The Poetic Interpretation of the Twist

Who is the author?

• Cornelius Eady

• Dylan Thomas

• Corny Ealius

• William Shakespeare

Who is the speaker?

• Cornelius Eady

• could be anyone; doesn't really say

• the author

• there is no speaker (1st person omniscient)

What is the theme of the poem?

• Good will always prevail over evil

• Just because you can't remember something, it doesn't mean you aren't knowledgable

• The 1960s was the peak of US history.

• You will never remember the Twist

what kind of figurative language is the following line: "Re-create my sister/ who was renowned for running like a giraffe"

• consonance

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

"Because the twist is gone/ it is the foundation of a bridge made way for a housing project"

• metaphor

• simile

• euphemism

• assonance

Which of the following lines is repeated 3 times?

• all this will still not give you the twist

• my head hurts

• I know

• I have an entire world on the tip of my tongue

Which of these 1960s trends is not referenced in the poem?

• mini-skirt

• vinyl

• ragweed

• tie-dye

What is the speaker's tone?

• annoyed, bitter

• overjoyed

• depressed

• sick (as in hospital)

what is the author confused by?

• the mini-skirt

• ragweed

• the twist

• trousers

what is on the tip of the speaker's tongue?

• his past tragedies

• the whole world

• a bee

• pineapple