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Poetry Analysis Practice
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leafs a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
--Robert Frost
Answer the questions below:
In your own words, what do you think this poem means?
List an example of assonance (the repetition of vowel sounds). Write the line in
which it appears, and underline the assonance.
List an example of alliteration (the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning
of words). Write the entire line in which it appears, and underline the alliteration.
List an example of allusion (a reference to a well known event, fact, literary or artistic
work, etc.)
List one example of symbolism (an object that has meaning in itself and in the poem)
in this poem. Explain what the symbol is, and explain what it means to you.
Label the rhyme scheme of this poem. Write the letters beside the line of poetry.
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The Rose that Grew from Concrete
Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
learned to walk without having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared.
Tupac Shakur
Answer the questions below:
In your own words, what do you think this poem means?
List an example of assonance (the repetition of vowel sounds). Write the line in
which it appears, and underline the assonance.
List an example of alliteration (the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning
of words). Write the entire line in which it appears, and underline the alliteration.
List an example of allusion (a reference to a well known event, fact, literary or artistic
work, etc.)
List one example of symbolism (an object that has meaning in itself and in the poem)
in this poem. Explain what the symbol is, and explain what it means to you.
Label the rhyme scheme of this poem. Write the letters beside the line of poetry.
Label the rhyme scheme of this poem. Write the letters beside the line of poetry.