Figurative Language and Poetry

May 5, 2017

E.Q: Identify figurative language in poetry.

Analyze poetry.

Obj: I can identify figurative language.

I can analyze poetry and identify its uses of figurative language.

Starter; 

Free Write Friday!

Create a half page, double-spaced free write.

This is one of the last free writes we will ever have!

Prompt Option: 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Figurative Language

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

Your Definition: 

Activity: Give an example of figurative language.

Activity

1. Sleep by Annie Matheson

Use the link to read the poem and complete the questions.

We will go over the answers as a class.

2.  By The Sea by Emily Dickinson 

Read through the poem, making annotations in a Google Doc.

Then complete the questions posted below.

I started early, took my dog,

And visited the sea;

The mermaids in the basement

Came out to look at me,

And frigates in the upper floor

Extended hempen hands,

Presuming me to be a mouse

Aground, upon the sands.

But no man moved me till the tide

Went past my simple shoe,

And past my apron and my belt,

And past my bodice too,

And made as he would eat me up

As wholly as a dew

Upon a dandelion's sleeve —

And then I started too.

And he — he followed close behind;

I felt his silver heel

Upon my ankle, — then my shoes

Would overflow with pearl.

Until we met the solid town,

No man he seemed to know;

And bowing with a mighty look

At me, the sea withdrew.  

A.  What is the objective summary of the poem?


B.  Which line best captures the main idea and why?

C.  What is the speaker's attitude?

D.  List a few examples of figurative language?
What does it represent?

E.  What is the theme of the poem?  Give evidence.

3.  Tuft of Flowers by Robert Frost

Read through the poems and complete questions 1-8.

For the questions that require writing just write a short response.

Closure: 

Using the learning target, evaluate how confident you feel with figurative language after today.

Why?