Imagery & Figurative Language
Using Imagery & Figurative Language
Sound Devices in Poetry
Elements of Poetry
Types of Poetry
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Language that appeals to the five senses--sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
Imagery
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In the poem Willow and Ginkgo lines 9-12, what similes are used to describe the willow? What similes describe the ginkgo?
Willow-Branches are like silken thread Ginkgo-leathery as an old bull' branches like stubby rough wool.
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What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words? Also, give an example using at least 3 words.
Alliteration-
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Lines of poetry often appear in groups or ________________ (kind of like a paragraph for poems). These work together to convey (show) the overall message of the poem.
Stanzas
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What is the purpose and characteristics of a LYRIC POEM?
to express personal thoughts and feelings. To achieve this purpose lyric poems have the following characteristics: 1--are short 2--have a single speaker who expresses personal thoughts and feelings. 3--focus on a single, strong idea
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One way poets and writers create imagery is through _______________________. This uses creative comparisons to help readers picture ordinary things in new ways. For example, the snow is not just white but "white as milk."
Figurative Language
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Create a Simile to compare a face to a tree.
example: His face was rugged and worn like the bark of a tree
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The repetition of vowel sounds in words that don't end with the same consonant.
Assonance
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Stories have narrators, a voice that "talks" to the reader. In poetry this is called a ____________________
SPEAKER
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________________are usually written in a serious TONE, or attitude toward a subject. The poet may praise nature or an abstract quality, or pay tribute to a person or event. Which words and phrases in lines 17-20 in Ode On Solitude, reflect the writer's serious attitude toward his subject?
unseen, unknown, unlamented; Steal from the world, and not a stone/ Tell where I lie.
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Comparison between two unlike things, using the word "like" or "as"
Simile
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Introduction to Poetry p. 614. In lines 12-14, what extended metaphor is used to describe the poem?
The poem is compared to a person being tortured.
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1-What is the repetition of sounds at the end of words? Also, give an example. 2-The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line.
1-Rhyme 2-Rhythm
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Willow and Ginkgo page 612. Why do you think the poet started a new STANZA at line 17?
The poet started a new stanza when she changed the subject from the willow to the ginkgo. Also, all the other stanzas before line 17 are four lines long, so she was being consistent.
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This type of poetry contains a plot--kind of like a story, but in poetry form. What is the setting of the poem The Song of Hiawatha? page 660
The setting is by the shores of Gitche Gumme, at the wigwam of Nokomis, and in front of a dark forest.
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A comparison between two unlike things that does not contain the word "like" or "as."
Metaphor
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What metaphor is used throughout Mother To Son? p.636 What does it tell you about the mother's life and how she has responded to it?
The mother's life is compared to climbing an uncomfortable and treacherous stairway. The metaphor suggests that her life has been hard, but that she has kept going.
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The use of words or phrases more than once. Find an example of this from any poem in Unit 5.
Repetition
400
In Mother to Son, notice the assonance created by the use of the long o sound in lines 12-14. What words contain this sound?
The assonance is created by the words goin', no, So, and don't
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What CONFLICT does Hiawatha face? How is it resolved? page. 665
Hiawatha faces a conflict with the wild deer he is hunting because he regards all the beasts of the forest as his brothers (line 95). This conflict is resolved when Hiawatha kills the deer with his bow and arrow (lines 155-156) and rejoices at the success of his hunt (lines 160-162)
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A description of an object, an animal, a place, or an idea as if it were human or had human qualities.
Personification
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Compare the Willow plant and the Ginkgo plant to children. Why might the author have written: My eyes feast upon the willow, But my heart goes to the ginkgo.
The Gingko is like a child who has a rough life, but who thrives despite its difficult circumstances. The Willow is like a fortunate child who is protected and has an easy life. We can infer that the author respects the integrity of the hardened Gingko and favors it because of its ability to overcome difficult circumstances.
500
Sarah Cynthia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out! Page-608. Find two examples of alliteration in lines 1-10. What do you think the alliteration adds to this disgusting description?
Accept any correct alliteration. The alliteration emphasizes the phrases in which it is used, adds humor to the description, and gives the poem a song-like quality that makes it fun to read aloud.
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1--On The Grasshopper and Cricket page 640, how would you paraphrase lines 10-12? 2--Now read lines 13-14. What does the cricket's song remind the speaker of?
1--On a silent, cold winter night, a cricket near the stove begins to sing. 2--The cricket's song reminds the speaker of the grasshopper in summer.
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Nokomis, Hiawatha's grandmother, raises him as her own. What kind of relationship do the woman and boy seem to have? p.663
Hiawatha and Nokomis have a close, supportive relationship. Nokomis patiently answers his questions about the natural world.
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