Prefixes and suffixes
The meaning of the prefix "re"
again, back, withdrawal
The meaning of the root word "spect"
see/look
spectator
demise
New York City never sleeps.
personification
Recite the seven steps of poetry annotation.
1. Reflect on title, 2. Clarify unknown words, 3. Summarize stanzas, 4. Identify figurative language, 5. Identify poetic form, 6. Develop a theme statement, 7. Finishing touches
The meaning of the suffix "ate"
to be full of
The meaning of the root word "popul"
people
sociologist
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Identify the figurative language.
Simile
Identify the rhyme scheme:
Those who survived and refused to die,
Ended in Auschwitz, with its ash filled sky.
Your fascist legions tried to have us erased.
In the end it was you who were laid to waste?
AABB
The meaning of the suffix "ion"
action or condition
Given the meaning "society", what is the root?
Socio
depopulate
She was a prey to insult.
metaphor
The use of a question mark at the end of a line is an example of what poetic form device?
a. end stop
b. enjambment
c. lineation
end stop
The meaning of the prefix "per"
Given the meaning "alone," what is the root?
sol/soli
solely
metaphor and personification
Why do poets use end stops?
To get the reader to stop and reflect on the line rather than continue reading
The meaning of the prefix "circum"
around, about, surrounding, circle
What is the root word of "resolution?"
sol/soli
introspection
Racism will end and the sun will shine down on us once again.
Bonus: What does the sun symbolize?
metaphor
hope, positive future
If I don't know what a word means, but I infer from the context that the idea or feeling of the word is negative, then I am analyzing the ____________ of the word.
a. inference c. annotation
b. connotation
connotation