Poetry Inferences

A way of seeing beyond just the surface information

• line

• convey

• theme

• insight

The _________ are like paragraphs in a poem. 

• stanzas

• lines

• rhyme scheme

• figurative language

A comparison without using "like" or "as"

• personification

• poem

• metaphor

• simile

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• imagery

Which of the following could you infer has happened to the speaker in the last stanza of the poem?

• He has escaped to the North to become a free man/woman.

• His master granted him his freedom one morning.

• He is rejoicing because of his physical death.

• He got a good night's sleep and felt refreshed when he woke up.

Who is the poet most likely thinking of in the poem?

• someone loved

• the chicken

• the bats

• the lone fisherman

A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines which often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

• peom

• stanza

• line

• personification

A comparison using "like" or "as"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• stanza

Based on details in Keep Going, the reader can conclude that the poet - 

• does not understand the reader

• has also experienced bad times

• has only lived a happy life

• does not want to relive hard times

What inference can be made about line 16 in Keep Tryin’? 

• The speaker values courage.

• The speaker thinks people are weak.

• The speaker values honesty.

• The speaker thinks men are strong.