Monday, December 2, 2019

Poetry and Figurative Language

December 3, 2019

Standards

L.9-10.4 Determine and/or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies: context clues, word parts, word relationships, and reference materials.

Obj: I can determine the meaning of words using context clues. 

Starter

Identify one example of figurative language in the poem below. 


Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared.

Vocabulary 

Word;Figurative Language 
Part of Speech: Noun
Dictionary Definition:language that is different from the literal.
Your Definition: 
Activity: How confident do you feel identifying and creating figurative language?

Activity

1.  Figurative Language Creation

Find an image that you like.
(This can be from a magazine or online)

Based on that image you must create the following examples: 

Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Alliteration
Imagery

2.  TPCASTT Analysis

Individually, analyze the poem Annabel Lee by Poe.
Additionally, identify the meaning of the following words: 

seraph
sepulchre

Closure

Based on TPCASTT what is the easiest part?
most difficult?








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