3/1-3/2 Poetry Mini Lesson

An extended comparison between two unlike things is called an analogy.

A reference to well-known stories, artworks, events, and people are called allusions.

to compare the abilities of a powerful Green goddess to the heroic deeds of Thesus

to highlight the puzzling yet stirring message at the heart of the poem

to suggest that readers can trap themselves insides the many layers of meaning suggested by figurative language

to emphasize that readers can lose themselves in a good poem, just as they would in a maze