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Learning to Analyze Poetry

English I

Scavenger Hunt


 * Directions:**

Read each question carefully. Click on the links to access the website that will provide the information needed to answer the question. Answer the questions by selecting the correct choice, filling in the blank, or by providing a written response.

Imagery - Marsha Banks =What is[| Imagery]?= Imagery refers to mental pictures created by words.

I've got a poem stuck on my feet. A poem attacked me in the shower. I find a poem most every hour! (Mark Stansell) || and the children played, smell of warm butter filled the air.
 * || = Represents what type of imagery = || = Example = ||
 * = Kinesthetic = || Actions or motions || A poem once stopped me on the street.
 * = Olfactory = || The smell of things || As Mommy washed up

(Anonymous) || The richest and sweetest that mortal could make: 'Twas heavy with citron and fragrant with spice, And covered with sugar all sparkling as ice. (Iona and Peter Opie) || I peered with cheek on the cool leaves pressed (Walter de la Mare) || Mew, mew says the cat, Grunt, grunt, goes the hog, And squeak goes the rat. Tu, whu, says the owl, Quack, quack, says the duck, And what the cuckoo says you know. (Mother Goose) || Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright - And this was odd, because it was The middle of the night. (Lewis Carroll) ||
 * = Gustatory = || The taste of things || A mouse found a beautiful piece of plum cake,
 * = Tactile = || The appeal to our sense of touch || Through the green twilight of a hedge,
 * = Auditory = || The sound of things || Bow-wow, says the dog,
 * = Visual = || Things we can see || The sun was shining on the sea,

1) The Speaker is always the poet

 * True
 * ** False **

the speaker to?

 * 1) A movie
 * 2) ** A character **
 * 3) An actor
 * 4) A director

the speaker is the poet

 * True
 * ** False **

=== 4) In this poem the speaker is the poet ===
 * ** True **
 * False

=== 5) In this poem the speaker is the poet ===
 * True
 * ** False **

Diction - Dillon Sternkopf

According to this [|site], the literal "dictionary" definition of a word is defined as:

 * 1) **Denotation:** the neutral concept signified by the word; the literal “dictionary” definition. This can vary according to time period and cultural context.
 * 1) **Denotation:** the neutral concept signified by the word; the literal “dictionary” definition. This can vary according to time period and cultural context.
 * 1) **Denotation:** the neutral concept signified by the word; the literal “dictionary” definition. This can vary according to time period and cultural context.

=== Slang would fall under which level of formality according to this [|document]? === > and dialect. Monosyllabic.
 * 1) Low or Informal: Plain language of everyday use, including slang, jargon, vulgarity,
 * 1) Low or Informal: Plain language of everyday use, including slang, jargon, vulgarity,

=== The old poetic convention stipulating that the importance of the subject deem the necessary diction is referred to [|here] as? === 3. 4.
 * 1) Decorum is an old poetic convention stipulating that important subjects should be written about with high diction, everyday subjects with middle diction, etc.

Rhetorical Devices- Karen Roberts

===1.)A common rhetorical device used in writing poetry is hyperbole. What is a [|hyperbole]? ===

Answer: an exaggeration in the service of truth - an overstatement

===2.)True or False: [|Connotation] is a rhetorical device used to analyze poetry. ===

Answer: False  3.)In poetry, what are [| rhetorical devices]  used for?

Answer: manipulate the language to effectively transmit the author’s message to the reader

//**Syntax- April Renton **//


 * 1.) The grammatical order of words in a sentence or line of verse or dialogue. The organization of words and phrases and clauses in sentences of prose, verse, and dialogue.**
 * 2.) The first line in the poem:**
 * "Once upon a midnight dreary,"**
 * 3.) False**


 * Structure - Christina Maza**
 * 1. A [|Run On] is a line that is in the middle of the natural flow of a sentence: **
 * a. True **
 * b. False **


 * Answer A **


 * 2. A hypothetical [|Metrical Unit] termed a falling rhythm is: **

a. Dactyl b. Trochee c. Pyrrhic d. Anapest

Answer B

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif;">3. In poetry, lines are grouped together in what is called a [|Stanza]?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif;">A. True <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif;">B. False


 * Answer A**