Bittersweet Poem Analysis

a crayon color.

the name of a school.

the way that crayons smell.

the name of the narrator.

The speaker remembers beginning the school year with a fresh box of crayons.

The speaker develops a love of art while drawing for a school assignment.

The speaker spreads out school supplies on the floor.

The speaker regrets that there are now new colors in a box of crayons.

rhyme

flashback

foreshadowing

personification

She was attempting to write about herself.

She was trying to draw a picture of herself.

She wanted to be the best artist in the class.

She wanted to learn as much as possible.

“Gold Rush Overview” provides an outline of the path many people traveled to participate in the gold rush; The Pike’s Peak Rush  provides a chronological look at the thought process of the family as they plan a trip to California.

“Gold Rush Overview” provides a description of the gold rush and the effects on the people and the regions; The Pike’s Peak Rush  provides a narrative that describes the excitement of the gold rush and the concerns that come with leaving home.

“Gold Rush Overview” provides an analysis of the gold rush’s effect on business opportunities for merchants; The Pike’s Peak Rush  provides a description of the emotional effects of the struggles of the gold rush on the members of the family.

“Gold Rush Overview” provides a narrative account of how the gold rush began; The Pike’s Peak Rush  provides a description of the different types of skills needed to become a gold miner.

Both passages highlight the excitement of being involved in the gold rush.

Both passages discuss the consequences the gold rush had on the natural landscape.

Both passages describe the lack of success that many miners found when they finally reached the gold rush.

Both passages examine the struggles that developed at the homes of the miners after they left to mine gold.

Both passages provide historical perspectives of how gold was initially discovered.