Define Me!
central idea or message in a literary work
Theme
Personification
Human-like quality
Out of mountain mist,
birds emerge like shadow poems. Trees listen quietly.
Haiku
This place is like a Garden of Eden. What type of figurative language is used, and what does it mean?
Allusion- Garden of Eden The place is very beautiful.
What are Mrs. Naves kids names?
Logan and Emily
author's attitude towards the subject matter or audience
tone
Onomatopoeia
Boom, Bang, Zip...etc
The Odyssey By Homer
Epic
I heard the ripple washing in the reeds, and the water lapping on the crag
Onomatopoeia
How many years (including this year) has she been teaching?
12
Overall feeling of the piece of work
Mood
Idiom
Piece of cake...
b/w a rock and a hard place... etc
“I met a lady in the meads
Full beautiful, a faery’s child;
Her hair was long, her foot was light,
And her eyes were wild.”
–John Keats
Ballad
Chips and Dip
Surf and Turf
Assonance
What is Mrs. Naves's husband's name?
Tim
descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell) to create a vivid mental picture for the reader
Imagery
Hyperbole
I have a ton of homework... etc
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
Free Verse
"You were the light for me to find my truth
I just wanna say. thank you"
Metaphor- The speaker is comparing a person to a light
What are Mrs. Nave's favorite teams:
NFL:
MLB:
Bears and Cubs
using words in a way that deviates from their literal interpretation
Figurative Language
Metaphor
Her smile was the sun on a gloomy day
Rosa
Determined, brave, strong, loving
Wife of Raymond Parks, mother of all children
Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good education
Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and loved to help others
Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the opportunity to make a difference, and feared that young people might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage
Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality and encouraged excellence for all
Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and discrimination in a world in which respect is freely given to all
Born in Alabama and living in Detroit
Parks
Bio Poem
Two- types of figurative language in both
"There was no breeze. The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window."
and
". . . giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws."
Imagery(Sight) and Simile
What sports did Mrs. Nave do in HS?
BONUS: What teams did she manage in HS
Swimming/Diving, Water polo
JV/Varsity Wrestling and Varsity Football