TWIST Poetry Analysis

TWIST Poetry Analysis

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Use this lesson to fill out the T.W.I.S.T Poetry Analysis

T-Tone

• The attitude of the author or speaker toward the subject.

• Tone words should always be adjectives and convey an attitude.  

Multiple Choice

What is the tone of Harlem (A Dream Deferred)?

• Positive

• Neutral

• Negative

Open Ended

Choose a tone word that specifically tells the authors attitude towards the subject of the poem (Deferred Dreams).

Multiple Choice

Throughout the Poem, what tone does the author use

• frustration

• excitement

• Pain

• lonliness

Word Choice

• Specific words or phrases loaded with connotations, associations, or emotional impact.

Open Ended

What words in Harlem do you notice provoke emotions?

Multiple Choice

What does the speaker mean by “a dream”?

• A.A wish

• B.A fantasy

• C.A nightmare

• D.A goal

Multiple Choice

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

What type of emotion is created by the simile in these lines?

• A.Disgust because the raisin has gone bad

• B.Anger due to squandered dreams

• C.Annoyance due to broken promises

• D.Sadness due to wasted opportunity

Imagery

• sense impressions created by the writer: images may be those of sound, touch, smell, taste, or sight.

• Detail refers to facts or objects.

Multiple Choice

Does the poet use imagery in Harlem?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What is an example of Imagery in Harlem?

Multiple Choice

The author uses imagery in which of the following lines?

• then run?

• does it dry up

• or does it explode

• Does it stink like rotten meat?

Style

• author’s characteristic use of language and the literary tools of a writer: figurative language, point of view, & literary techniques.

Open Ended

What are examples of the author's style? Think about line length and figurative Language

Multiple Choice

Or crust and sugar over— Like a syrupy sweet?

What is the significance of the of the comparison the speaker is making in these lines?

• A.Sweets taste good just as dreams make people feel good.

• B.Sweets that sit out too long go bad, just like unfulfilled dreams.

• C.Sweets that aren’t eaten go bad, just like unrealistic dreams.

• D.Sweets are an indulgence just as great dreams are.

Multiple Choice

How does the structure the poet uses add meaning to the text?

• A.The similes allow the reader to picture the effect of each action.

• B.The metaphors reveal the outcome of postponing one’s desires.

• C.The rhetorical questions lead the reader to consider the effects of postponing one’s desires.

• D.The rhetorical questions lead the reader to imagine the outcome for each action.

Theme

• the meaning of the passage, the insight, both particular and universal, that an author has to offer about life itself; the overall effect or impact of a piece of writing.

Open Ended

What is the theme of Harlem?

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the poem?

• A.Without dreams, we forget what we need to do.

• B.Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

• C.Goals are like food and need to be stored properly.

• D.Postponing one’s deepest desires can lead to destruction.