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Hyperbole, Metaphor, Simile, or Personification?
What's the mood here?
Third, Second, or First Person Point of View?
Allusion, Imagery, or Symbolism?
What's a possible theme for this piece?
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“Nature’s first green is gold” – “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost metaphor simile personification
metaphor
100
“When I run \ I laugh with my legs. \ When I run \ I swallow the world with my legs.” “I Have Ten Legs” by Anne Swir foreboding warm energetic pensive
energetic
100
“When I was twelve, my mother went to work without telling me or my little sister.” “The White Umbrella” by Gish Jen
first person point of view
100
“What happens to a dream deferred? \ Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? \ Or fester like a sore –\ And then run?” “Harlem [2]” by Langston Hughes
imagery
100
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost religion change revenge forgiveness
change
200
“The Wind began to rock the Grass \ With threatening Tunes and low— \ He threw a Menace at the Earth— \A Menace at the Sky.” – “The Wind Began to Rock the Grass” by Emily Dickinson metaphor simile personification
personification
200
“Beauty is in yourself. \ Good deeds, happy thoughts \ That repeat themselves \ In your dreams, \ In your work, \ And even in your rest.” – “Beauty” by E-Yeh Shure indifferent peaceful amused lethargic
peaceful
200
“He could hear the wind hissing, the note
\ Changed when he turned his head. He heard
\His own voice when he sang. Very faintly, \
He heard the school bus as it grumbled
\ Past the church, he thought he could hear
\ The voices of people as they shouted
\ In amazement when they saw him swoop and glide.” “Boy Flying” by Leslie Norris
Third person point of view
200
“Beauty is heard
In the night,
\Wind sighing, rain falling, \ Or a singer chanting \Anything in earnest.” “Beauty” by E-Yeh-Shure
Imagery
200
“Beauty” by E-Yeh-Shure appreciation poverty religion romantic love
appreciation
300
“He felt the air as solid as water” “Boy Flying” By Leslie Norris metaphor simile personification
simile
300
“Then leaf subsides to leaf. \ So Eden sank to grief, \ So dawn goes down to day. \ Nothing gold can stay.” – “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost empowered silly overwhelmed melancholic
melancholic
300
“Hold fast your dreams! Within your heart” – “Hold Fast Your Dreams” by
Second person point of view
300
“I could not believe that I was actually holding the umbrella, opening it. It sprang up by itself as if it were alive, as if that were what it wanted to do—as if it belonged in my hands, above my head. I stared up at the network of silver spokes, then spun the umbrella around and around and around. It was so clean and white that it seemed to glow, to illuminate everything around it.” – “The White Umbrella” by Gish Jen
Symbolism
300
“My Father is a Simple Man” by Luis Omar Salinas death sexuality respect disappointment
respect
400
“The Hills untied their Bonnets –“ “I’ll Tell You How the Sun Rose” by Emily Dickinson metaphor simile personification
personification
400
Sitting down for my lesson, I was careful to keep the towel under me and sit up straight. “I’ll bet you can’t see a thing either,” said Miss Crosman, reaching for my glasses. “And you can relax, you poor dear. This isn’t a boot camp.” When Miss Crosman finally allowed me to start playing I played extra well, as well as I possibly could. See, I told her with my fingers. You don’t have to feel sorry for me. – “The White Umbrella” by Gish Jen nervous content dreary thankful
nervous
400
“Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour.” “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost
Third person point of view
400
“Then leaf subsides to leaf. \ So Eden sank to grief,
\ So dawn goes down to day. \ Nothing gold can stay.” “Nothing gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost
Allusion
400
Toni Cade Bambara war God/religion revenge friendship
friendship
500
“The news, like Squirrels, ran –“ “I’ll Tell You How the Sun Rose” by Emily Dickinson metaphor simile personification
simile
500
“How can I take Sally to a fancy dance?” he asked desperately. “I’d have to buy her a corsage... And my shoes are practically falling apart. Pa’s got too many worries now to buy me new shoes or give me money for flowers for a girl.”
 I nodded in sympathy. “Yeah,” I said. “Look at me. Baseball time is almost here, and all I’ve got is that old glove. And no Grover Cleveland card yet...” – “President Cleveland, Where are You?” by Robert Cormier rejuvenated suspenseful depressed hopeful
depressed
500
“What happens to a dream deferred? \ Does it dry up
\ like a raisin in the sun?
 \Or fester like a sore—
\And then run?
\Does it stink like rotten meat? \Or crust and sugar over— \like a syrupy sweet? \Maybe it just sags \ like a heavy load. \ Or does it explode?” “Harlem [2]” by Langston Hughes
Second person point of view
500
“He’s sure I’ll be healthy
so long as I eat more oranges
and tells me the orange
has seeds and so is perpetual;
and we too will come back
like the orange trees.” – “My Father Is a Simple Man” by Luis Omar Salinas
Symbolism
500
“The White Umbrella” by Gish Jen acceptance power freedom death
acceptance