1. Poetry Test Review

2. Poetry Elements Traditional Stanza Narrative Free Verse Lyric Alliteration Simile Allusion Symbol Personification Consonance

3. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” Nature’s First green represents what? Locate alliteration in the poem Locate allusion in the poem What is the tone of the poem?

4. “Mother to Son” Locate assonance in the poem What does dark and light symbolize in the poem? Why is she having this talk with her son? What advice does she give her son? How do you describe the speaker in the poem? What effect does dialect play in the poem?

5. “Paul Revere’s Ride” What type of poem is this? When do the events in the poem take place? Who is the “friend” in the poem and what is his role? How does Revere want the people to respond? What is the significance of the lanterns in the belfry? Where does Revere watch the belfry from? Why does Revere pause after he sees the light? What do the British war ships look like? What events are described at the end of the poem?