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By James Weldon Johnson Presented by Levi and Zachary

The Glory of the Day was in her Face Published in 1917 in Fifty Years and Other Poems by the Cornhill Company. By James Weldon Johnson Presented by Levi and Zachary.

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By James Weldon Johnson Presented by Levi and Zachary

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  1. The Glory of the Day was in her FacePublished in 1917 in Fifty Years and Other Poems by the Cornhill Company By James Weldon Johnson Presented by Levi and Zachary

  2. We recommend that this poem be kept in the next edition of the literature book because it contains many examples of poetic devices, several of which we will cover in this presentation.

  3. Rhyme Scheme • The rhyme scheme is a very simple pattern. • The rhymes go 1st and 3rd, 2nd and 4th, I.E.; ABAB. The glory of the day was in her face, A The beauty of the morning was in her eyes. B And over all her loveliness, the grace A Of Morning blushing in the early skies. B

  4. Rhythm • Each line has ten syllables with the exception of line nine which has 12. • Except for line nine, the poem is in Iambic Pentameter which is unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, etc. The glory of the day was in her face.

  5. Personification • There are several examples of personification in this poem, including line four. Of Morning blushing in the early skies. • Morning cannot blush, despite the sky taking on a red appearance.

  6. Alliteration • Alliteration is repetition of sounds in the first syllable of words. • The example here is line ten: The birds that signal to their mates at dawn. • The repetition of a “th” sound is a prime example of alliteration.

  7. Consonance • Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in words. This line, eight, has two examples of consonance. And all the gentle virtues in her heart.

  8. Parallelism • Parallelism is giving two or more parts of a sentence similar form. To my dull ears, to my tear-blinded sight

  9. Metaphor • Metaphor is the comparison of terms without “like” or “as.” And in her voice, the calling of the dove; • This compares her voice to a dove’s call without simile form.

  10. Simile • Simile is a comparison of things using “like” or “as.” The example here is lines five and six. And in her voice, the calling of the dove; Like music of a sweet, melodious part. • This compares her voice to music using “like.”

  11. We recommend that you keep The Glory of the Day was in her Face because it has many poetic devices utilized by James Weldon Johnson. These include personifications, simile, metaphor, parallelism and consonance.

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