Poetic Elements
Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem below.
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
ABCB ABCB
Themes should include details from the story or text you read?
True or False?
False
What is denotation?
What is connotation?
Denotation: dictionary definition
Connotation: Feelings or ideas or connections associated with a word.
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the author's attitude towards the subject of the writing.
Mood is the atmosphere the author creates for the reader.
Describe the difference between assonance and consonance
Assonance- Repetition of vowel sounds
Consonance- Repetition of consonant sounds
Standing Up for Yourself
Underestimation
Protection
Identity
What is a colloquialism?
Saying something in an informal or conversational way.
Identify the mood of the following scene:
Euphoric
Motivated
Inspiring
Thrilling
Exhilarated
What rhetorical technique is utilized in the excerpt from John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"
The big sycamore by the creek was gone. The willow tangle was gone. The little enclave of untrodden bluegrass was gone. The clump of dogwood on the little rise across the creek-now that, too, was gone.
Epistrophe.
"was gone" repeated at the end of each sentence.
Write a theme for the following clip. Your theme must be at least a 3 (B) level to receive points.
Teacher judgement
Identify the 5 types of irony that we have discussed and provide a small definition of each.
Verbal
Situational
Dramatic
Tragic
Structural
What is the author's tone in the following:
Light-hearted
Uplifted
Reassuring
Teacher judgement
Provide an example of a synecdoche
"offer your hand in marriage"; mouths in "hungry mouths to feed"; and wheels referring to a car
Anything where a part is used to represent the whole.
Write a theme for the following song. Theme must be at least a 4 (A) level to receive point.
Teacher judgement
What is the difference between an extended metaphor and a metaphor.
Metaphor comparison between two unlike objects or ideas.
Extended Metaphor: detailed comparison that extends for multiple lines.
What is the mood of the following clip and provide at least 3 examples to support your answer.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=take+her+to+the+moon+for+me
Heartbroken
Bittersweet
Grieved
Teacher judgement for examples and other potential mood words.
Read the poem below. Choose a single word. Give its denotation. Connotation. Identify the tone and explain quickly how that word impacts the author's tone.
You have 5 minutes... Go:
My life has been the poem I would have writ
But I could not both live and utter it.
Tone Words: Didactic; Straightforward; Self-assured; Acceptance
Or whatever your teacher deems correct.
Write a theme for the following clip. Theme must be a 5 (A) level.
Teacher judgement
Identify as many literary devices as you can in the following clip:
Allusions: "you complete me"; leper
Simile: "cast you out like a leper"
Metaphor: "their code is a bad joke" "when the chips are down, these people will eat each other"; "I'm ahead of the curve"
Hyperbole: "eat each other"
Imagery: "head gets all fuzzy"
Watch the following clip. Identify the tone. Give 2 examples of that tone. Explain in 2 sentences how 1 of those examples showcases the tone.
Teacher judgement