• Identify different types of figurative language and other poetic devices in poetry.

• Determine the meaning of figurative language, poetic devices, and connotations in poetry, and their effect on the way you experience a poem.

​Lesson 2.1 assignments due Monday the 9th

​Welcome to Lesson 2.2 - Poetry, Part 1

​This week we have a Read activity!
For this portion of our lesson, you will need to read FIVE POEMS!


BE SURE TO READ ALL POEMS and COMPLETE THE READING GUIDE!

​We will review the important pieces from our Study sections together, but you should return and complete the study guide activity on your own!


**complete Study Guide for NOTES!

Personification

• Personification gives human characteristics to non-human things.

• Ex. The tea kettle whistled impatiently.

• Ex. The moon peaked above the trees, shyly.

Hyperbole

• Hyperboles are when we use extreme exaggeration in our speech. We use these often!

• Ex. "I have waited in this line all day."

• Ex. "My backpack weighs a ton!"

Metaphor

• Metaphors compare two things WITHOUT using like or as.

• Ex. She is an angel!

• Ex. You are my rock.

Simile

• Similes compare two things USING like or as.

• Ex. She is as innocent as an angel!

• Ex. You are solid like a rock.

Onomatopoeia

• Words that represent sound

• Spelled the way they sound

Alliteration

• Repetition of the same consonant sound at least three times

• At the beginning of words or stressed syllables

• For Example: She sells seashells down by the sea shore.

the way the story makes the reader "feel"

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think of the effect music has on movies​ to set the "mood"

​Mood

the author's "attitude" towards a topic​

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think of the tone of voice a person uses when angry vs glad

​Tone

Tone versus Mood

Some words have the same literal meaning, but they suggest different feelings and meanings beyond the dictionary definition. This suggested feeling or meaning is called a connotation. Connotations can make a passage feel more positive or negative.

EXAMPLE: When discussing a HOUSE, calling it a HOME is more POSITIVE. However, calling it a SHACK is more NEGATIVE.

Connotations