POETRY REVIEW

What are the red letters an example of?

The people along the sand (A)

All turn and look one way. (B)

They turn their back on the land. (A)

They look at the sea all day. (B)

As long as it takes to pass (C)

A ship keeps raising its hull; (C)

The wetter ground like glass (D)

Reflects a standing gull. (D)

• Rhythm

• Rhyme

• Rhyme scheme

• Alliteration

How many lines does the poem have?

• 10

• 1

• 8

• 6

The poet says life without dreams is "A broken-winged bird that cannot fly" and "a barren field frozen with snow." What do these metaphors tell you about his feelings concerning life without dreams?

• He thinks dreams are frightening.

• He remembers his dreams.

• He thinks life without dreams is bad.

• He loves snow and birds.

What is symbolism?

• When the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story

• A reference to another literary work

• The tone of the story

• The events of the story

Refers to the feelings and ideas a word evokes.

• Synonym

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Diction

Diction is the literary term that means

• The connections we have with words

• An author's choice of words

• The definition of words

• The common way of speaking with friends

Mood refers to...

• The definition of words used in a text

• The choices an author makes in a text

• Relating to a text

• The emotional setting of a text

"Ten more steps. Eight. Seven. We were walking slowly, as one follows a hearse, our own funeral procession. Only four more steps. Three. There it was now, very close to us, the pit and its flames" (31)

What is the mood of this passage?

• Joyful

• Optimistic

• Angry

• Gloomy

Which can NOT be personified

• objects

• ideas

• people

• animals

What do you look for the 1st time you read a new poem?

• Annotate what is LITTERALLY happening

• Figurative language

• Underlined words

• Annotate how you feel