Thursday, February 19, 2009

Poetry Study Guide

Poetry Terms

form rhyme
ballad rhythm
epic repetition
ode alliteration
sonnet imagery
free verse figurative language

Poetry terms will be a matching portion on the quiz

Stories

The Million Pound Bank Note
The Bet

Know:
plot
the events of each story

Poems
Mother to Son
Speech to the Young
I Stepped from Plank to Plank
Child on top of a Greenhouse

Understand:
The mood/tone of each poem
what is the message the poet is trying to convey
imagery
simile/metaphor

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