Analyzing Poetic Techniques and Structure

The video tutorial teaches how to write a narrative response using descriptive words to signal setting or time changes. It begins with an introduction to narrative response writing, followed by a detailed explanation of a writing prompt based on Emily Dickinson's poem 'The Wind's Visit.' The tutorial outlines the four steps of the writing process: reading closely, generating and planning, drafting and revising, and editing and publishing. It emphasizes identifying and using transition words to signal changes in time or setting within a narrative. The lesson concludes with an analysis of a sample poem and a recap of the key takeaways.

What is the main focus of the lesson introduced at the beginning?

• How to use metaphors in writing

• How to write a poem

• How to signal setting or time changes in narratives

• How to analyze Emily Dickinson's poems

In the writing prompt, who is the narrator of the poem?

• The narrator of the original poem

• Emily Dickinson

• The wind

• The reader

Which step is NOT part of the four-step writing process?

• Reading closely and analyzing

• Generating and planning

• Drafting and revising

• Publishing without editing

What is the purpose of identifying action-reaction in a poem?

• To determine the poem's length

• To find the main theme

• To signal a change in time or setting

• To create a list of characters

Which type of phrase is used to indicate a condition in the poem?

• Noun phrase

• Adverbial phrase

• Conditional phrase

• Prepositional phrase

What is the role of verbs and adverbs in the poem analysis?

• To summarize the poem

• To introduce new characters

• To move the action along

• To describe the setting

What is the first step in creating a new poem based on the analysis?

• Listing new words

• Rereading the text

• Writing the final draft

• Publishing the poem

How does the new poem begin according to the lesson?

• With a dialogue

• With the mistress storming in

• With a description of the setting

• With a question

What is the final step in the writing process as discussed in the lesson?

• Revising

• Editing and publishing

• Analyzing

• Drafting

What is the main goal of using descriptive words in the new poem?

• To confuse the reader

• To engage the reader

• To make the poem longer

• To add more characters