Knowing the background of a poem (click all that apply) -

• can provide the reader with a deeper understanding of the theme.

• can assist with identifying literary elements and their use by the poet.

• never really helps the reader at all.

• can help identify the author's purpose.

______ is an acronym that represents a tool used to help understand poems.

Anaphora is -

• the repetition of words or phrases for emphasis.

• used when an author wants to relate a personal story.

• giving ideas or inanimate objects the characteristics of living things.

• rhyming within lines for the purpose of establishing meter or emphasis.

Internal rhyme is -

• the repetition of words or phrases for emphasis.

• used when an author wants to relate a personal story.

• giving ideas or inanimate objects the characteristics of living things.

• rhyming within lines for the purpose of establishing meter or emphasis.

First-person Perspective is -

• the repetition of words or phrases for emphasis.

• used when an author wants to relate a personal story.

• giving ideas or inanimate objects the characteristics of living things.

• rhyming within lines for the purpose of establishing meter or emphasis.

Personification is -

• the repetition of words or phrases for emphasis.

• used when an author wants to relate a personal story.

• giving ideas or inanimate objects the characteristics of living things.

• rhyming within lines for the purpose of establishing meter or emphasis.

Allusion is -

• the repetition of words or phrases for emphasis.

• a reference to another literary work that is used to provide additional meaning

• giving ideas or inanimate objects the characteristics of living things.

• rhyming within lines for the purpose of establishing meter or emphasis.

______ ________ is when a reader breaks poems down in order to study their structure, form, language, metrical pattern, and theme.

Looking at a poem's title is important because (click all that apply) -

• It can help generate questions whose answers lead to deeper meaning.

• the title can hint at the theme of the poem.

• there may be a concealed meaning in the title that needs exploration.

• actually, titles are rarely important to understanding a poem.

"Her story was a real Cinderella tale," is an example of:

• allusion.

• anaphora.

• personification.

• internal rhyme.