In Dives' Dive by Robert Frost, 1936

It is late at night and still I am losing.

But still I am steady and unaccusing.

As long as the Declaration guards

My right to be equal in number of cards,

I

It is nothing to me who runs the Dive.

Let's have a look at another five.

Questions:

1. What activity is the narrator of the poem describing?

2. How would you describe the mood of the narrator of the poem"? Explain.

3. Why might the word "Declaration" be capitalized?

4.

List two things from your knowledge that frost could be describing related to the great

depression

English test match match the definition to the term. 1 . adjective phrase a verb form (which may end in -ing ) used as an adjective 2 . phrase a verb form used as another part of speech 3 . restrictive clause a verb form ending in -ing used as a noun 4 . verb phrase group of words without a subject and verb used as single part of speech 5 . gerund phrase verb form preceded by to that is used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb 6 . participle phrase beginning with a preposition 7 . verbal prepositional phrase modifying a noun or pronoun 8 . adverb phrase participle with complements and modifiers 9 . coordinating conjunction verb ending in -ing used with a verb 10 . gerund prepositional phrase modifying a verb, adjective, or adverb 11 . prepositional phrase a conjunction that joins words or groups of words of equal rank 12 . infinitive an adjective clause that is essential to the meaning of the sentence 13 . participial phrase a verbal form ending in -ing with its object and modifiers used as a noun

Whats the best lie you told and got away with?

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