If we assume that youth is what the poet meant by gold, then what does the poem mean?

Sadly, you can't be young forever

Comparing two things without using like or as

Which are ALL graphical elements in poetry?

Line Length, Punctuation, Capitalization

How might a poet emphasize a line or word?

By using abnormal capitlization, By using abnormal punctuation, By isolating the word on a line, or making the line shorter than others, By italicizing the word

Why might a poet capitalize a onomonopia (sound word, ex: CRASH!)?

To emphasize the sound and make us hear it louder

What kind of figurative language is line 4? What does it imply?

Personification, It means that mirrors show one's true self

What do the last two lines mean?

The girl is getting older every time she looks in the lake

What is the tone of the poem?

Regretful, Contemplative, Accepting

What is the purpose of the poem being divided into two stanzas?

To separate the characterization of an object and a specific event

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1
What might nature's first green refer to?
Spring
New growth
Trees
Flowers
2
If we assume that youth is what the poet meant by gold, then what does the poem mean?
Sadly, you can't be young forever
Humans are valuable
Humans are flowers for a while
We age just like trees
3
What is a metaphor?
Creating an extreme exaggeration for dramatic effect
Comparing two things without using like or as
Giving something inhuman human characteristics
Comparing two things with like or as
4
Which are ALL graphical elements in poetry?
Extended Metaphor, Capitalization, Line Length
Line Length, Punctuation, Capitalization
Simile, Metaphor, Personification
Rhyme Scheme, Punctuation, Diction
5
How might a poet emphasize a line or word?
By using abnormal capitlization
By using abnormal punctuation
By isolating the word on a line, or making the line shorter than others
By italicizing the word
6
What does the last line mean?
Nothing good can last forever
Nature is temporary
Eden was removed from the garden
Things made of gold do not last forever
7
Why might a poet capitalize a onomonopia (sound word, ex: CRASH!)?
To make it bigger
To emphasize the sound and make us hear it louder
To make the poem a sonnet
To break capitalization rules
8
What kind of figurative language is line 4? What does it imply?
Personification, It means that mirrors can't speak and thus don't tell lies
Personification, It means that mirrors show one's true self
Metaphor, It means that mirrors show one's true self
Similie, it means that mirrors do not lie
9
What do the last two lines mean?
The girl is getting older every time she looks in the lake
The girl is unhappy with her appearance
An old fish woman is coming out of the lake to the girl
The girl has drowned an old woman in the lake
10
What tone might a poem using the extended metaphor of a rainy day create?
Morose, regretful, melancholy
Relieved, Calm, Collected
Dangerous, Fearful, Timid
Wet, Soggy, Rainy
11
What is the tone of the poem?
Regretful, Contemplative, Accepting
Sad, Morose, Distraught
Unforgiving, Cruel, Dastardly
Humble, Unphased, Unabashed
12
What is the purpose of the poem being divided into two stanzas?
To explore two different topics in the same category
To create a shift between tones
To move from one scene in the poem to the next
To separate the characterization of an object and a specific event

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