Poetry

Question 1

The distinctive way a poem is laid out in the page

Answer 1

Form

Question 2

Lines arranged in a group

Answer 2

Stanza

Question 3

Likeness of sounds at the ends of words

Answer 3

Rhyme

Question 4

Repeated rhythmic pattern

Answer 4

Meter

Question 5

Repetition of novel sounds in no rhyming words

Answer 5

Assonance

Question 6

The use of words that sounds like what they refer to

Answer 6

Onomatopoeia

Question 7

Language that appeals to the reader’s sense of sight, hearing, smell, taste or touch

Answer 7

Imagery

Question 8

Direct comparison

Answer 8

Metaphor

Question 9

Poem divided by

Answer 9

Lines

Question 10

Effect that a poem has on its reader

Answer 10

Sound

Question 11

Pattern of sounds created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables

Answer 11

Rhythm

Question 12

Repetition not constant sounds at the beginning of words

Answer 12

Alliteration

Question 13

Repetition of constant sounds at the end of words

Answer 13

Consonance

Question 14

Comparison indicates by the word like or as

Answer 14

Simile

Question 15

Communicates ideas besides the ordinary, literal meaning of the words

Answer 15

Figurative language

Question 16

Think about what the poem might be about based solely in the title

Answer 16

Title - before reading

Question 17

Look up unfamiliar words, underline details that confuse you (?) write down your first impressions

Answer 17

Paraphrase - First reading (literal level)

Question 18

Mark the poem for punctuation, rhythm and meter. Rhyme pattern or other sound devices; highlight strong images (sensory details) and put into your own words what you “see”. Examine and explain the connotations of keywords and images

Answer 18

Attitude - third reading/ review

Question 19

Poetry captures the journey of understanding. At some point in the prom, the poet/speaker realizes something and that moment is a reflection of understanding

Answer 19

Shifts - Reviewing

Question 20

Look at the title again but in an interpretive level. What new insight does the title offer in your understanding of the poem.

Answer 20

Title - Reflecting

Question 21

Consider what subject(s) the poet addresses. What have you learned about those subjects? What statement is the poet making about the human condition it experience? What’s the big take away?

Answer 21

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