Q2 M3 - LITERARY DEVICES

Front

Small, thin, sharp piece of wood or glass broken from a larger piece?

Back

splinter

Front

Synonym for 'uncovered' in the poem?

Back

bare

Front

Set of steps between floors in a building.

Back

stair

Front

Word related to 'no light':

Back

dark

Front

Compared to a mother's life:

Back

crystal stair

Front

Figure of speech in the poem?

Back

metaphor

Front

Predominant sensory impression in the poem?

Back

sight

Front

Sound devices in the poem: ―I‘se been a-climbin‘ on, And reachin‘ landin‘s, And turnin‘ corners…‖

Back

alliteration and assonance

Front

Sensory image in lines 3-7?

Back

sight

Front

Symbolism of "reachin' landin's" in the mother's climb?

Back

Places in her life where she had to stop and make decisions.