Poetry Analysis
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Poem: Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Emily Dickinson
1.What is the message of Emily Dickinson’s poem, Because I Could Not Stop for
Death?
2.What poetic devices are used in Emily Dickinson’s poem, Because I Could Not Stop
for Death?
3.What is the author’s purpose for using these poetic devices?
Poem: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
1.What is the message of Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken?
2.What poetic devices are used in Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken?
3.What is the author’s purpose for using these poetic devices?
Poem: Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
1.What is the message of Robert Hayden’s poem, Those Winter Sundays?
2.What poetic devices are used in Robert Hayden’s poem, Those Winter Sundays?
3.What is the author’s purpose for using these poetic devices?
Poem: Senses by Shel Silverstein
1.What is the message of Shel Silverstein poem, Senses?
2.What poetic devices are used in Shel Silverstein’s poem, Senses?
3.What is the author’s purpose for using these poetic devices?
Poem: Squishy Touch by Shel Silverstein
1.What is the message of Shel Silverstein’s poem, Squishy Touch?
2.What poetic devices are used in Shel Silverstein’s poem, Squishy Touch?
3.What is the author’s purpose for using these poetic devices?
Poem: Metaphor by Eve Merriam
1.What is the message of Eve Merriam’s poem, Metaphor?
2.What poetic devices are used in Eve Merriam’s poem, Metaphor?
3.What is the author’s purpose for using these poetic devices?