“PICK A PSALM” STUDY
Directions:
Pick a psalm. (There are 150 to
choose from.) You must do 2 psalms if you are working with a partner. Answer the following
questions about your psalm. You may type
right on this page. Be sure to put your
name(s) on it. When you are finished,
print it and turn it in or send it to Mrs. Curtiss via email if you are working
from home and can’t print.
pcurtiss@isd317.org
1.
What psalm did you choose to write about?
2.
What version of the Bible are you using?
3.
How
many verses are in your psalm?
4.
Does
your psalm tell who wrote it? If yes,
what’s the psalm writer’s name? (If none
is given, delete the name questions and this comment.)
5.
What
is the overall TONE (happy, sad, angry, excited,
etc…) of your psalm? Answer the question
in a complete sentence and explain WHY you think so. [What words of the writer show that emotion?]
6.
Copy
a line or sentence from the psalm you chose that
is a little confusing to you.
Put quotation marks around it.
Then, tell what you think it means.
7.
Copy
a line or sentence from the psalm you chose that you
like best of all. Put
quotation marks around it. Then, in a
complete sentence tell why you like it.
8.
Find
at least two of the following literary elements
in your psalm. Copy them and put them in
quotation marks. Then tell what
literary element it is. You will get
one point for every literary element you identify up to a maximum of 10.
Simile (comparison
using like or as)
Metaphor (comparison not using like or as)
Colloquialism (regional or cultural saying)
Personification (giving an object human characteristics)
Hyperbole (great exaggeration)
Vivid Imagery (Creating a picture with words)
Parallel Structure (Repeating words or phrases)
Metaphor (comparison not using like or as)
Colloquialism (regional or cultural saying)
Personification (giving an object human characteristics)
Hyperbole (great exaggeration)
Vivid Imagery (Creating a picture with words)
Parallel Structure (Repeating words or phrases)
Assonance (Repeating
vowel sounds in words, i.e. “How now brown cow”)
Alliteration (Repeating initial consonant sounds, i.e. “Peter Piper Picked a Peck”)
Apostrophe (talking to someone or something that isn’t actually
there)
9. Write a
summary of your psalm. In three sentences and in YOUR OWN
WORDS summarize what this psalm was about.
