Passers-by (Carl Sandburg) - Poetry Revision

Passers-by (Carl Sandburg) - Poetry Revision

Reading Revision Packet 3

Learning Points

• Define alliteration

• Recall the effect of repetition

• Interpret imagery

Please read the poem independently (3 min)

Multiple Choice

Who does the phrase Passers-by most likely represent in the poem?

• A. the speaker’s friends

• B. people who work with the speaker

• C. people the speaker does not know

• D. the speaker himself

Multiple Choice

Which of the following themes is developed in the poem?

• A. understanding the unspoken experiences of others

• B. a lack of understanding between people with different experiences

• C. the sense of energy that comes with city life

• D. judging others by their appearance

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(Please write down the definitions as we review them.)

Alliteration

The repetition of the same sound (usually a consonant sound) at the beginning of two or more words in a group

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Multiple Choice

Read the following lines from the first stanza.

“Away from the sidewalks / Where your shoe soles traveled”

What literary device does the poet use in these lines?

• A. alliteration

• B. personification

• C. rhyme

• D. simile

Repetition

When words, phrases, or lines in a poem appear more than once

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Open Ended

Please list an example of repetition from the poem, "Passers-by".

Imagery

A literary device that paints pictures with words, helping readers envision a scene. (Descriptive and sensory language is used.)

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Multiple Choice

Based on the imagery in the first stanza, how do the people’s voices affect the atmosphere of the city?

• A. They disrupt the city.

• B. They prevent individuals from communicating with one another.

• C. They combine to create background noise.

• D. They make the city seem calm.