Poetry Forms

Good Old Days

by Macklemore

I was thinkin' 'bout the band

I was thinkin' 'bout the fans

We were underground

Loadin' merch in that 12-passenger van

In a small club in Minnesota

And the snow outside of First Ave

I just wanted my name in a star

Now look at where we at

Still growin' up, still growin' up

I would lay in my bed and dream about what I'd become

Couldn't wait to get older, couldn't wait to be some

Now that I'm here, wishing I was still young

Those good old days

What type of poem is this?

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Soliloquy

• Elegy

Good Old Days

by Macklemore

I was thinkin' 'bout the band

I was thinkin' 'bout the fans

We were underground

Loadin' merch in that 12-passenger van

In a small club in Minnesota

And the snow outside of First Ave

I just wanted my name in a star

Now look at where we at

Still growin' up, still growin' up

I would lay in my bed and dream about what I'd become

Couldn't wait to get older, couldn't wait to be some

Now that I'm here, wishing I was still young

Those good old days

In Macklemore's song, "Good Old Days", what is the example of allusion used to show how he was hoping to become famous?

• I was thinkin' 'bout the fans

  We were underground Loadin' merch

  In a 12-passenger van

• In a small club in Minnesota

  And the snow outside of 1st Ave

  I just wanted my name in a star

• Still growin' up, still growin' up

  I would lay in my bed and dream about what I'd become

  Couldn't wait to get older, couldn't wait to be some

Good Old Days

by Macklemore

I was thinkin' 'bout the band

I was thinkin' 'bout the fans

We were underground

Loadin' merch in that 12-passenger van

In a small club in Minnesota

And the snow outside of 1st Ave

I just wanted my name in a star

Now look at where we at

Still growin' up, still growin' up

I would lay in my bed and dream about what I'd become

Couldn't wait to get older, couldn't wait to be some

Now that I'm here, wishing I was still young

Those good old days

What is Macklemore praising in the song "Good Old Days"?

• Minnesota

• Being famous

• Homecoming

• His youth

Good Old Days

by Macklemore

I was thinkin' 'bout the band

I was thinkin' 'bout the fans

We were underground

Loadin' merch in that 12-passenger van

In a small club in Minnesota

And the snow outside of First Ave

I just wanted my name in a star

Now look at where we at

Still growin' up, still growin' up

I would lay in my bed and dream about what I'd become

Couldn't wait to get older, couldn't wait to be some

Now that I'm here, wishing I was still young

Those good old days

What is the speaker's tone in this poem?

• Angry and bitter

• Nostalgic and reflective

• Happy and excited

• Confused and irritated

Good Old Days

by Macklemore

I was thinkin' 'bout the band

I was thinkin' 'bout the fans

We were underground

Loadin' merch in that 12-passenger van

In a small club in Minnesota

And the snow outside of First Ave

I just wanted my name in a star

Now look at where we at

Still growin' up, still growin' up

I would lay in my bed and dream about what I'd become

Couldn't wait to get older, couldn't wait to be some

Now that I'm here, wishing I was still young

Those good old days

What challenge is the speaker facing?

• He doesn't know what to do next.

• He wishes he was grown up.

• He wishes he wouldn't have worried so much.

• He wishes his name was in a star.

Good Old Days

by Macklemore

I was thinkin' 'bout the band

I was thinkin' 'bout the fans

We were underground

Loadin' merch in that 12-passenger van

In a small club in Minnesota

And the snow outside of 1st Ave

I just wanted my name in a star

Now look at where we at

Still growin' up, still growin' up

I would lay in my bed and dream about what I'd become

Couldn't wait to get older, couldn't wait to be some

Now that I'm here, wishing I was still young

Those good old days

How does the speaker console himself?

• He realizes he still has more time and can enjoy his memories.

• He can't wait to get older.

• He will go back to Minnesota

• He knows he is famous and it doesn't matter anymore.

Crying

by Solomon Gold

Takoma Park Middle School Student

You choke on flowing tears with blinded eyes,

When growth brings pain and loss calls pain to surge.

Yet, tears ring strong and every person cries.

So please allow your eyes this solemn urge.

Once weeping eyes are dried of silver tears,

A face emerges calm, through knowing pain.

Despair must come and go like days and years,

Now here for times both long and short again.

So rise and stand, prepared to see, embrace,

And greet the shining world with heart and soul.

You smile without contortions on your face.

Continue forth and search to find your goal.

For flurries ebb, you rise when they subside,

As triumph only comes once one has cried.

What type of poem is this?

• Soliloquy

• Elegy

• Narrative

• Sonnet

Crying

by Solomon Gold

Takoma Park Middle School Student

You choke on flowing tears with blinded eyes,

When growth brings pain and loss calls pain to surge.

Yet, tears ring strong and every person cries.

So please allow your eyes this solemn urge.

Once weeping eyes are dried of silver tears,

A face emerges calm, through knowing pain.

Despair must come and go like days and years,

Now here for times both long and short again.

So rise and stand, prepared to see, embrace,

And greet the shining world with heart and soul.

You smile without contortions on your face.

Continue forth and search to find your goal.

For flurries ebb, you rise when they subside,

As triumph only comes once one has cried.

How do you know the type of poem?

• It is sad and mournful. It has a somber rhythm.

• It tells a story and has characters and events.

• There is someone debating a decision.

• It is praising something and has a problem.

Crying

by Solomon Gold

Takoma Park Middle School Student

You choke on flowing tears with blinded eyes,

When growth brings pain and loss calls pain to surge.

Yet, tears ring strong and every person cries.

So please allow your eyes this solemn urge.

Once weeping eyes are dried of silver tears,

A face emerges calm, through knowing pain.

Despair must come and go like days and years,

Now here for times both long and short again.

So rise and stand, prepared to see, embrace,

And greet the shining world with heart and soul.

You smile without contortions on your face.

Continue forth and search to find your goal.

For flurries ebb, you rise when they subside,

As triumph only comes once one has cried.

What type of figurative language is used in the first stanza, line two: "When growth brings pain and loss calls pain to surge."?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

Crying

by Solomon Gold

Takoma Park Middle School Student

You choke on flowing tears with blinded eyes,

When growth brings pain and loss calls pain to surge.

Yet, tears ring strong and every person cries.

So please allow your eyes this solemn urge.

Once weeping eyes are dried of silver tears,

A face emerges calm, through knowing pain.

Despair must come and go like days and years,

Now here for times both long and short again.

So rise and stand, prepared to see, embrace,

And greet the shining world with heart and soul.

You smile without contortions on your face.

Continue forth and search to find your goal.

For flurries ebb, you rise when they subside,

As triumph only comes once one has cried.

Who or what is the speaker praising?

• People who aren't afraid to cry.

• Silver teardrops that dry.

• The shining world that subsides.