"Ode to Dirt"

What is the tone of this ode?

(Remember, tone refers to how the author/poet feels about the topic he/she is writing about)

• Silly & Sarcastic

• Sincere & Apologetic

• Cruel & Disapproving

What type of figurative language is used in line 1?

"Dear dirt, I am sorry I slighted you,"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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What type of figurative language is used in lines 2-4?

"I thought that you were only the background/ for the leading characters—the plants/ and animals and human animals."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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The poet, Sharon Olds, uses a simile and metaphor in the following lines to compare how she overlooked loving dirt.

What is dirt being compared to in the blue lines below?

I thought that you were only the background

for the leading characters - the plants

and animals and human animals.

It’s as if I had loved only the stars

and not the sky which gave them space

in which to shine."

• Stars

• Sky

• Space

• Shine

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The following lines show examples of what type of figurative language?

"you are the skin of our terrain,/ you’re our democracy."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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Which thematic statement is true/written correctly (meaning in a general/universal way)?

• “Ode to Dirt” by Sharon Olds is about dirt and reveals THE MESSAGE THAT dirt is important.

• “Ode to Dirt” by Sharon Olds is about apologies and reveals THE MESSAGE THAT

  you must apologize for your mistakes or the guilt will haunt you forever.

• “Ode to Dirt” by Sharon Olds is about appreciation and reveals THE MESSAGE THAT people should take time to appreciate that which is often overlooked.

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Your creative writing ode poem is due Sunday by 11:59 pm.

It must meet the following requirements:

(1) written in your own words,

(2) word choice in your poem must fit your intended tone claim,

(3) you need to label two DIFFERENT types of figurative language/poetic devices

• TRUE

• FALSE

You have a quiz tomorrow using the poem "Ode to My Socks."

You can annotate the poem ahead of time AND use your annotations during the quiz.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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