PoetryDayOneReview - Poetry May 1st week

Poetry EoG Review

May 15th- 19th

​Read the poem.

Solitude by Ella Wilcox

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Laugh, and the world laughs with you;

Weep, and you weep alone;

For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,

But has trouble enough of its own.

Sing, and the hills will answer;

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Sigh, it is lost on the air;

The echoes bound to a joyful sound,

But shrirk from voicing care.

Rejoice, and men will seek you;

Grieve, and they turn and go;

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They want full measure of all your pleasure,

But they do not need your woe.

Be glad, and your friends are many;

Be sad, and you lose them all,—

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There are none to decline your nectared wine,

But alone you must drink life’s gall.

Feast, and your halls are crowded;

Fast, and the world goes by.

Succeed and give, and it helps you live,

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But no man can help you die.

There is room in the halls of pleasure

For a large and lordly train,

But one by one we must all file on

Through the narrow aisles of pain.

Multiple Choice

What is implied by using contrasts in each stanza?

• an individual must suffer alone

• life has positive and negative emotions

• individuals will lose their friends eventually

• being happy is more important than being said

Open Ended

Laugh, and the world laughs with you;

Weep, and you weep alone;

For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,

But has trouble enough of its own.

Sing, and the hills will answer;

Sigh, it is lost on the air;

The echoes bound to a joyful sound,

But shrink from voicing care.

WHAT TYPE OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS MOSTLY USED IN THIS STANZA?

Multiple Choice

What does the use of the word "but" imply about the perspective of the author?

• It shows the author is changing his or her mind

• It forces the reader to become confused about the point of view

• It shows the opposing ideas about life

• It shows that there is an enternal conflict within the poet

Multiple Choice

What is the best defintion of the word shirk as it is used in this poem?

"But shirk from voicing care."

• Stay away from

• Harsh smile

• a type of animal

• to move toward

​Read the poem

​Be A Friend by Edgar A. Guest

Be a friend. You don't need money;
Just a disposition sunny;
Just the wish to help another
Get along some way or other;
Just a kindly hand extended
Out to one who's unbefriended;
Just the will to give or lend,
This will make you someone's friend.

Be a friend. You don't need glory.
Friendship is a simple story.
Pass by trifling errors blindly,
Gaze on honest effort kindly,
Cheer the youth who's bravely trying,
Pity him who's sadly sighing;
Just a little labor spend
On the duties of a friend.

Be a friend. The pay is bigger
(Though not written by a figure)
Than is earned by people clever
In what's merely self-endeavor.
You'll have friends instead of neighbors
For the profits of your labors;
You'll be richer in the end
Than a prince, if you're a friend.

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea of the poem?

• being a fried is easy and the awards are great

• being a friend is fun and it takes very little time

• being a friend is boring and is too difficult

• being a friend is a big burden and takes a lot of time

Open Ended

Describe how the first and the third stanzas are similar.

FIRST: Be a friend. You don't need money:Just a disposition sunny;Just the wish to help anotherGet along some way or other;

THIRD: Be a friend. The pay is bigger (Though not written by a figure) Than is earned by people clever In what's merely self-endeavor.

You'll have friends instead of neighbors For the profits of your labors; You'll be richer in the end  Than a prince, if you're a friend.

Multiple Choice

Why is friend called a "simple story" in line 10?

• Because being a fiend is its own reward

• because being a friend is a difficult task

• Because being a friend is not hard work and builds a tale

• Because being a friend is something that can be repeated

Fill in the Blanks

The third stanza is different from the previous two stanzas because

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Multiple Choice

How does line 11 contribute to the overall theme of the poem?

"Pass by trifling errors blindly,"

• it suggests that being a friend means overlooking flaws.

• it suggests that being a friend means giving up riches

• it suggests that being a friend means overcoming obstacles

• it suggests that being a friend means helping those in need

Open Ended

Do most of the words in the poem have a negative or positives connotation? Explain.

Multiple Choice

In line 20, what's the best meaning of the word self-endeavor?

• an attempt to achieve a goal for your own benefit

• an attempt to achieve a goal for someone else's benefit

• an attempt to achieve a goal for the community

• an attempt to achieve a goal for your family