Poetry Review

What is "alliteration" ?

• The use of synonyms.

• Words that sound alike.

• An exaggeration.

• The repetition of a beginning letter sound.

What device is used here:
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."

• Refrain

• Rhyme

• Meter

• Simile

In this line of the poem, "Far Away, buzzers buzz and school bells ring, what element are the words buzz and ring?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• stanza

The air breathes frost. A thin wind beats Old dust and papers down gray streets And blows brown leaves with curled-up edges At frightened sparrows on window ledges. What is the mood?

• joyful

• annoyed

• gloomy

• puzzled

I Dream a World by Langston Hughes
A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth
And every man is free,
What is the mood?

• hopeful

• fearful

• agitated

• puzzled

What do you notice about rhyme in this poem?

• This poem has end rhyme in the 2nd and 4th lines of each stanza.

• There are no rhymes in this poem.

• This poem follows an AABB pattern thoughout each of the 4 stanzas.

• The poem has 4 stanzas and 16 total lines because there are 4 lines per stanza.

What sense does the imagery in the 6th line appeal to?

• Sight

• Smell

• Sound

• Taste

• Touch

Who do you think is the speaker in this poem?

• A baby

• A child

• An adult

• A senior citizen

What does the metaphor in lines 3 and 4 mean?

• Without dreams or goals, you cannot move forward with your life.

• Dreams usually fly and without them, you are stuck on land.

• Dead dreams are broken birds.

• When dreams die, so does your future.

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• stanza