The River – Ilan Shamir
Read the complete Grade 9 textbook poem in order, then follow how four changing river stages become an extended comparison with the human journey.
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The River: Complete Poem and Journey of Life
Read the complete Grade 9 textbook poem in order, then follow how four changing river stages become an extended comparison with the human journey.
Open article →The River: Childhood and Youth in Motion
Compare the playful little river with the forceful swelling river through pebbles, foliage, rocks, rose-banks, movement verbs and changing sound.
Open article →The River: Mortal Prime, the Sea and Eternity
Interpret the broad river’s apparent stillness, steady oceanward motion, headlong descent and final comparison between the immeasurable sea and eternity.
Open article →The River: Similes, Repetition, Rhyme and Appreciation
Prepare the poem through its four five-line stanzas, 20 lines, repeated address, end-sound pattern, similes, personification, imagery, tone and answer method.
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