Revision Week_Week 7 (May 30)

Poem Analysis:
What literary devices do you remember from our poetry lessons? Write examples for each.

Metaphor ……
Simile (as..as.. Such .. like..) …….

Alliteration (similar sounds)

Personification

Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Rhyme

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

- One of the poems read in the novel / movie – The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
watch the video and comment:
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Analysis-of-Poem-The-Road-Not-Taken-by-Robert-
Frost

Full poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGB_K_xlHdI

Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMcsadmTPoE

Read the analysis and complete the questions below:

See the link to find out how to analyze a poem: https://www.teachforamerica.org/stories/how-to-analyze-
a-poem-in-6-steps

1. Take a look at the title. What does it mean? Which road? Not taken by whom?
2. Look at the form of the poem. What is the rhyme scheme?
3. Read the poem out loud. How does the rhythm work? How does it make you
feel?
4. Who is the speaker? How old is the speaker? How does the speaker change as
time goes on?
5. What is the mood like? Is it happy or sad? How do you know? Show specific
lines.
6. What is the theme of the poem? How do you know? Show specific lines.
7. What does the “road” symbolize? How do you know? Show specific lines.

SS read the poem in groups.

The Quiet World, Jeffrey McDaniel
In an effort to get people to look
into each other’s eyes more,
and also to appease the mutes,
the government has decided
to allot each person exactly one hundred
and sixty-seven words, per day.
When the phone rings, I put it to my ear
without saying hello. In the restaurant
I point at chicken noodle soup.
I am adjusting well to the new way.
Late at night, I call my long distance lover,
proudly say I only used fifty-nine today.
I saved the rest for you.
When she doesn’t respond,
I know she’s used up all her words,
so I slowly whisper I love you
thirty-two and a third times.
After that, we just sit on the line
and listen to each other breathe.

1. What is the central idea of the poem?

2. What is the reason behind the government’s decision?
3. Has the decision worked? Find evidence from the text.
4. Compare this world to the one we live in today. Do you think such a decision is
necessary in this world as well?
5. Do you think the speaker’s world was similar to ours before “the government’s”
decision?
6. What are some literary devices found in the poem? Why has the poet used them?
7. Why is this a poem and not a short story? What does the form add to the
message?

What do you infer from the lines that have been underlined?

ADVERBS & ADVERBIAL PHRASES

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint3/vocabulary/adverbs-and-adverbial-
phrases?cc=tr&selLanguage=en
INVERSION:
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/advanced3/grammar/file04/grammar04_b01?
cc=tr&selLanguage=en
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/inversion-negative-adverbials/
https://www.learngrammar.net/practice/38/inversion-exercise-practice-with-explanation

MAKING INFERENCE:
https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-reading-worksheets/reading-comprehension-
worksheets/inferences-worksheets/

https://www.esldebates.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/making-inferences.pdf

INVITATION LETTER:
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/c1-writing/invitation-letter

A PROCESS ESSAY SAMPLE & EXERCISES:

https://edtechbooks.org/academic_a_writing/process_essay_exampl