day the house just begins to fade. What happened inside that house? a. Does the house remain the same every day?
b. Why does the poet consider the house to be a mystery? . What happened inside that house?
I really don’t know I guess it will always be a mystery. a. Does the poet know what happened in the house? b.
What is mysterious about the house? Elm Street (n.) - one of the most common street names in the US flicker (v) - to shine unsteadily tempted (v) - provoked someone to do wrong rumors (Am.E) (n) - false stories fade (v.) - to vanish gradually About the Poet Nadia Bush - 'The House on Elm Street' was published by Nadia Bush, a budding poetess, in April . Born on Sep. 24th, she lives in Somerset, Pennsylvania.
She used this poem for her English class because she was told to write a 'dark' poem. The poem describes the mysterious house and a never-growing tree. The poet fears going inside the house. 10th - - B.
Answer the following in a paragraph. . Where is the house located? Why is it a mysterious place?
. How is mystery depicted in the poem? C. Read the poem and write the rhyming words and rhyme scheme for the given stanzas.
Stanza Rhyming words Rhyme Scheme alone - - - space - May mind - tree - - tall D. Identify the poetic lines where the following figures of speech are employed and complete the tabular column. Figure of speech Meaning Lines Synecdoche A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. e.g.
“The Western wave was all a-flame.” The “Western wave” is a synecdoche as it refers to the sea by the name of one of its parts i.e. wave. Paradox A figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself. e.g.
To bring peace we must war. Be cruel to be kind. Onomatopoeia A figure of speech wherein the word imitates the sound associated