EOC Review Day 2 - Poetry

EOC Review Day 4 - Poetry

Poetry Vocabulary

• Stanza - grouping of lines (like a paragraph)

• Connotation - the feelings and ideas associated with a word

• Diction - choice of words

• Simile/metaphor - Comparisons

• Hyperbole - Exaggeration to make a point

• Personification - Giving non-human things human qualities (often capitalized)

• Imagery - Details that appeal to your sense of sight, smell, hearing, touch, or taste

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 2

• 4

• 14

• 15

Multiple Choice

This picture shows an example of personification

Multiple Choice

"The bright red, orange and yellow flames shone brightly as the piercing howls surrounded us." This is an example of...

• imagery

• repetition

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

"My feet are killing me." This is an example of...

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• stanza

Multiple Choice

Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party.

What are the words in blue an example of?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

The next few questions ask about connotations. You only get 10 seconds to answer. Go with your gut!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has a negative connotation?

• A bold plan

• A reckless plan

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has a positive connotation?

• Squandered his time

• Invested his time

Multiple Choice

Which phrase has a more positive connotation?

• a peculiar object

• a unique object

• a strange object

Poetry Vocabulary (Less common)

• Allusion - A reference to something outside the text from history, mythology, politics, etc. ("Achille's heel)

• Euphemism - A more pleasant term used for something unpleasant ("passed away")

• Oxymoron - a phrase formed by contradictory/opposite words ("deafening silence")

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the allusion?

My brother is a regular Einstein! He always seems to know the answer!

• His brother is unintelligent

• His brother works hard

• His brother is intelligent

• His brother is lazy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of an allusion?

• his wife was his Achille's heel

• he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's

• she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.

• we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever

Multiple Choice

Economically disadvantaged is a euphemism for...

• Lost

• Without a job

• Poor

• Rich

Multiple Choice

What is a euphemism for pregnant?

• Faux pas
• Expecting
• Tired
• Over the top

Multiple Choice

Act naturally

• Oxymoron
• Euphemism

EOC Strategy - Poetry

• Read the poem once through for a literal understanding.

• Read the poem a second time, paying attention to connotations, figurative language, and shifts/changes.

• Identify the theme of the poem.

Open "City Planners"

Multiple Choice

How does the poet’s use of the words sanities, levelness, and rational affect the tone of the poem?

• She purposefully chooses words which are nostalgic and remind the audience of the past.

• She purposefully chooses words which convey a sense of urgency about urban problems.

• She purposefully chooses words which will persuade and advise the audience against spontaneity.

• She purposefully chooses words which sound neutral to convey the idea of uniformity in suburban life.

Multiple Choice

What does the phrase “rational whine” mean in line 11?

• unusual designs

• a broken machine

• a routine activity

• unseen distractions

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the figurative language in lines 11–12?

• to show how much the speaker dislikes yard work

• to show how badly the landscape has been maintained

• to show how the equipment is unable to operate correctly

• to show how nature is not easily forced into a pattern

Multiple Choice

Which phrase provides a contrast to the uniformity of the neighborhood?

• “the roofs all display / the same slant of avoidance”

• “a splash of paint on brick surprising as a bruise”

• “a plastic hose poised in a vicious / coil”

• “the too-fixed stare of the wide windows”

Multiple Choice

How does the poem’s structure reveal conflicts between the ideals of the speaker and those of the City Planners?

• The speaker’s complaints in the opening stanzas transition to the adverse description of the City Planners in the last stanzas.

• Each stanza provides lengthy descriptions of the City Planners’ thoughts and minimal descriptions of the speaker’s motivations.

• The long stanzas reveal positive memories for the speaker, and the short stanzas convey negative remarks about the City Planners.

• Each stanza presents an unbiased view of the speaker’s emotions and then a biased interpretation of the City Planners’ actions.