Literary Devices
What is the literary device that Emily Dickinson uses in "Hope is the thing with Feathers"?
Metaphor
What type of poem is "This is what you will need for class today"?
Spoken word
Life is a highway.
Metaphor
Name one of the things you will need for class today
Answers will vary
What is imagery?
Descriptive language that relies on the five senses.
What type of poem is "The Mysterious Naked Man"?
News report
The teenagers crawled off the bus like ants coming out of a hole in the ground.
Simile
Why was the Mysterious Naked Man naked?
We don't know.
What is a simile?
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What type of poem is "Hope is the thing with Feathers"?
Metaphor poem
The old book had water spots across its spine. Some of the pages yellowed.
Imagery
Name the two metaphors in "Hope is the thing with feathers"--> what are they in the poem and what are they being compared to?
Bird--> Hope and Storm---> bad things in life
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison between two things that are not alike.
What type of poem is "This is just to say"?
Confession poem
The warden's keys clanked as he walked past the cells.
Imagery
Which line in "This is Just to Say" contains the most words per line? And, how many words is it?
The title; 5
What is the literary device that is used in "This is Just to Say"?
Brevity
Who wrote "This is Just to Say"?
William Carlos Williams
“The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light.”— .
Metaphor
What is the grammatical literary device used by Emily Dickinson in "Hope is the thing with Feathers"?
Dashes