RL7.4 & RL7.5 Poetry Practice

On Arranging a Bowl of Violets

Part A: How does the poet use figurative language to portray the violets?

• She personifies the violets, giving the flowers human qualities.

• She describes the violets in great detail, especially the great variety in their sizes.

• She uses the violets as a symbol of death and decay because they last such a short time.

• She criticizes the violets because they represent spring, a season she misses terribly.

Part B: Select one phrase from the beginning of the poem below that most directly shows the figurative language in Part A.

• I dip my hands in April.

• among your faces tender

• O woven of blue air

• Breathed words of the Earth-Mother

• You wing my soul with memories

"November"/"Remember" is what type of sound device?

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

What is the effect of the sound device "November"/"Remember" on the poem?

• helps readers imagine a noise

• recalls the feeling of spring

• gives the poem structure

"long lapse of splendor" is what type of sound device?

• rhyme

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

What is the effect of the sound device "long lapse of splendor" on the poem?

• helps readers imagine a noise

• recalls the feeling of spring

• gives the poem structure

The Echoing Green

Which best describes how the arrangement of stanzas contributes to the meaning of the poem?

• It divides the poem into parts according to three different settings.

• It divides the poem into three seasons, describing the green from spring to fall.

• It divides the narration of the poem between three different speakers.

• It divides the poem into three parts of the day, representing the progress of time.

• It divides the poem into three sections, each with a different rhyme scheme.

The Echoing Green

Part A: Fill in the blank:

Structurally, "The Echoing Green" uses three stanzas of (equal / unequal) length and a(n) (informal / formal) style.

Type your answer as ______ and _______.

The Echoing Green

Part A: How does the structure that the poet uses add to the central meaning of the poem?

• The poet uses repetition and rhyme to mirror the experiences that turn a young person into an old one.

• The poet directly expresses several complicated ideas about universal human experience.

• The poem is a rambling speech by Old John in which he recalls his days as a youth playing a sport.

• The poem's stanzas each describe one side of childhood, showing both its beauty and its ugliness.