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Poetry

An in-depth analysis. Poetry. Simile. Comparison using “like” or “as” Can be extended over multiple lines. The Taxi By Amy Lowell Page 708. Author’s Background Mood of the poem? Diction to support the mood?. Miss Rosie By Lucille Clifton Page 712. Author’s Background Thematic elements

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Poetry

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  1. An in-depth analysis Poetry

  2. Simile • Comparison using “like” or “as” • Can be extended over multiple lines

  3. The TaxiBy Amy LowellPage 708 • Author’s Background • Mood of the poem? • Diction to support the mood?

  4. Miss RosieBy Lucille CliftonPage 712 • Author’s Background • Thematic elements • Idiom • An expression not to be taken literally • Figures of Speech • Find as many examples as you can • How do the figures of speech contribute to the meaning of the poem?

  5. This MorningBy Lucille CliftonPage 713 • Thematic elements • Metaphor • How many can you find in the poem? • How do they work? • Identity • Try writing a 4-5 line stanza about yourself in 3rd person

  6. Sea FeverBy John MasefieldPage 719 • Author’s Background • Thematic elements • Why does the author use the devices he uses? • Rhyme and Meter • Alliteration • Assonance • Consonance • Rhyme scheme

  7. Ballad • Tells a story • Uses rhythm, rhymes, and repetition • Refrain

  8. Bonny Barbara AllanBy AnonymousPage 722 • Folk Ballad • Purpose of the refrain • What details are left out?

  9. Your Task: Choose a poem we have already read • Find an example of the following: • Personification • Assonance • Repetition • Alliteration • Logical structure of argument • Inverted language • Unusual language and vocabulary

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