Elements of Poetry
Poems are organized into:
Lines and Stanzas
The first thing I should do with a poem
Number the lines and stanzas
Something I need to look for in EVERY Poem is -
A. Text a Graphic features
B. Figurative Language
C. Plot Structure
B. Figurative Language
The author uses repetition in lines 7 and 17 mostly likely to imply that -
the rock is far away
By the end of the poem, the speaker changes her mind most likely because she -
G. does not want to miss out on the experience again
Stanzas 2 and 4 are each written as one line mostly to highlight -
the reasons the speaker is afraid to make the swim
The alliteration in lines 28 through 30 emphasize the -
F. joy the father and brothers feel as a result of their experience.
The poet capitalizes the word "Rock" in the poem most likely to show that the Rock is a -
special place to the family