Elements of Voice
The piece "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros was an example of this element of voice.
What is age?
She wrote "Daddy."
Who is Sylvia Plath?
One of the motifs in the poem, "Daddy."
What is boot/shoe, black, WW II references?
When Cisneros says the "sweater smells like cottage cheese," she was using this device.
What is a simile?
The punctuation used when you join two complete sentences together.
What is a semi-colon?
"Parlez vous francais?" would be an example of this element of voice.
What is ethnicity or culture or background?
She wrote "We Real Cool."
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?
What is theme?
In Plath's "Daddy," she uses the boot and WWII references to establish this term.
What is a motif?
The punctuation you use before you start a list is usually this term.
What is a colon?
In the piece, "Eleven," Rachel was the narrator, indicating this element of voice.
What is gender?
He wrote this poem, "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night."
Who is Dylan Thomas?
The speaker(s) in "We Real Cool" were these people.
What is teenagers?
When you can "relive" a specific moment based on the author or poet's descriptions, this writer is most likely using this term.
What is imagery?
An interrogative sentence will use this punctuation.
What is a question mark?
Rachel was a student, indicating this element.
What is one's occupation?
He wrote "Death of a Toad."
Who is Richard Wilbur?
List TWO things that the speakers in "We Real Cool" were doing.
What is skipping school, swearing, drinking, playing pool and thinking about dying soon?
In "We Real Cool," Brooks ended each line in the word "we," but also carried the line over to the next one, or this term.
What is enjambment?
What is a contraction?
" 'That's not. . . that's not mine' " vs. "That stupid Sylvia Saldivar said it was hers. . . that's when I feel like I'm ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, and one. . . "
What is outer vs. inner voice?
We looked at this number of poets dealing with theme of death and well, life.
What is four?
In "To an Athlete Dying Young," this is the speaker's attitude (or tone) toward the athlete.
What is jealous or admiring?
In "We Real Cool," Brooks uses internal rhyme but also this term-- "cool/school" and "Late/straight"
What is the same vowel sounds- assonance?
"Around the world, above the world, below the world. . . " with the first words of EACH phrase an example of this term.
What is a preposition?