Dickinson and Whitman Quiz Flashcards
Emily Dickinson’s legacy
Prolific female poet
Used a variety of rhymes
Commonly used ALTERNATING IAMBIC TETRAMETER/TRIMETER (known as common meter)
Sometimes used: slant rhyme, no rhyme
No titles on her poems
Unique punctuation -dashes -interior Capitilization
Whitman’s style
FREE VERSE (no rhythm, no rhyme) poetry
Unique voice
Seems to combine elements from the Bible, journalism, and speech techniques
Writing about American democracy
Building the importance of America as a nation
American political and social climate
Title (TP-CASTT)
What I know about the author; predictions about what’s going to happen
Paraphrase (TP-CASTT)
What we think the poem is saying
Breaking down by stanza in own words
Connotation (TP-CASTT)
Deeper or figurative meaning of a word or phrase
Attitude (TP-CASTT)
Identify tone of the poem
Author’s attitude toward their subject
How they’re saying it
Shifts (TP-CASTT)
Noting major change of topics or tone
Not every poem has a shift; may be consistent
Usually significant part of the poem
Title (TP-CASTT)
Were my predictions correct?
What does the title really mean?
Theme (TP-CASTT)
Major idea an author is trying to convey
Not one word, fully formed sentence
Enjambment
Thought continues onto the next poetic line; line without end punctuation
