Objective: By the end of class, you will demonstrate comprehension of the 7 poetic devices and analyze a poem in short essay format.
DO NOW
Review your notes, review work I give back to you and ask any questions before test.
TEST
Change the following similes into metaphors.
The air was as cold as ice on that winter day.
I was like a fast cheetah running through the jungle.
He is as pale as the moon.
Her cheeks are rosy like apples.
I scream like a loud rooster.
Change the following metaphors into similes.
The hot summer sun made our playground an oven because the blacktop absorbed the heat.
The snow was a blanket over the city.
The flower was a smile as it bloomed.
The man was a big house.
The bread was so stale, it was a rock.
Complete the hyperboles..
The woman was so fat that....
The boy was so short....
She was so dumb that....
His head was so big that....
She was so smart that....
Personify (give human qualities to the following)....
The wind
The rain
A computer
The night
the sun
Create couplets for the following sets of rhyming words:
boy / toy
fat / cat
maze / craze
under / thunder
lied / cried
Using imagery, write five lines (each line being a different sense) to describe an apple.
Read the directions to "Mama is a Sunrise" carefully. Then read the poem at least two times before you do anything else! Identify devices first. Then go back to determine meaning.
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