Poetry Questions
Michael Rosen’s "When I was Fifteen"
1. What is the setting?
2. What is the conflict (type, sides & resolution)?
Type:
Side 1:
Side 2:
Resolution:
3. Give two examples of figurative language (metaphor, simile, symbol, personification).
4. What is the point of view? Whose point of view?
Dorothy Livesay’s “And Even Now”
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Who is the speaker?
Name two examples of figurative language.
What is the setting?
What is the conflict (and the resolution)?
Find an example of alliteration.
Mirriam Waddington’s “Laughter”
1. List examples of all of the figurative language (metaphors, similes, symbols, personification)
used in the poem.
2. The speaker uses repetition and comparison to convey meaning. Support with specific examples
from the poem. Moreover, state how they are used to convey meaning.
3. Is anthropomorphism used in this poem? Explain.
Harold M. Telemaque’s “Riches”
1. The speaker uses imagery to convey meaning. Give three examples of the speaker’s use of imagery.
To what sense does each image appeal?
2. What is topaz?
3. What is unique about the structure of the poem? Why do you think the speaker uses repetition?
Alden Nowlan’s “Greatness”
1. Who do you think the speaker of the poem admires or aspires to be?
2. Why do the images not relate to one another? What point is the speaker trying to make by juxtaposing
three dissimilar objects?