Poetry
The strategy we use to analyze poems.
TPFAST
The way people in a story are described. What makes characters unique.
Characterization
Old stories told to explain something in humanity or in nature using gods or supernatural powers.
Mythology
We read an article that argued teens shouldn't have one of these with unlimited access.
smartphones
Using like or as to compare two different things
simile
This poem from a teenagers perspective showed all the problems that come along with being a teen.
Harriet Tubman traveled with a group this large.
11 people
This Greek title character was known for his musical power and his unending love for his bride.
Orpheus
The author's position in a persuasive article
Claim
Giving human qualities to something that is not human.
personification
This poem showed the struggle of teen life from a mother's perspective watching her son grow up.
This group of people taught Frederick Douglass to read as a child.
The white children from town
The god of the underworld.
Hades
Sentences that back up and confirm the claim
Supporting details
Comparing two different things without using like or as.
Metaphor
This poem from a slave's perspective showed rhythm, repetition and references to his "body".
Not My Bones
These two professional athletes were contrasted to show two different mindsets about how to train to become an expert at something.
Roger Federer and Tiger Woods
This story showed how there isn't one correct path for all people. People can be happy with their choices even if others see different success.
Two Brothers
Responding to an opponents argument before they can make it.
Counterargument
Words that vividly describe the five senses
imagery
The theme of "Not My Bones"
Life and humanity is more than just our physical form.
The effect that reading had on Frederick Douglass's emotional well being.
It made him miserable because he knew slavery was immoral.
Was a mighty man. Born with a hammer right in his hand.
John Henry
What we did in the final paragraph of our persuasive essays.
Call to action
A poem that appears to be about one thing but is actually talk about another. The entire thing represents something else.
Extended metaphor