Famous Poems
What type is this:
"Eagerly I wished the morrow;--vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow"
- Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
What is assonance?
~ short o sounds
What is this:
"The moon is a silver lantern,
guiding travelers through the dark"
What is an analogy?
Explains that the moon acts as a guide because it shines brightly at night.
What term is this?
Moon - Bloom
What is assonance?
~ long oo sounds
What is this an example of:
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both...
And looked down one as far as I could...
Then took the other, as just as fair"
- The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
What is an analogy?
Explains that life is like two roads that go in two directions--you have to pick.
What is this:
"The rain came down,
making a soft sound all around the town."
~ repeating ow sounds
What term is this?
Teacher - Lighthouse
What is analogy?
What is this an example of:
"Hope is the thing with feathers"
- Emily Dickinson
What is an analogy?
Explains that hope is like a bird that continues to sing even in difficult times.
What is this:
"Learning is like planting a seed;
The more you care for it,
the more it grows"
What is an analogy?
Explains that learning is something that can continually grow by comparing it to a plant.
What term is this?
Rain - Train
What is assonance?
~ long a sounds
What is this an example of:
"It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived, whom you may know,
By the name of Annabell Lee"
- Annabelle Lee by Edgar Allan Poe
What is assonance?
~ long ee sounds
What is this:
"The bright light shines high in the night sky"
What is assonance?
~ repeating i sounds
What term is this?
Heart - Engine
What is analogy?
What is this an example of:
"Shall I compare thee
to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely
and more temperate:"
- Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare
What is an analogy?
It explains that someone's beauty is like summer and their beauty is abundant.
What is this:
"A friendship is a bridge:
It connects two people
even when they stand on opposite sides"
What is an analogy?
Explains that friendship is a connecting force like a bridge.
What term is this?
Light - Sky
What is assonance?
~ long i sounds