1. Poetry Analysis
HOMEWORK SESSION #1

2. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Listen closely again to this poem…
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

3. IMPORTANT POETRY TERMS
Rhyme
a poem in which the ends of the lines have words that sound the same
The wind whipped the branches all around, As the rain fell silently to the ground.

4. IMPORTANT POETRY TERMS
Simile
compares using like or as
The engine purred like a contented cat.

5. IMPORTANT POETRY TERMS
Personification
describes something non-human with human qualities
The morning sun smiled down on the children

6. IMPORTANT POETRY TERMS
Hyperbole
an exaggerated statement
Her laugh was so obnoxious it made the windows in the room slam shut. He ate a million hot dogs at the picnic.

7. IMPORTANT POETRY TERMS
Metaphor
compares two different things saying the one is the other. A metaphor uses is instead of like or as
Her hair is a shimmering waterfall.

8. IMPORTANT POETRY TERMS
Alliteration
repeats the beginning consonant sounds in words
The black birddog boldly began to bark.

9. IMPORTANT POETRY TERMS
Assonance .
the repetition of two or more of the same vowel sounds in a word or the repetition of two or more of the same consonant sounds in a word .
The girl started to hurl after going for a whirl on the merry-go-round.

10. IMPORTANT POETRY TERMS
Onomatopoeia .
a word that sounds like the noise it describes
Snap your fingers, tap your toes, and buzz like a bee.

11. IMPORTANT POETRY TERMS
Allusion .
a reference that is made indirectly, subtly suggested, or implied to somebody or something, using only a word or two .
As the avalanche fell, Mark was swallowed up in the swirling snow like Jonah. He survived because he was located by the beeping of his GPS. .
The reference to Jonah is the allusion. (Jonah and the whale)

12. Let’s Review….: .
Poetry is not as hard to interpret as you think. Just relate it to ____________.
What is the effect of rhyme in a poem?
The reader enjoys the sound and beat of the poem.
songs 3

13. Irony is when something _________ _______________ happens.
Let’s Review….: .
Irony is when something _________ _______________ happens.
Mood is how the poem makes me ______.
Our textual evidence is written ____ ____ word, with ___________ _______ around it.
totally
unexpected 3
feel
word for
quotation marks

14. Poems are divided into _______________
Let’s Review….: .
Poems are divided into _______________
Why does a poet divide a poem into stanzas?
It provides the reader with a structure to better understand the meaning of the poem.
stanzas 3

15. An idea that the poem expresses about its main topic
Let’s Review….: .
What is THEME in poetry?
An idea that the poem expresses about its main topic
What is a possible theme of THE ROAD NOT TAKEN?
Being different; doing your own thing 3

16. Let’s Review….: .
Way to go!
I’m proud of you!
-Mr. Kelley 3