Types of Poems & Rhyme Scheme
How many lines and stanzas are in the following poem?
Still sits the school-house by the road,
A ragged beggar sleeping;
Around it still the sumachs grow,
And blackberry-vines are creeping.
Within, the master’s desk is seen,
Deep scarred by raps official;
The warping floor, the battered seats,
The jack-knife’s carved initial;
The charcoal frescos on its wall;
Its door’s worn sill, betraying
The feet that, creeping slow to school,
Went storming out to playing!
12 Lines
3 Stanzas
Write a simile about spring break.
Spring break is like_________.
Spring break is as _______ as ______.
“That’s just the way the cookie crumbles” is an example of idiom.
True
Give 3 examples of onomatopoeia.
Crash
Boom
Crunch
Bark
Growl
Screech
Squeak
What type of poem is this?
Risk by Anais Nin
And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to Blossom.
Free Verse
Write a sentence about language arts class using alliteration.
Alliteration=repeating sound or letter at the beginning of a word.
An poet's use of diction can influence the overall tone and mood of a poem.
True
Diction=word choice
Give an example of a theme.
"Never give up on your dreams"
"True friendship is a gift"
"Hope is needed to endure difficult times"
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
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Write a sentence (or sentences) about the school cafeteria using at least 3 different examples of imagery.
-Sight
-Sound
-Taste
-Smell
-Touch
Tone is the feelings or "vibes" the reader experiences within a poem.
False
Tone= the emotions of the speaker
Mood= the emotions of the reader
Explain what a hyperbole is in your own words.
An extreme exaggeration.
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
"My backpack weighs a ton"
"That quiz took forever!"
What type of poem is this?
Oh wonderful ice cream,
an icy delight
It's a fanciful dream
that has come to its height
With flavors a plenty,
it's a difficult decision
Maybe something minty
I'll pick with precision
I feel so excited
as I shove in my spoon
My face is alighted
I think I might swoon
Ode
Write a metaphor about Dr. Pearson.
Dr. Pearson is________.
"Youthful" has a more positive connotation than the word "childish".
True
Give 2 examples of common idioms.
"Break a leg"
"Raining cats and dogs"
"Til the cows come home"
"Once in a blue corn moon"
"It's time to hit the hay"
"Piece of cake"
What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?
The charcoal frescos on its wall;
Its door’s worn sill, betraying
The feet that, creeping slow to school,
Went storming out to playing!
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Write a sentence describing this classroom that uses personification.
Personification=giving human characteristics to non-human things.
"Jealous", "arrogant", and "rude" are words you could use to describe the mood of a poem.
False
These words would refers the feelings or attitude of a speaker, not the reader.
Give 3 examples of mood words.
Funny
Warm
Cheerful
Gloomy
Depressing
Romantic
Powerful
Mysterious
Suspenseful