Poetry 101
How many stanzas are in this poem:
Still Here (by Langston Hughes)
I been scarred and battered.
My hopes the wind done scattered.
Snow has friz me,
Sun has baked me,
Looks like between 'em they done
Tried to make me
Stop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'--
But I don't care!
I'm still here!
3
What is the rhyme scheme of "Casey at the Bat"
AABB
Who is the author of "Mending Wall"
Robert Frost
How many times should you read a poem when you are trying to analyze it?
3
A row of words in a poem is also called a:
line
What is the topic of "Casey at the Bat"
Casey has the task of carrying the baseball game that his team is losing because he is considered to be "mighty" and good.
The purpose of the mending wall in the poem is to keep in cattle - True or False
False
Topic and Theme are the same - True or False
False
How many lines are in this poem?
Still Here (by Langston Hughes)
I been scarred and battered.
My hopes the wind done scattered.
Snow has friz me,
Sun has baked me,
Looks like between 'em they done
Tried to make me
Stop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'--
But I don't care!
I'm still here!
9
What was the line that the neighbor repeated that showed he thought the wall was needed?
"Good fences make good neighbors"
The universal message that you can receive from a poem is called the:
Theme
AABB, AABB, ABBC are examples of what in a poem?
Rhyme Scheme
What is a possible theme of "Casey at the Bat"?
Answers may vary
What is the topic of "Mending Wall"
The speaker and his neighbor are repairing a wall together during the spring.
What basic questions should the topic sentence answer?
Lines are sometimes marked by numbers. Usually every what number line is marked?
5th line
How many stanzas are in "Casey at the Bat"
13
Who seems to have a metaphorical wall up in "Mending Wall"
The neighbor
What metaphor does the speaker refer to himself as?
Apple Orchard