Share Unti 3 and 4: Poetry and Assessment Review
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Which poet uses conversational diction and a direct, communal voice?
Langston Hughes
Which poet is known for dashes and unusual punctuation?
Emily Dickinson
Which poet uses vivid imagery and harsh verbs with domestic objects?
Sylvia Plath
Which poet connects personal experience to public or social systems?
Claudia Rankine
Which poet uses long flowing lines and an expansive, confident voice?
Walt Whitman
What is diction?
Word Choice
What is syntax?
Sentence structure
What is imagery?
Descriptive language that builds mood and meaning
What is tone?
The speaker’s attitude
What is voice?
The personality or presence of the speaker
What can structure show in a poem?
Movement or shifts (like public to private or confidence to doubt)
What is ambiguous tone?
A tone that is mixed or hard to identify
Give one sign of ambiguous tone.
Mixed emotions (ex: warmth + criticism, calm + pain, confidence + doubt)
What can dashes suggest in a poem?
Pauses, interruptions, or uncertainty
What analysis pattern should students use?
Technique → Effect → Meaning
What is summary?
What the source says
