What you need to know about poetry

2010-2011

Words you need to know

1-Tone

2-Figurative language

3-Dramatic poetry

4-Lyric poetry

5-Narrative poetry

6-Free Verse

7-Diction

8-Symbol

9-Sonnet

10-Refrain

11-Alliteration

12-Inversion

13-Allusion

14-Approximate Rhyme

More words to know

15-Stanza

16-Speaker

17-Personification

18-Imagery

19-Connotation

20-Denotation

21-Blank Verse

22-Hyperbole

23-Metaphor

24-Simile

25-Assonance

Poems in the packet

Autumn– In lines 2 and 5 who or

what is “I referring to?

– What type of interaction is taking place?

– Write a poem about an interaction that takes place between 2 people

Dreams– What advice is being

given?

– What type of figurative language is being used?

– Write a poem where advice is being given.

Poems in the packet

“She Sweeps with Many-Colored Brooms”

– Who is “she” in the title?

– What are the images based on?

– Write a poem that uses a simile or metaphor to describe a common task

“Mirror”– How would you

describe the mirror?

– Why is the woman crying in the second half?

– Write a poem from the point of view of an object that “sees” you.

Poems in the packet

“First Lesson”– What are the two

subjects about in the poem?

– Write a poem where the subject shifts from one specific subject to a broader subject.

“One Perfect Rose”– What is the tone?

– What does the author use to achieve this tone?

– Write a poem with an obvious tone.

Poems from the packet

“Kindly Unhitch that Star, Buddy”– Is there a regular meter

and line length?

– Does the author use made-up words, rhymes, and allusion to set the mood?

– Write a humorous, wise cracking poem.

“The Tuft of Flowers”– Which lines use

approximate rhyme?

– Is there a mood of despair?

– What is this poem about?

– Write a poem using rhyming couplets.

Poems from the packet

“Fifteen”– What literary devices

are used in this poem?

– What makes this poem a ballad?

– Write a poem that is an example of a ballad.

“Sea Fever”– Does this poem use

approximate rhyme?

– Who do you think the speaker in this poem is?

– Write a poem that uses approximate rhyme.

Poems from the packet

“Birches”– Find the examples of

metaphor, simile, and onomatopoeia.

– What bends or breaks most birches, according to the poem?

– How would you characterize the language Frost uses?

“Johnny Armstrong”– What does this poem

tell the story of?

– What aspects of his character are revealed?

– What components of a ballad are included in this poem?

– Write an example of a narrative poem

Poems from the packet

“La Belle Dame sans Merci”– How would you describe

the characters?

– Why does the knight look worn down?

– What has certainly arrived in this poem?

– What is the primary element present in this poem that is not present in “Johnny Armstrong”?

“A Red, Red Rose”– What can this poem be

identified as?

– Do you think that the feelings are sincere?

“Shall I compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?”– How is the question in the

first line answered?

– Write a sonnet.

Lastly…

You will have to read and interpret two poems all on your own for the test.

Take the answers to the poems in the packet and be sure you understand where the answers came from.