1. What poetic device/figurative language do you notice in the poem?
simile
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
2. Highlight the words or phrases that show the poetic device/figurative language
that you chose.
Two Sunflowers
Move in the Yellow Room. by William Blake
"Ah, William, we're weary of weather,"
said the sunflowers, shining with dew.
"Our traveling habits have tired us.
Can you give us a room with a view?"
They arranged themselves at the window
and counted the steps of the sun,
and they both took root in the carpet
where the topaz tortoises run.
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Metaphor by Eve Merriam
Morning is
a new sheet of paper
for you to write on.
Whatever you want to say,
all day,
Until night
folds it up
and files it away.
The bright words and the dark words
are gone
until dawn and a new day
to write on.
1. What figurative language/poetic devices do you see in the poem?
simile
metaphor
personification
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hyperbole
rhyme
repetition
You Mustn’t Quit - by Edgar Guest
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! If you must - but never quit.
Life is queer, with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won if he’d stuck it out;
Stick to your task, though the pace seems slowYou may succeed with one more blow.
Success is failure turned inside out The silver tint of the clouds of doubt And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit It’s when things seem worst that YOU MUSTN’T QUIT.
Explain the MEANING of this poem using your own words - in a few sentences.
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My Town by Sharon Hendricks
The leaves on the ground danced in the wind
The brook sang merrily as it went on its way.
The fence posts gossiped and watched cars go by
which winked at each other just to say hi.
The traffic lights yelled,”Stop, slow, go!”
The tires gripped the road as if clinging to life.
Stars in the sky blinked and winked out
While the hail was as sharp as a knife.
1. Highlight the simile in yellow.
2. Highlight three examples of personification in green.
April Rain Song
Let the rain kiss you
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk
The rain makes running pools in the gutter
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
And I love the rain.
1. Which of the following figurative language/poetic device examples do
you see in the above poem?
simile
metaphor
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personification
hyperbole