Terms
"normal writing" (writing that isn't used in poetry)
prose
The metaphor used in "When It Is Snowing"?
the blue jay
is the only piece of
sky
blue skin
stanza
What type of music is connected with "We Real Cool"? What are two ways it appears in the poem?
jazz
1) "jazz June"
2) the poem sounds "jazzy" since it has rhythm, rhyme and alliteration
the way a poem or piece of writing makes the reader feel
mood
Which TWO literary devices are used here? "While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping"
alliteration and rhyme
A symbolic similarity in "When It Is Snowing"
Hope (represented by a bluejay on a snowy day and a little bit of sky poking through the cloud)
What is the rhyme scheme in this poem?
Maud went to college.
Sadie stayed at home.
Sadie scraped life
With a fine-tooth comb.
She didn’t leave a tangle in.
Her comb found every strand.
Sadie was one of the livingest chits
In all the land.
ABCB DEFE
Complete the line from "Abandoned Farmhouse":
the still-sealed jars in the cellar say ________________
she left in a nervous haste
a metaphor that shows many connections between two things
extended metaphor
What type of literary device is used here: “The light danced on the surface of the water.”
personification
This symbol in "A Poison Tree" that represents revenge
an apple
This element is used in "We Real Cool" to emphasize the word "we"
line breaks; enjambment
What type of rhetorical device?
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
antithesis
a detailed description that helps us visualize or imagine something
imagery
What literary device is used in "He was a big man, says the size of his shoes"?
personification
This symbol in "We Real Cool" symbolizes an exciting life that leads to an early death
The Golden Shovel
a stanza of four lines
The meaning of the acronym PEEL (for speech writing)
P: Point
E: Evidence/Example
E: Explanation
L: Link
an informal word, phrase or expression used in everyday conversation
colloquialism
The rhyme scheme of "A Poison Tree"
AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH
This detail from "Mother to Son" symbolizes small achievements.
"reachin' landings"
A pair of lines that rhyme
couplet
How do the line breaks in "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" contribute to the poem's overall message?