Poetry Reminders

What is an abstract noun?

What is TONE?

What is MOOD? (Just take your best guess)

A trait word is always an adjective.

Which of the following is NOT needed when you write a theme statement? (about the overall message of the poem)

TONE and TRAIT words are adjectives. Therefore, you can use the same list of words for both.

What can I do if I can't think of a trait or tone word to use as we analyze poetry?

What information do you need to know to write a main idea sentence for a MELCon character analysis paragraph?

What information does NOT belong in the main idea sentence of a summary?

What kind of poetry have we been looking at so far?

What does the SO, sentence include?

What is the difference between a TONE word and a TRAIT word?

A theme statement should be universal, meaning it is true about the poem and also possibly true about anyone else.

You choose your quotes before writing your main idea sentence. Therefore, your main idea should include quotes.

What can you do if you cannot think of any abstract nouns that could serve as a theme topic?

Which of the following is NOT a sentence/detail that you would include in your five-sentence summary?

What does the THEN, (AKA FINALLY,) sentence include?

What does the BUT, sentence include?

In a theme statement, you should put details about the specific poem you read.

What type of literature are we currently studying?

What should you do if you notice that your poem discusses more than one theme topic?

If there are multiple themes in a text, your theme statement might be more than one sentence long.

A theme topic is an adjective.

A theme topic is an abstract noun.

How many sentences should there be in a SUMMARY (for this class)?

TONE and MOOD words are adjectives.

All summaries that you could ever write only contain five sentences.