1A1 English20th March, 2015Objectives:• To find examples of the uses of poetic devices.

Homework:

Over the weekend, you must…• Write a poem on a topic of your choice.• Try to include at least three of the five poetic devices that

will be reviewed at the beginning of today’s class.

Yesterday’s lesson• Alliteration• Assonance• Hyperbole• Simile• Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

• The repetition of consonants at the start of words.• E.g. “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”• (Remember a consonant is a letter of the alphabet that is

not a vowel.)

Assonance• The repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of words,

or within words.• E.g. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

The early bird catches the worm.• (Five letters of the alphabet are vowels: A, E, I, O, U.)

Hyperbole

• Deliberate exaggeration.• E.g. “It was packed to the rafters.”

Onomatopoeia

• Words similar to the sounds they are describing.• E.g. Beep, boom, clap, meow, moo, oink, splash & zoom.

Simile• Comparisons using the words “like” or “as.”• E.g. As strong as an ox.

As white as snow.As black as coal.As light as a feather.

Activity 1:

• Fill in the missing lyrics in your copy of the song “Solitaire.”

• When you have done this, work in pairs to identify the poetic device that has been used in the chorus.

Activity 1:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHt2Jl9e3lc

Activity 1:• Poetic device used?• Simile!Hard like a rock, cold like stoneWhite like a diamond, black like coalCut like a jewel, yeah I repairMyself when you’re not there

Activity 2:

• Closely read your copy of Jessie Pope’s poem “Noise.”• With your partner, try to identify as many poetic devices

as you can in the text.

Activity 2:

• What poetic devices did you find?• Is there evidence of alliteration, onomatopoeia?