Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

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Name
Narrative poetry is poetry that tells a story or gives an account
of events. Meter is the regular arrangement of accented and
unaccented syllables in a line of poetry. Alliteration is the
repetition of the same first letter or sound in a series of words.
A. Read the passage from the poem. Mark the meter of each line
by separating the syllables with a slash. Then underline the
accented syllables. Then answer the questions.
Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street,
Wanders and watches, with eager ears,
Till in the silence around him he hears
The muster of men at the barrack door,
And the measured tread of the grenadiers,
Marching down to their boats on the shore.
Practice
Literary Elements:
Meter and Alliteration
1. Based on this passage, how do you know the poem is narrative poetry?
2. Which lines use alliteration? Give examples.
B. Rewrite the following line so that it uses alliteration.
3. Marching down to their boats on the shore.
At Home: Write your own poem about the American
Revolution using alliteration and meter.
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