Poetry Analysis Review

"Her early leaf's a flower" is an example of

• irony
• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is an example of an allusion from the poem?

• “So Eden sank to grief / So dawn goes down to day”

• “Nature’s first green is gold, / Her hardest hue to hold.”

• “Her early leaf’s a flower; / But only so an hour.”

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the theme of this poem?

• Foolish men chase after gold, while rich men enjoy nature and the beauties it holds.

• Nothing, even things that seem perfect and beautiful, can last forever

• Good friendships hold their weight in gold and need to be valued and nurtured.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"Nature's first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold..."

Using context clues, what does "Hue" mean?

• a color or shade of color

• a leaf or tree imagery

• a simile for nature

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Her hardest hue to hold." What figurative language technique is being used here?

• Personification
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"Nature's first green is gold." What sound technique has been used in this line?

• Assonance
• Repetition
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Identify ALLITERATION in this poem:

• gold, hold

• hardest, hue, hold

• Eden, grief, leaf

• Her, first, so

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Based on context clues, you can infer the meaning of the word "subsides" in line 5 means

• diminishes, dwindles

• grows, heightens

• overpowers, destroys

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A poetic shift is when a poet intentionally shifts the tone or perspective in their poem.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Diction is the author's word choice.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4