Glossary

8.     Glossary'

a.     Terms: alliteration       poem: “Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep”

poet: Mary Elizabeth Frye

- I am the soft stars that shines at night

b.     Terms: denotation       poem: “Warning”

poet: Jenny Joseph

- pension (a regular payment made during a person's retirement from an investment fund to which that person or their employer has contributed during their working life.)

c.     Terms: connotation      poem: “As I Grew Older”

poem: Langston Hughes

- thick wall  →  problem

d.     Terms: metaphor       poem: “Dreams”

poet: Langston Hughes

- life is a broken-winged bird

e.     Terms: alliteration       poem: “A Child Said, What Is The Grass?”

poet: Walt Whitman

- They are alive and well somewhere

f.      Terms: repetition         poem: “If You Forget Me”

poet: Pablo Neruda

- little by little

g.     Terms: onomatopoeia        poem: “The Bells”

poet: Edgar Allan Poe

- How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!

h.     Terms: rhythm     poem: “Love Poem”

poet: Richard Brautigan