Identify
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Create a simile describing a storm.
The storm was as fierce as a lion’s roar.
What impression does “Her eyes sparkled like diamonds” give the reader?
Impression of beauty and brightness.
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands
In The Eagle, what impression is created by the phrase “Ring’d with the azure world”?
Suggests isolation, surrounded by sky. / Dominance, majesty - the eagle is high above everything else / Superiority - the image of the eagle above sea and land, powerful and commanding
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Personification
Create a metaphor about school.
School is a garden of knowledge.
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands
In The Eagle, how does “crooked hands” affect our view of the bird?
Makes eagle seem clawed, powerful, ancient.
Spot the figurative device AND explain the effect: “The waves beside them danced” (Daffodils).
Personification; makes nature joyful, alive.
'The Eagle' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Alliteration and personification
Personify an animal in one sentence.
The dog laughed at me with its eyes.
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,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
In Daffodils, what is the effect of the simile “I wandered lonely as a cloud”?
It shows the speaker feels lonely and drifting, like a cloud, which makes the daffodils’ joy more powerful. /
The simile shows the speaker as wandering alone and detached, which makes the daffodils’ lively presence even more uplifting.
Compare these two: “The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls” (The Eagle) and “Fluttering and dancing in the breeze” (Daffodils). How does each line use movement to describe nature differently?
Eagle → sea is heavy/slow (dominance). Daffodils → flowers are light/playful (joy).
'The Eagle' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Like a thunderbolt he falls
Simile, comparing the eagle’s fall to lightning
Write a line of alliteration about fear.
Fear froze my feet firmly.
In The Eagle, how does “Like a thunderbolt he falls” affect the tone of the poem?
Adds sudden drama and force.
The eagle is described as “like a thunderbolt.” The daffodils are described as “continuous as the stars.”
How do these two similes create different impressions of power and permanence?
Thunderbolt = destructive force; stars = calm permanence.
'The Eagle' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
Identify three figurative language
personification - wrinkled sea
strong imagery -“mountain walls”
metaphor - eagle as a force of nature
simile - like a thunderbolt he falls
Write a short (2-line) metaphor about hope.
Hope is a candle in the dark. Its flame lights the way.
In Daffodils, what impression does comparing the flowers to “stars” create for the reader?
Suggests endless beauty, heavenly quality.
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
How does The Eagle suggest nature is powerful but solitary?
*remember to use figurative language to explain your answer.
In The Eagle, figurative language presents nature as powerful but solitary. The eagle is described as “Ring’d with the azure world,” which shows him isolated high in the sky, and the simile “Like a thunderbolt he falls” emphasizes his destructive strength.