PASS POETRY REVIEW

POETRY terms you need to know:FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: Stanzaoxymoron Rhyme schemeeuphemism Repetitionmetaphor Refrainsimile Internal rhymeidiom End rhymehyperbole Extended metaphoronomatopoeia alliteration personification Denotation Connotation

Determine the rhyme scheme of each poem I dwell in a lonely house I know That vanished many a summer ago, And left no trace but the cellar walls, And a cellar in which daylight falls And the purple-stemmed wild raspberries grow. ********************************************************* The ostrich is a silly bird With scarcely any mind, He often runs so very fast, He leaves himself behind. When he gets there he has to stand And hang around til night, Without a blessed thing to do Until he comes in sight.

Determine the rhyme scheme of each A word is dead When it is said Some say I think it just Begins to live That day. There was a road ran past our house Too lovely to explore. I asked my mother once – she said That if you followed where it led It brought you to the milkman’s door. (That’s why I have not traveled more.)

He has gone to a better place. Break a leg! I’m so hungry I could eat an elephant. Sue thinks he is hot! Hot – having a high temperature What is each of these an example of?

Label each type of figurative language Mr. Sims is as wide as the Nile! As the people finally slept the city sighed in relief, thankful that all was once again quiet. He pulled out all the stops during the competition so his group could win. The night flew with the wings of an eagle while I dreamed of what was to come.

In the morning, very early, That’s the time I love to go Barefoot where the fern grows curly And grass is cool between each toe, On a summer morning-O! On a summer morning! That is when the birds go by Up the sunny slopes of air, And each rose has a butterfly Or a golden bee to wear; And I am glad in every toe – Such a summer morning-O! Such a summer morning! Barefoot Days – Rachel Field Label each of the following found in the poem. (You might not find all of them) Repetition, refrain, personification, stanzas, alliteration