Identify Poem Types
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- Q1And my poor fool is hang'd! No, no, no life! Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, have life, and thou no breath at all? Thou'lt come no more, never, never, never, never, never! Which sound device is used?Iambic PentameterLimerickImageryTrochaic Meter300s
- Q2Poets often use SOUNDS of words. Why? To create interesting effects and to express MOODS and EMOTIONS. Why should we understand elements of poetry?To better interpret and appreciate poetic formsTo be cognizant of how language is usedTo identify plot structureTo increase our understanding of mathematics300s
- Q3If bubblegum grew upon trees that blew Bubbles in the air, to catch and to chew. Be nimble, be quick; Remember the trick. Don't swallow because gum sticks like glue. Identify the poem type.LimerickTrochaic MeterAnaphoraOnomatopoeia300s
- Q4And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore! Flitting: move swiftly and lightly* Pallid: pale from sickness* What sound element does this poem use?Trochaic meterFree verseLimerickOnomatopoeia300s
- Q5And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore! Flitting: move swiftly and lightly* Pallid: pale from sickness* What OTHER sound element does this poem use?Assonance and Free verseAlliteration and AssonanceOnomatopoeia and SimileNone300s
- Q6And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore! Flitting: move swiftly and lightly* Pallid: pale from sickness* Based on the sound elements used by Poe, what mood does the poet create?Stolid and mischievousHopeful and healthyDark and melancholyEerie and confusing300s
- Q7Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. What sound element does this poem NOT use?Trochaic meterAssonanceIambic meterAlliteration300s
- Q8You and I shall laugh together with the storm, And together we shall dig graves for all that die in us, And we shall stand in the sun with a will, And we shall be dangerous. Which of the following is used in this poem?Onomatopoeiatrochaic meterAnaphoraAllusion300s
- Q9“Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run… And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.” gourd: large fruit with hard skin* conspire: make secret plans to commit unlawful act* What sound element does this poem use?Trochaic meterOnomatopoeiaRepetitionIambic meter300s
- Q10“Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run… And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.” gourd: large fruit with hard skin* conspire: make secret plans to commit unlawful act* What tone does the author have?StoicNegativePositiveIndirect300s
- Q11“Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run… And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.” gourd: large fruit with hard skin* conspire: make secret plans to commit unlawful act* What mood does the author create?PeacefulBitterCuriousChaotic300s
- Q12“Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run… And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.” gourd: large fruit with hard skin* conspire: make secret plans to commit unlawful act* What figurative language is used in lines 1 and 2?SimilePersonificationNoneOnomatopoeia300s
- Q13“Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run… And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.” gourd: large fruit with hard skin* conspire: make secret plans to commit unlawful act* What figurative language is used in lines 3-6?ImageryMetaphorPersonficationAlliteration300s
- Q14See image. What type of poem is this?AcrosticHaikuLyricNarrative300s
- Q15What is a narrative poem?a Japanese form of poetry, consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllablestells a story in verse and has a plota poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speakera poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.300s