How to Live Poetry Review

"How to Live" Poetry Review

Comprehension and Structure

Multiple Choice

How many lines is the poem "How to Live"?

• 5

• 10

• 20

• 40

The poem is written by Charles Harper Webb.

• He was a rock guitarist for 15 years.

• He is a licensed psychotherapist.

• He is a professor at California State University.

• He uses 3 names because there are so many Charles Webbs in the world.

Multiple Select

In the Poem "How to Live" Webb suggests that we "Play guitar in a country music band."

• TRUE

• FALSE

Imagery is when a writer uses descriptive details to put a picture in our mind.

• "Watch spinner dolphins earn their name as their panga slam-/bams over glittering seas" (13-14)

Multiple Select

Choose the line that creates the MOST imagery:

• "There's nothing noble about pain" (29)

• "Dive the Great Barrier Reef. Don't touch the coral. Watch for sea snakes" (38 -39)

Alliteration is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds.

"Eat lots of Steak and Salmon" (1)

Multiple Select

Which line has alliteration in it?

• "Love freely"

• "Try not to lie"

• "Stay strong and lean"

• "Enjoy Success"

Contrast in Poetry

"If you lose a game or prize you've earned, remember the winners..."

Multiple Select

Which line from "How to Live" is an example of Contrast in Poetry?

• "Kick box three days a week"

• "Listen to Elvis and Bach. Unless you are tone deaf..."

Accurate Poetry Citation:

• Put quotation marks around the words taken from the text

• In parentheses put the number(s) of the lines you are quoting

• Place the period at the end of the closed parentheses

Multiple Choice

Which line is quoted accurately?

• "Don't be too sane. Work hard. Loaf easily." (36)

• "Don't be too sane. Work hard. Loaf easily" (36).

Mood

• How a writer makes us feel emotionally

• The writer uses imagery and the 5 senses to create the mood.

Multiple Choice

What is the MOOD of "How to Live"?

• Upbeat and motivational

• Cautious and concerned

Multiple Choice

What genre of poetry is "How to Live"?

• haiku

• sonnet

• limerick

• list poem

There are 4 Types of Sentences:

• Declarative.

• Interrogative?

• Imperative.

• exclamative!

Multiple Choice

Which type of sentence does Webb use to write the poem "How to Live"?

• Declarative.

• Interrogative?

• Imperative.

• Exclamatory!

"...fresh strawberries with vanilla ice cream" (3)

Multiple Choice

The line "...fresh strawberries with vanilla ice cream..." is an example of which poetic device?

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Contrast

Good Work Grade 10!