Poetry Review
Section 1: Analysis Directions: On the test, you will be asked to annotate this poem and
analyze it using the TP-CASTT method (this includes THEME!).
There came a wind like a bugle;
It quivered through the grass,
And a green chill upon the heat
So ominous did pass
We barred the windows and the doors
As from an emerald ghost;
The doom’s electric moccasin
That very instant passed.
On a strange mob of panting trees,
And fences fled away,
And rivers where the houses ran
Those looked that lived—that Day—
The bell within the steeple wild
The flying tidings whirled.
How much can come
And much can go,
And yet abide the world!
From Moore, Geoffrey. Ed. 1986. Great American Poets: Emily Dickinson. New York: Clarkson
N. Potter Publishers, p. 54
Section 2: Critical Thinking Directions: Be prepared to answer the following questions in
complete sentences.
1. What are the major differences between traditional/formulaic poems and free verse poems?
2. What is a shift in a poem?
3. Why are rhythm, meter, and rhyme so important to poetry? Hint: Poetry is meant to be read
aloud!
4. What is the point of dividing poems into stanzas?
Section 3: Vocabulary Directions: Write the definition for each of the following terms.
1. stanza: ________________________________________________________________
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2. formulaic poetry: _________________________________________________________
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3. irregular poetry: __________________________________________________________
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4. rhythm/meter: ___________________________________________________________
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5. syllable: ________________________________________________________________
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6. repetition: ______________________________________________________________
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7. alliteration: _____________________________________________________________
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8. onomatopoeia: __________________________________________________________
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9. imagery: _______________________________________________________________
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10. simile: _________________________________________________________________
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11. metaphor: _____________________________________________________________
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12. personification: _________________________________________________________
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13. theme: ________________________________________________________________
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14. allegory: ______________________________________________________________
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15. shift in poetry: __________________________________________________________
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Diamante
1 noun A
2 adjectives A
3 verbs + ing A
2 nouns A + 2 nouns B
3 verbs + ing B
2 adjectives B
1 noun B
Section 4: Formulaic
Poetry Directions: Be
prepared to compose a
poem using one of the
following patterns. The
poem must have a
significant (important)
theme.
Cinquain
1 noun
2 adjectives
3 verbs
4-word phrase
1 synonym for noun
Tanka
(must include at least 1 simile or
metaphor and at least one
example of personification)
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
7 syllables
7 syllables
Haiku
(must be about something
beautiful in nature)
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables