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Free Verse or Lyrical
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Sensory Imagery
Poetic Structures
Point of View
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A free verse poem has no rhythm or beat. It is more like just talking. Which poem is free verse?
A - "My Cat"
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Do words have to end in the same letters to rhyme?
No. The words "bright" and "white" rhyme but do not end in the same letters.
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What sense does the following appeal to: "I rubbed Daddy's beard, rough as sand."
Sense of touch (feeling)
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What is repetition in a poem? A. When words rhyme B. When a word or phrase is repeated with some pattern C. When words start with the same sound D. When there is no pattern of rhyming
Repetition - B. When a word or phrase is repeated with some pattern
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The reader can determine that #2 - The Birthday Party is written from which point of view?
#2 The Birthday Party is written from 1st person point of view.
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What is the rhyming pattern in #2 - The Birthday Party? Lines ___ and ____ of each stanza rhyme).
The second and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme.
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How many stanzas are in #3 - My Cat?
#3 - My Cat has 4 stanzas.
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What sense does this phrase appeal to? "the fresh scent of just mowed grass"
Sense of smell
200
What is a stanza?
A stanza looks like a paragraph (in a poem). The poet breaks the poem up into groups of lines. If a poem is not divided up into groups of lines, it has no stanzas (not one).
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Who is the speaker in #1 - Clara's Closet?
A narrator.
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What is a lyrical poem? A. a poem with a pattern of rhyme and rhythm B. a poem written from first person point of view C. a poem with no rhyme pattern D. a poem with no rhythm
A lyrical poem i s- A. a poem with a pattern rhyme and rhythm
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#2 - The Birthday Party - Why did the poet include the first line in stanza 2? A. to show us the speaker is upset. B. to show us the speaker knows about the surprise party. C. to show us the speaker knows how to bake.
A. Line 1 of stanza 2 shows us the speaker is upset.
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In the third stanza of #3 - My Cat, what words let the reader know that the cat is lying very still?
"Not a whisker trembles", "Not a hair moves"
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How can the reader tell if there is a pattern of rhyming in a poem? A. look at the first word in each line B. look at the last word in each stanza C. look at the last sound in each line D. look for rhyming words anywhere in the poem
To tell if there is a pattern of rhyming in a poem, the reader should - C. look at the last sound in each line.
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What is the speaker doing in #2 - The Birthday Party? A. going to a birthday party B. remembering a time he thought his birthday had been forgotten C. dreaming about a party D. planning a party
B. The speaker is remembering a time he thought his birthday had been forgotten.
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How can the reader tell #1 - Clara's Closet is a lyrical poem? A. It has no pattern of rhyme. B. It is make believe C. It has a pattern of rhyme and rhythm D. It is more like regular talking.
#1 - Clara's Closet is a lyrical poem because - - C. it has a pattern of rhyme and rhythm.
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What is a humorous poem?
A humorous poem is written to be funny.
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Read this phrase from a poem: "icy wind whips through the air as bits of frost land on my nose." What sense does this phrase appeal to? A. sight B. hearing C. smell D. touch
"icy wind whips through the air as bits of frost land on my nose." Appeals to the sense of D. touch
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If #1 - Clara's Closet was written from first person point of view, what would Line 1 say? A. Clara doesn't hang her clothes. B. She doesn't hang her clothes. C. They don't hang their clothes. D. I don't hang my clothes.
D. I don't hang my clothes.
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How do you know that #2 - The Birthday Party is written from the first person point of view?
The word "I" is used throughout.