Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is found in this example?
"I am the pirate's parrot,
I sail the seven seas
And sleep inside the crow's nest
Don't look for me in trees!"
Alliteration.
Pirate's Parrot.
I sail the seven seas.
Read this poem.
An ocean voyage.
As waves break over the bow,
the sea welcomes me.
What type of poem is this?
Haiku. Notice the three lines and the syllables are 5-7-5.
What is Ms. H's favorite color?
Yellow!
Is this example prose or poetry?
"I've tried,
over and over,
to shut that stubborn door,
but it won't
budge.
Perhaps
you'll help me
when you finally
come home."
Poetry.
A Haiku is an example of poetry from Hawaii
False. The Haiku poetry originates from Japan!
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile is when you compare two things using "like" or "as." A metaphor is when you compare two things without using "like" or "as."
Read the poem titled: "The Smooth Operator."
I had a phone meeting with Ted
Who it turns out was ill in his bed.
He thought it was muted
And went on and pooted
To find he'd pushed "speaker" instead.
What type of poem is this?
Limerick. Notice the AABBA and five lines.
How many siblings does Ms. H have?
4! 2 brothers and 2 sisters!
Is this example prose or poetry?
"The prince had fallen in love with Cinderella and wanted to find out who the beautiful girl was, but he did not even know her name. He found the glass slipper that had come off Cinderella's foot as she ran home. The prince said, "I will find her. The lady whose foot fits this slipper will be the one I marry!".
Prose. Notice how it's one big paragraph.
Limericks follow the rhyme scheme AABBA
True!
What type of figurative language is the example?
"The moon was resting in the midnight sky."
Personification. The moon was not really resting in the sky.
Read this poem.
There was an old man of Peru
Who dreamt he was eating a shoe.
He awoke in the night
With a terrible fright.
And found it was perfectly true!
What type of poem is this?
Limerick. Notice that AABBA rhyme scheme and the five lines.
When is Miss H's birthday. I need the Month, Day and Year!
August 2, 1995
Read this example.
I stare into his eyes and I see a whole world blues mix with greens mix with greys mix with me...
Is this an example of prose or poetry?
Prose. Notice how this example is not split into lines, just a paragraph.
Ballads tell a story and have to use the narrative elements.
True!
Give me an example of a metaphor, simile, and alliteration.
I'm assuming y'all got it.
Read the poem titled: 'Reminder."
I was not happy
with the rain
until my eye caught
five wet leaves --
a mysterious
autumn
watercolor gift
here
on this broken road.
What type of poem is this?
Free Verse. Notice how there is many lines and no rhyme scheme.
Does Ms. H have a dog?
Yes! It is her family's dog, Boomer!
Is this example Prose or Poetry?
"Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour."
Poetry.
Free verse poetry has to follow a rhyme scheme.
False. Free verse poetry has NO RULES!
Read this poem titled: Daffodils by W.W. Worth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees, ...
And dances with the daffodils.
There are two examples of figurative language in this poem. What are they?
"I wandered lonely as a cloud" is a simile.
"And dances with the daffodils." is personification.
Read this poem titled: "An Eastern Ballad."
I speak of love that comes to mind;
The moon is faithful, although blind;
She moves in thought she cannot speak.
Perfect care has made her bleak.
I never dreamed the sea so deep,
The earth so dark; so long my sleep,
I have become another child.
I wake to see the world go wild.
What type of poem is this?
Ballad. Notice how this poem is telling a story, and the rhyme scheme!
Which one of Ms. H's cats is super sick all the time?
Mal. Big sad.
Read this example.
"He knew that when he returned to the firehouse, he might wink at himself, a minstrel man burnt-corked, in the mirror. Later going to sleep, he would feel the fiery smile still gripped by his face muscles, in the dark. It never went away, that smile, it never went away, as long as he remembered." I
Is this example prose, poetry or neither.
Prose.
False, it is free verse!