READING: Academic Language Arts Song by Amy Lowell Oh! To be a flower Nodding in the sun, Bending, then upspringing As the breezes run; Holding up Asscent-brimmed cup, Full of summer's fragrance to the summer sun. Oh! To be a butterfly Still, upon a flower, Winking with its painted wings, Happy in the hour. Blossoms hold Mines of gold Deep within the farthest heart of each chaliced flower. ‘Oh! To be a cloud Blowing through the blue, Shadowing the mountains, Rushing loudly through Valleys deep Where torrents keep Always their plunging thunder and their misty arch of blue. Oh! To be a wave Splintering on the sand, Drawing back, but leaving Lingeringly the land. Rainbow light Flashes bright Telling tales of coral caves half hid in yellow sand. Soon they die, the flowers; Insects live a day; Clouds dissolve in showers; Only waves at play Last forever Shall endeavor Make a sea of purpose mightier than we dream to-day? Ieee LESSON 19 | 3 ‘© The Continental Press nc. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL.READING: Academic Language Arts. Aa Poetry : 4. Alliteration is the repetition of a vowel or consonant sound at the beginning of words, Which line from the poem uses alliteration? @® Nodding in the sun Full of summer's fragrance to the summer sun © Soon they die, the flowers © insects live a day 2. Read these lines of the poem Blossoms hold Mines of gold Deep within the farthest heart of each chaliced flower, The lines contain a metaphor that compares mines of gold with something else. What is the poet comparing to “mines of gold"? @® Petals Pollen © Butterflies © The sun CRE Panis ‘© The Continental Press lc, DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL.FOLDER Poetry 3. Personification is giving hurnan qualities to nonhuman subjects. Which line below is an example of personification? ® Still, upon a flower Blowing through the blue Telling tales of coral caves half hid in yellow sand. © Clouds dissolve in showers ® 4, Personification is giving human qualities to nonhuman subjects. Which line below is not an example of personification? ® Winking with its painted wings Only waves at play © Splintering on the sand Happy in the hour Ea ee {© The Continental ess Inc. DUPLICATING THIS MATERIAL IS ILLEGAL. Dre etl