Lyric poetry

What is the speaker feeling in this poem?

• Scared
• Happy
• Disappointed  
• Discouraged 

The mood (atmosphere) of "The Listeners" by Walter de la Mare is

• mysterious

• melancholy

• mercenary

• malevolent

Based on the last line of the poem, what can you conclude about who the speaker of this poem is?

(Choose all that apply)

• Rudyard Kipling

• A father figure

• A son reflecting on his life

• An older man giving advice

• A young kid reading about life

"Moonlight sparkled on

the crystalline grains of the desert sand.

The distant dunes

stood in stark relief against the stars.

The silence of the night

was oddly deafening.

Manu was used to the

symphony of city noises

that never seemed to cease.

Now he longed for the familiar sound

of a car driving by

or the comfort of a human voice."

What is the MOOD of this poem?

• Grave

• Joyous

• Lonely

• Busy

Word choice is important because...

• word choice can connect with readers, especially since poems are usually short

• word choice does not connect with readers, especially since poems are usually short

• can create feelings that generate emotions and cause the reader to feel something

• the ability to create an image in the readers mind by using all 5 senses

Rat-a-tat-tat! BOOM! Whoosh! are examples of an....

• assonance

• meter

• onomatopoeia

• lyrical poem

BUSHFIRE (POETRY PACKAGE) PG. 8

WHAT SENSE DOES THIS IMAGERY APPEAL TO?

• SIGHT

• HEARING

• TOUCH

• SMELL

What is an example of a poem?

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"For Antony is but a limb of Caesar.

Let’s be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius.

…

Let’s carve him as a dish fit for the gods,

Not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds."

What is the connotation of “sacrificers?”

• Bloodiness and destruction

• Love and devotion

• Purity and holiness

• Jealousy and hate

7. You can tell that the poem is an elegy because the speaker is

• A telling a story.

• B sharing ideas about nature.

• C describing a historical event.

• D reflecting on a death.