Poetry Analysis Final

"My father pushed me out onto my first surfboard through the clear blue water.

Like the waves of the ocean he reached out to me.

It was the first time that I knew I was meant for the water.

I was three years old.

I waded out into the waters deep.

Looking back this was something I loved.

It was something I would be good at.

Three years old."

The poet uses personification in lines 4 and 5 to show that the ocean -

• is like a father to him

• embraced him like a father

• excepted him like family

• will be there for him

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"I am from building blocks and candy jar with no candy in it,

from baby dolls and a piggy bank.

I am from the room being attacked by a storm and moist to moist to moist.

I am from the silk flower. who shows all her beauty at one time.

I am from the telescope to the fish tank from Li and Tang.

I am from “Hurry up!” and “Faster Faster!” and from staying in bed as long as possible from sitting as long as possible.

I am from looking at the pedestrian with the telescope on the rooftop.

I am from grandpa and great grandma from salted dumplings that I hate from his death because of diabetes and from watching billiards and playing poker

Digging a hole in the playground and waiting for it to become fossils.

I am from those moments

From an empty candy jar"

When the poet says she is from “salted dumplings that I hate” what can you infer about her meaning?

• She does not like her house.

• She did not like her grandparents

• She does not like salted dumplings.

• She did not like her childhood.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"It went many years,

But at last came a knock,

And I thought of the door

With no lock to lock.

I blew out the light,

I tip-toed the floor,

And raised both hands In prayer to the door.

But the knock came again

My window was wide;

I climbed on the sill

And descended outside.

Back over the sill I bade a “Come in”

To whoever the knock

At the door may have been.

So at a knock I emptied my cage

To hide in the world

And alter with age."

The reader can conclude that in the second stanza the speaker seems -

• unsure about what to do

• unhappy at being disturbed

• excited for a guest

• afraid of the knocker

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Last night they came across the river and

Entered the city. Women were awake

With lights and food. They entertained the band,

Not asking what the men had come to take

Or what strange tongue they spoke

Or why they came so suddenly through the land.

Now in the morning all the town is filled

With stories of the swift and dark invasion;

The women say that not one stranger told

A reason for his coming. The intrusion

Was not for devastation: Peace is apparent still on hearth and field.

Yet all the city is a haunted place.

Man meeting man speaks cautiously. Old friends

Close up the candid looks upon their face.

There is no warmth in hands accepting hands;

Each ponders, 'Better hide myself in case

Those strangers have set up their homes in minds

I used to walk in. Better draw the blinds

Even if the strangers haunt in my own house'

Which theme is explored in the poem?

• Fear of strangers can erode trust

• Welcome strangers with open arms.

• The morning will bring a new day

• Try and see the good within others.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The man who entered was young, some twoand-twenty at the outside, well-groomed and trimly clad, with something of refinement and delicacy in his bearing. The streaming umbrella which he held in his hand, and his long shining waterproof told of the fierce weather through which he had come. He looked about him anxiously in the glare of the lamp, and I could see that his face was pale and his eyes heavy, like those of a man who is weighed down with some great anxiety. “I owe you an apology,” he said, raising his golden pince-nez to his eyes. “I trust that I am not intruding. I fear that I have brought some traces of the storm and rain into your snug chamber.” “Give me your coat and umbrella,” said Holmes. “They may rest here on the hook and will be dry presently. You have come up from the southwest, I see.”

Read the phrase from paragraph 1.

something of refinement and delicacy in his bearing

The figurative language in this phrase -

• shows the man has money

• gives the man a dramatic effect

• emphasizes his desperation

• mimics his internal conflict

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MY love must be as free (1)

As is the eagle's wing, (2)

Hovering o'er land and sea (3)

And everything. (4)

I must not dim my eye In thy saloon, (5)

I must not leave my sky (6)

And nightly moon. (7)

Be not the fowler's net (8)

Which stays my flight, (9)

And craftily is set (10)

T' allure the sight. (11)

What is the meaning of the metaphor in line 9?

• He is asking for his love not to trap him.

• He is hoping his love will build him a home.

• He wants his love to set him free to roam

• He needs his love to be constantly with him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Breathing in, deep breaths

Transform your mind with life

Mindfulness will help you live a joyful life of happiness This mindfulness and happiness is always present

Every moment in your life gives birth to joy and happiness

Every step is peace, every step is possible

What theme best fits the poets meaning in line 2?

• Your mind is the key to changing your life.

• Life is important and you should not waste time.

• Bringing life into your mind will help calm you down.

• Calm breathing will help you enjoy your life.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2