Poetic Form in "I Am Offering This Poem"

Which are traits of a free verse poem? Check all that apply.

- lines that vary greatly in length - no set number of lines per stanza

In the poem "I Am Offering This Poem," there are lines.

30

How many stanzas are in the poem "I Am Offering This Poem"?

4

Read the excerpt from the poem "I Am Offering This Poem." I am offering this poem to you, since I have nothing else to give. Keep it like a warm coat when winter comes to cover you, or like a pair of thick socks the cold cannot bite through, What literary device does the author use in the third line of the excerpt?

a simile

Read the excerpt from "I Am Offering This Poem." and in the corner of your drawer, tucked away like a cabin or hogan in dense trees, come knocking, and I will answer, give you directions, and let you warm yourself by this fire, rest by this fire, and make you feel safe In these lines, the poet uses

a simile to suggest that the poem is valuable.

Read the excerpt from the poem "I Am Offering This Poem." I am offering this poem to you, since I have nothing else to give. Keep it like a warm coat when winter comes to cover you, or like a pair of thick socks the cold cannot bite through, In third line of this excerpt, the poet compares his poem to

a warm coat

Read the excerpt from "I Am Offering This Poem." It's all I have to give, and all anyone needs to live, and to go on living inside, when the world outside no longer cares if you live or die; remember, I love you. How does the poet create a sense of rhythm in this excerpt?

by repeating the word "and" in lines 2 and 3

In "I Am Offering This Poem," the repetition of the phrase "I love you" at the end of every stanza

emphasizes that the poem is a symbol of the speaker's love.

Read the excerpt from "I Am Offering This Poem." Keep it, treasure this as you would if you were lost, needing direction, in the wilderness life becomes when mature; The speaker compares life with wilderness to suggest that there is no map for life. This reinforces the theme that a poem is a valuable gift, by showing that a poem can offer

guidance

The theme of a poem is the it conveys about the topic.

message

Read the excerpt from "I Am Offering This Poem." It's all I have to give, and all anyone needs to live, and to go on living inside, when the world outside no longer cares if you live or die; remember, I love you. In the first two lines of the excerpt, what literary device calls attention to the idea that poetry and love are all anyone needs to survive?

rhyme

In "I Am Offering This Poem," the simile "or like a pair of thick socks / the cold cannot bite through" reinforces the theme that a love poem is one of the most valuable gifts one can give by showing

that the poem can offer warmth and protection.

Read the excerpt from the poem "I Am Offering This Poem." I am offering this poem to you, since I have nothing else to give. Keep it like a warm coat when winter comes to cover you, or like a pair of thick socks the cold cannot bite through, The comparisons made in the second half of this excerpt suggest that

the poem can offer warmth and protection.