"A Voice"
What language did the speaker's mother speak at home?
Spanish
Ali is a walking dictionary.
This is an example of _____________.
An essential part of something.
Element
When the author stops the story to recall a memory, you stop and ask yourself ...
Why might this memory be important?
Does the speaker feel happy and also sad?
pride, gratitude, admiration
The clouds marched across the sky.
This is an example of ___________.
Personification
Something that logically follows from an action or condition
consequence
What is the difference, and why does it matter?
Contrasts and contradictions
Why did the speaker italicize freedom and liberty/
to show they are important
Why is it important to have a voice?
answers vary- opinion question
Give me an example of a simile.
The class was as busy as a bee.
He was brave like a lion.
An accepted source, such as a person or text, of expert information or advice
authority
Why did the author use this language?
Extreme or absolute language
What do freedom and liberty mean to you?
look at lines 7-14. The speaker describes her grandfather using a simile. What is the simile? What can we infer about her grandfather based on the simile?
He walked slow as a hot river down the narrow hall of your house.
fear and respect for her father
What is personification?
Personification is giving human-like characteristics to nonhuman things.
To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, reasonable, or valid
justify
Language that leaves no doubt about a situation or event, allows no exceptions, or seems to overstate or exaggerate a claim.
Extreme or absolute language
Identify the figurative language in line 3. What effect do the words freedom and liberty have on the speaker?
"Freedom sings" indicates that the speaker feels great love and joy when hearing the word freedom. The speaker expresses great sadness, however, when hearing the word libery. This may be because, although he is technically free, he does not yet have true liberty.
read lines 17-18. Waht do the lines tell you about the speaker's view of her mother? What word would you use to describe the mood?
The speaker is proud of her mother and describes her as intelligent and brave. The understanding and grateful tone of teh poem create a loving mood.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes compare two things using words like or as. Metaphors compare two things but do not use like or as.
Suitable for a particular person, occasion, or place
appropriate
occurs when there is a difference between two or more elements in the text, or when there is a sharp contrast between what you would expect and what the text says.
contrasts and contradictions
Describe how and why the tone changes through "Words Like Freedom."
It shifts from joyful love to sorrow. The poet shifts the tone of the poem to show how important freedom is and yet how being granted freedom doesn't guarantee a person full liberty. A person may be free, or not enslaved, yet still not have liberty, or the right to act as one chooses without oppression or inference.