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Boots of Spanish Leather, by Bob Dylan	The Sunflowers, by Mary Oliver	Barbara Frietchie	Introduction to Poetry, by Billy Collins	Poetry Elements
10 - it tells a story and and has elements of a narrative (plot, characters, conflict, etc) What characteristics of "Boots of Spanish Leather" let the reader know that it is a narrative poem?	10 The reader or the audience Who is the speaker addressing in lines 18-19 when she says “Don’t be afraid/ to ask them questions!”?	10 Characters, story line, conflict, etc The poem is a narrative poem because of elements such as____	10 An extended metaphor The comparison of the poem to a person being tortured in lines 12-14 is an example of ____	10 Answers vary What are three sound devices used in poems?
20 That the character left behind still cares deeply about the other The repetition of the phrase “take heed” in lines 33-36 emphasizes________	20 Noise made by the ship masts In lines 1-7, the speaker uses a simile to compare the sound of the sunflower stalks to the ____	20 Rhyme scheme The words at the end of each stanza (corn/morn, down/town) are an example of which sound device?	20 Simile, color slide In lines 1-3, the author uses a ______ to compare a poem to a __________	20 Answers vary What are three types of figurative language used in poems?
30 There are two speakers, one who is leaving on a ship and one who is staying behind From the first two stanzas, the reader can conclude what about the speaker(s)?	30 Express a connection between nature and humans Why does the author use personification to give the sunflowers human qualities in the poem?	30 It is very large What does the word horde (line 8) tell you about the size of the approaching Confederate Army?	30 Poems are sometimes difficult to understand just as a maze is difficult to get out of The metaphor in lines 5-6 conveys that idea that___	30 Answers vary What are three differences between narrative and lyrical poems?
40 The speaker does not want the gift, but only the sweet kiss of his/her beloved What is the speaker’s attitude toward the offered gift in stanza 4?	40 Isolation, along with the word “lonely” in line 29 In lines 26-29, the phrase “a separate universe” emphasize the sunflower’s feelings of _____	40 c. Her deep patriotism for the Union and reverence for its flag In lines 35-36, Barbara Frietchie’s appeal to the soldiers to shoot her instead of the flag convey____ a. Her desire to die for her country at war b. Her plan to distract the Rebels while the Union advances c. Her deep patriotism for the Union and reveren	40 Fun, joyous, enjoyable What attitude is conveyed through lines 9-11?	40 Answers vary Why do authors use similes and metaphors to compare things in poems?
50 The speaker who is leaving wants to send a gift because he/she might be gone for a long time. The other speaker does not want the gift, but would rather have his/her true love nearby. What is the main conflict in the story?	50 It takes time for seeds to become sunflowers; growth must occur. How could you paraphrase lines 29-32?	50 Despite the presence of Confederate troops, the Union flag waved throughout the day What does the repetition in lines 43-46 emphasize about the events in Frederick?	50 b. Pick apart poems to understand their meaning without enjoying the poem itself Based on lines 12-16, the author believes readers often do what with poems? a. Disregard poems as foreign and hard to connect to personally b. Pick apart poems to understand their meaning without enjoying the poem itself c. Use them as a way of torturing	50 Answers vary What is the purpose of using sound devices in poems?

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