Its every where It teaches us literary skills Its a mental
release It pushes us Its open, and flexible
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Imagery: Representation through language to create a sense of
experience. The image most often suggests a mental picture but can
also represent a sound, smell, or taste. Example: The winter
evening settles downWith smell of steaks in passageways.Six
o'clock.The burnt-out ends of smoky days. T. S. Eliot Preludes
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An exaggeration in the service of trust an overstatement.
Example: That homework took me 100 years to complete!
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A direct or indirect reference to a familiar figure, place or
event from history, literature, or mythology. Example: I hear a
crash and feel a burn, but my insides are still catching up,
falling...falling like Icarus failed flight. No wings to help fly
from these depths.
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The comparison or juxtaposition of things that are different.
Example: My sister and I are like day and night.
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A recurring subject, theme, or idea.
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds. Example: Alices
aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
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The prevailing feeling that is created in a story or poem.
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The emotional suggestions attached to words beyond their strict
definitions. Example: childlike, he was such a baby, chicken. As he
swung toward them holding up the hand Half in appeal, but half as
if to keep The life from spilling - Out, Out by Robert Frost - Life
connotes blood.
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Language used in such a way as to force words out of their
literal meanings by emphasizing their connotations to bring new
insight and feeling to the subject. *Incorporates other devices
(similie, metaphor..) Example: Working the night shift was like
watching the grass grow.
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Reveals concealed or contradictory meanings. Example: A man who
is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking
tickets. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Romeo finds
Juliet in a drugged state and he thinks she is dead. He kills
himself. When Juliet wakes up she finds Romeo dead and kills
herself.
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A comparison between two things which are essentially
dissimilar. Example: Time is a thief, drowning in a sea of grief,
rollercoaster of emotions.
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Comparison between two things which are essentially disimilar,
but are also directly stated through words such as like, as, than,
or resembles. Example: My eyes were as dry as the Sahara Desert. He
resembles a dodo bird.
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Words that sound alike. Example: I do not like them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse. I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do
not like them, Sam-I-Am. Dr. Seuss Green eggs and ham
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Has two levels of meaning, a literal and a figurative level.
Characters, objects, events, and settings can all be symbolic in
that they represent something else beyond themselves. Example: The
dove is a symbol of peace. A red rose or red color stands for love
or romance. Black is a symbol that represents evil or death.
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Ah Sunflower, weary of time, Who countest the steps of the sun;
Seeking after that sweet golden clime Where the travelers journey
is done; Blake uses a sunflower as a symbol for human beings and
the sun symbolizes life. Therefore, these lines symbolically refer
to their life cycle and their yearning for a never-ending life.
William Blake, Ah, Sunflower
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Time to read a few poems together to extract some devices!
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Watch this clip with no sound, and write what you think is
happening. Put words to the scene to create atmosphere/mood, and
purpose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4yVFU ixgwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4yVFU ixgwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCb_6m O6CmE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCb_6m O6CmE Now watch the same
clip with sound. How does the sound change your perspective?
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
A Brave and Startling Truth A Brave and Startling Truth Sue
Sinclair Sue Sinclair
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Why do you think Poe describes dreams as looking back on the
past? Why do you think his dream of life and light left him
brokenhearted upon waking up? What poetic devices do you
notice?
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Break into 3-4 people MAX Each group responsible to write 10
lines Choose ONE poetic device to focus on As a class, choose ONE
main theme Read as a class and compile pieces to create one, final
class poem. Remember: Have fun and be creative
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Things can inspire us. Use the thing in front of you to write
about it. Hints: What does it make you think? Think of your poetic
devices, how will they help bring this thing to life and make it
vivid for your readers.
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Laughers Langston Hughes Laughers Langston Hughes Write down 3
qualities that poetry shares with music.
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Don't Stop Believin Don't Stop Believin Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody Elastic Heart Elastic Heart Mockingbird
Mockingbird Now no words, just sound. Make your own verses. What
does it make you feel or think? Write that. Mind wanderingMind
wandering
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Holly Holly Erica Erica My Grandmother's Farm My Grandmother's
Farm