Analyzing Poems

What is the effect of the graphic elements of the poem?

• The short lines cause the reader to slow down creating a choppy rhythm.

• The words in all capital letters causes the reader to put emphasis on those words.

• Lines 20 - 23 spell the word "down" as you read down the poem creating an artistic element to the poem.

• The use of the word "mcNASTY" creates a devious tone causing the reader to feel uneasy.

What is the effect of the rhyming words in the following poem?

• The rhyming words are actually a comparison helping the reader to visualize the images.

• Rhyming words give the poem a musical element and a beat.

• The poem doesn't rhyme.

• The rhyming words describe how the poet feels allowing the readrer to connect to them.

Why did the author include the following figurative language? The wind howled and the trees trembeled at the peak of the storm.

• To show the movement of the storm over the different cities in the area.

• To describe the beauty of the trees in the storm as they swayed.

• To show the intensity of the storm by describing the effect on sound and movement.

• To explain how the people felt scared when the storm was at its worst because of how loud it was.

Why did the songwriter include the following figurative language?

I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus

• To draw attention to the speaker's desicion making skills and how they need to be better.

• To illustrate the speaker's feeling of being out of contrl and feeling frenzied.

• To bring awareness to how dangerous of a job it is to be a tightrope walker.

• To show how skilled the speaker is at walking on a tightrope.

What is the purpose of analyzing poetry?

• To understand the thoughts and experiences

• To appreciate the rhyme scheme

• To enjoy the emotions

• To understand the structure

To analyze a poem means to

• read it aloud

• scientifically take it apart

• to think hard

The ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   by ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ...

• illustrates

• Robert Frost

• poem

• "Nothing Gold Can Stay,"

Which poem type reflects on death or loss?

• elegy

• ode

• lyric

• villanelle

Poems are organized in . . .

• lines and scenes

• lines and stanzas

• paragraphs and scenes

• paragraphs and lines

How many stanzas does this poem have?

• none

• 1

• 2

• 3