even when others don’t believe in you.
“Hope flickered like a dying hallway bulb.”
Device: Simile + Symbolism
Why: Hope is compared using like to a failing light.
Meaning: Hope was weak but not completely gone.
“The city glittered, a mirror that refused to show me.”
Device: Metaphor + Symbolism
Why: City is compared to a mirror.
Meaning: The speaker feels invisible or disconnected.