Application and Review of Poetry Elements
“Miracles” p. 818 Red book
Examples of assonance:
Line 2: of / nothing
Line 4: sight / sky
Line 5: feet / beach
Line 7: by / I
Line 8: sit / dinner / with
Line 9: at / strangers
Line 11: feeding / fields
Line 12: wonderfulness / sundown and shining / quiet / bright
Line 13: exquisite / delicate / spring
Line 15: distinct / in / its
Line 16: is / miracle
Line 17: cubic / inch / is / miracle
Line 18: surface / earth
Line 19: interior / with
Line 20: me / sea
Line 21: fishes / swim / ships / in and men / them
“The Women’s 400 Meters” p. 855 red book
Simile: lines 4-6 – [the runners] are waiting to pour themselves over
the stretch of track LIKE a breaking wave
Onomatopoeia: line 7: Bang!
Symbolism: bright tiger = “bright” symbolizes “light” and “energy”
(not something to be afraid of)
“tiger” symbolizes “that which motivates”
Vivid Vocabulary: skittish, flex, shiver, pour, careening
“To James” p. 856 red book
Metaphor: line 32 – [life] it’s a short dash
Vivid Vocabulary: flung, spikes, ripped, cinders, stretch, catapulted,
lurched, holes, sinews, strides, flew, thrill, triumphant ecstasy,
straightaway, burst, hurtling
“Thumbprint” p. 134 purple book
Metaphors: [thumbprint] = A treasure to own
My own flesh and my own emotions
My signature
My universe key
My singularity
“Loo-Wit” p. 752 purple book
Personification: The entire poem is personifying a volcano called
Loo-Wit (Mt.St. Helens)
Metaphor: volcano = “this old woman” in line 2
Examples of Personification:
line 3: [the volcano] no longer cares what other people think
line 5: spits
line 7: stretching
line 8: her bumpy bed
line 9: [she’s] finally up
line 10: she sprinkles
“Oranges” p. 85 purple book
Simile: line 45 – “fog hanging LIKE old coats between the trees”
Onomatopoeia: line 44 – cars HISSING past
“Onomatopoeia” p. 737 purple book
Alliteration: “sp” - spigot, sputters, splutter, spatters, splatters,
sputtering, splashes
Internal Rhyme/ Assonance:
Sputter / utter / splutter
Spatters / smattering
Gashes / slash
Splatters / scatters
Plash / splashes / dashes
Gushes / rushes
Examples of onomatopoeia: sputters, utters, splutter, spatters, drops,
slash, splatters, scatters, spurts, sputtering, plash,
gushes, splashes
“Annabel Lee” p. 780 red book
Rhyme Scheme: a,a,a throughout the entire poem
Stanzas 1, 2, and 4: sea – a
Lee – a
Me – a
Stanza 3: sea – a
Lee – a
Me – a
Sea – a
Why? To show that they have not
Been separated by her death
Internal Rhyme: beams/dreams, rise/eyes, night-tide/side/bride
Mood: Reminiscent, deep love
Tone: Persuasive, bitter, competitive/victorious
“The Pasture” p. 819 red book
Rhyme scheme: a,b,b,c
Rhythm: iambic pentameter
Mood: lazy, happy, friendly
“One” p. 775 red book
Fingerprints symbolize: unique identity