Poetry
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What is the theme that connects the poems in this collection together? Provide
examples to support your claim.
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Were there any examples of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification,
hyperbole, idiom, alliteration, etc.) in the poems?
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Title of Poem Number Figurative Line (Use quotation marks)
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Choose one poem from the collection and answer the following questions.
What is the title of the poem?
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Who is speaking? To whom is he or she speaking?
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What is the mood/tone of the poem? What details give you this impression?
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Did the author use any examples of figurative language?
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Describe one strong image that stood out to you.
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Does the poem rhyme? If so, what is the rhyme scheme?
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In your own words, what would you say this poem is about? What message is the
author trying to convey? How does the theme of this poem connect to the general
theme of the collection?
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