Unit 5

Poetry
A piece of writing that expresses emotions, experiences, and ideas,
Poem especially in short lines using words that rhyme
Poet Someone who writes poems

Stanza A group of lines in a repeated pattern forming part of a poem

To express in a shorter, clearer, or different way what someone has
Paraphrase said or written

Figurative Language / Poetic Features / Literary Elements

To use words in an unusual or imaginative manner.
are resources used by poets to convey and reinforce
Sound Devices the meaning or experience of poetry through the
skillful use of sound.

Alliteration, Consonance, Assonance, Repetition, Onomatopoeia, End Rhyme,

Rhyme Scheme

A figure of speech is a word or phrase that has a

Figures of Speech separate meaning from its literal definition.

Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole, Contradiction (Oxymoron)

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 Sound Devices
Alliteration -1 To repeat the same first consonant sounds of near / close words
Example .Nick needed new notebooks

Consonance -2 To repeat the same middle or final consonant sounds of near / close words
Example .He stood on the road and cried

Assonance -3 To repeat the same vowel sounds of near / close words [a, e, i, o, u]
To repeat the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea
Example Go slow over the
.clearer androad.
more (memorable
long o sound )
Repetition -4
,A horse is a horse, of course, of course"
Example
,And no one can talk to a horse of course

Onomatopoeia -5 .A word which imitates the natural sound of a thing

Example The buzzing bee flew away.

A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of

Rhyme Scheme -6 a poem. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which
lines rhyme

Peas porridge hot A

Example Peas porridge cold B

Peas porridge in the pot A
ANine daysBold B

Figures of Speech

Simile -1 ."To compare between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as

Example You eat like a bear

To compare between two unlike things without using the words

Metaphor -2
.""like" or "as

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Example Time is money

Personification -3 .To give human qualities to non-living things or ideas

Example The trees danced in the wind

Hyperbole -4 .Extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis

!I've told you to clean your room a million times

Example
.I am so hungry I could eat a horse

Contradiction -5 To bring together contradictory words or opposite ideas.

.My sister and I had a friendly fight over the phone

One warm, sunny day

Example ,on a cold, snowy night
the inky-black darkness
.was sunny and bright

Identify the Sound Devices in the following lines:

1- Jack jumped in the jar of jelly.

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a) assonance b) alliteration c) consonance

2- Will she read these cheap leaflets?

a) assonance b) alliteration c) consonance

3- The buzzing bee flew away.

a) assonance b) consonance c) onomatopoeia

4- It may creep and beep while you sleep.

a) alliteration b) consonance c) onomatopoeia

5- He climbed up, up, up in the tree.

a) alliteration b) onomatopoeia c) repetition

6- And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes

a) internal rhyme b) end rhyme c) repetition

7- I heard the pop as the bubble bursts and dripped to the floor.

a) rhyme b) onomatopoeia c) consonance

8- Homework! Oh, homework! I hate you! You stink! I wish I could wash you away in
the sink.

a) end rhyme b) onomatopoeia c) repetition

9- Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese

a) repetition b) rhyme c) assonance

10- Bob Brown Buckled buttons before bedtime

a) consonance b) alliteration c) assonance

11- The early bird gets the worm.

a) consonance b) alliteration c) assonance

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Poetry - Rhyme
Scheme
.A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes between lines of a poem

Bid me to weep, and I will weep

ABAB
While I have eyes to see;
And having none, and yet I will keep
A heart to weep for thee.

?What is the Rhyme Scheme of these stanzas

!Attention all students! Attention all kids
!Hold onto your horses! Hold onto your lids
We have just exactly the thing that you need
whenever you've way too much homework to read. The rhyme scheme is
…………………………………

.I have been one acquainted with the night

.I have walked out in rain—and back in rain
.I have out walked the furthest city light
.I have looked down the saddest city lane
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
.And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain
I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet The rhyme scheme is
…………………………………

When I was down beside the sea

A wooden spade they gave to me
To dig the sandy shore

My holes were empty like a cup

In every hole the sea came up
The rhyme scheme is ………………………………… Till it could come no more

Come up here, O dusty feet

Here is fairy bread to eat
Here in my retiring room
Children, you may dine
On the golden smell of broom
And the shade of pine
And when you have eaten well
Fairy stories hear and tell
.………………… The rhyme scheme is
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Identify the Figures of Speech in the following lines:
1- He was as brave as a lion.

a) metaphor b) simile c) personification

2- "All the world is a stage And all the men and women merely players."

a) metaphor b) simile c) personification

3- "Death lays its icy hands on kings."

a) simile b) metaphor c) personification

4- "My love is like a red rose..."

a) metaphor b) simile c) personification

5- The boat was tossed like a cork on the waves..

a) metaphor b) hyperbole c) simile

6- Variety is the spice of life.

a) metaphor b) simile c) personification

7- The louder you are, the less they hear

a) simile b) contradiction c) metaphor

8- The classroom was a zoo.

a) simile b) personification c) metaphor

9- Here is the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.

a) metaphor b) simile c) hyperbole

10-The enemy of my enemy is my friend

a) hyperbole b) contradiction c) personification

11- Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears.
a) hyperbole b) contradiction c) simile

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 Read the following poem and answer the following question
"My Parents"

,You are both special in every way

.Encouraging me more and more each passing day
,You both are the reason why I'm so strong
.With you two at the helm not a thing could go wrong

,You've both helped me through many trials and tribulation

.You've made things better in every situation
,Thank you both for always being there
.And showing me that you truly care

,Words could never explain how I feel about you

!But I hope you know that I truly love you two

Q.1: Identify and explain ONE figure of speech the poet uses in the poem. Provide
?evidence and explain its impact on the poem
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Q.2: Identify and explain ONE sound device the poet uses in the poem. Provide
?evidence and explain its impact on the poem
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Q.3: Identify and explain the rhyme scheme the poet uses in the second stanza.
?Provide evidence and explain its impact on the poem
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Who is the main subject of the poem?

 A) The speaker's friends

 B) The speaker's parents
 C) The speaker's teachers
 D) The speaker's siblings

What quality is NOT mentioned about the parents in the poem?

 A) Encouraging
 B) Strong
 C) Caring
 D) Supportive

What literary device is primarily used in the phrase "trials and tribulations"?

 A) Alliteration
 B) Metaphor
 C) Hyperbole
 D) Personification

How does the speaker feel about their parents by the end of the poem?

 A) Confused
 B) Indifferent
 C) Loved
 D) Resentful

What message does the poem convey about family?

 A) Family is not important.

 B) Family provides support and love.
 C) Family creates conflict.
 D) Family should be avoided.

Which of the following best summarizes the theme of the poem?

 A) The struggles of adolescence

 B) The importance of parental support
 C) The journey of self-discovery
 D) The challenges of growing up