Poetry Analysis
Which line from "catching a fly" supports the idea that everything can be beautiful if you look for it?
a- it lighted, uninvited
b- zoomed in, held
c-instead of a swat, I snapped
d- upon the china plate
c- instead of a swat, I snapped
What is a couplet?
2 lines next to each other that rhyme (AABB)
If there a subheadings titled "Childhood, Early Life, Making a difference, Lasting legacy" what type of text structure is used?
Chronological order
define antecedent
the word a pronoun replaces.
Provide an example of an internal conflict.
Anything man vs. self: fear, anxiety...
What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza:
Always wanna break out,
use my arms and legs,
and shout!
ABA
"nature's first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold"
Personification- nature is given human qualities
AND/OR
Alliteration " her hardest hue to hold"
Key words like "due to" "however" and "therefore" signal what type of text structure?
cause and effect
Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:
The policemen got in ________ cars and chased the speeding vehicle.
Their (must be spelled correctly)
Provide an antonym for the word frightened
brave
What is the difference between topic and theme in poetry?
Topic is what is is about
Theme is the message the author wants you to think about
Provide an example of a metaphor.
Students must give example that compares 2 things without using like or as.
If a poem and telling a series of events that happened in someone's life and uses the transition "then" what text stricture is used?
chronology/chronological order
Fill inthe blank with the correct pronoun.
The dogs ran through the mud._______ were a mess!
They
What type of information does a concrete detail provide?
specific example of something
My swimsuit's packed away.
How do I hold the summer fast,
or ask it please to stay?
What is the topic of the poem above?
Summer/seasons
The viewpoint of someone/something in a poem.
What type of text structure can be represented with a timeline?
chronology/chronological order
What is the correct pronoun in the parentheses?
I went to dinner with 2 of my friends. (both/we/they) of them ordered pizza.
Both
What is a stanza?
Group of lines in poetry. A poem paragraph.
What is the rhyme scheme for teh following stanza
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.
AABBCCDD
What is rhyme scheme?
The pattern of rhyming words at the end of a lines. Uses letters to show which words rhyme.
What type of text structure can be represenetd with a Venn Diagram?
compare and contrast
What is the correct pronoun in the parentheses?
I went to a restaurant, but I could not find (it/all/anything) that I wanted to eat.
Anything
What narrative technique is used when characters talk?
Dialogue