Analyzing and Appreciating Poetry

In stanza 2, the following device is used to structure the poem:

• Allusion
• Simile
• Anaphora
• Hyperbole

The denotation of the word "shaky" is:

• Unstable
• Shady
• Stable
• Sturdy

The connotation of the word "shaky" is:

• Uncertain
• Shady
• Certain
• Sturdy

The following lines are an example of what poetic device? "But I don’t know and don’t know and hold on to it / like to a sustaining railing."

• Allusion
• Metaphor/Simile
• Rhyme
• Anaphora

The theme of the poem "Some Like Poetry" can be described in the following ways EXCEPT:

• Poetry is not for everyone, but can be everything to some.
• No one likes poetry, not even those who are forced to read/write it.
• Poetry is undefinable and can therefore be appreciated by anyone willing to give it a chance.
• Many interests can be shared among people, but not always poetry.

"Hope" is presented using the image of:

• A storm
• A tune
• A sea
• A bird

"Hope" is personified in the following line:

• "'Hope' is the thing with feathers"
• "And sings the tune without the words"
• "That perches in the soul"
• "That could abash the little bird"

"And sore must be the storm" is an example of:

• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Rhyme

The overall structure of the poem can best be described as:

• Free Verse
• Extended Metaphor
• Epistolary
• Sonnet

The theme of the poem "'Hope' is the thing with feathers" can best be described as:

• The human spirit often succumbs to the difficulties of the world.
• Birds are more resilient than humans.
• Hope is impossible to attain.
• Hope can be tested but never lost.