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I can determine how a poet organizes a poem and what literary devices are used. I can determine the tone and theme of the poem.

1. Think about a time you felt a lot of pressure.  Was it during a sports game like a penalty kick in soccer or the last inning with a winning run at third base? Was it the first day at a new school? Or, was it a solo in a band concert? Describe the event that caused you to feel pressure.  Was the pressure you felt caused by somebody else (coach or parent) or was it self-inflicted pressure where you brought the pressure on by yourself?

2. Do you work better when you are under a lot of pressure?  Or, do you perform better when there is no pressure added? Why?

Foul Shot
by Edwin A. Hoey

With two 60’s stuck on the scoreboard
And two seconds hanging on the clock,
The solemn boy in the center of eyes,
Squeezed by silence,
5 Seeks out the line with his feet,
Soothes his hands along his uniform,
Gently drums the ball against the floor,
Then measures the waiting net,
Raises the ball on his right hand,
10 Balances it with his left,
Calms it with fingertips,
Breathes,
Crouches,
Waits,
15 And then through a stretching of stillness,
Nudges it upward.

The ball
Slides up and out,
Lands,
20 Leans,
Wobbles,
Wavers,
Hesitates,
Plays it coy
25 Until every face begs with unsounding screams-
And then
		And then
				And then,
Right before ROAR-UP,
30 Dives down and through.

3. Foul Shot successfully creates images because of the active verbs the author uses. List the strong action verbs and the object of those verbs.
       Verb                            Object of the verb                                        
       drum                              the ball

    	

4. How many stanzas are in this poem?

5. How many lines are in this poem?

6. What is the rhyme scheme for this poem?

7. In lines 19-22 what literary device does the author use?  hyperbole   OR   alliteration

8. In lines 11 and 24, what literary device does the author use?  simile   OR  personification

9. What type of poem is Foul Shot?    haiku   OR   limerick   OR  sonnet   OR   free verse

10. In lines 1-6, what literary device does the author use? alliteration   OR   personification

11. Which words best describe the tone of the following passage?
                                discouraging and boring
                                exciting and filled with tension
                                disappointing and sorrowful

12. What is the theme of the poem Foul Shot?
                         Some people perform well under pressure.
                         It is important to play team sports.

	

3, 2, 1 Exit Ticket: 
What are 3 strong actions verbs that make this poem a success?
What are 2 words from the poem that helped me identify the tone?
What is the main rule about free verse poems?