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 poem, MAMA IS A SUNRISE at least two times before you do anything else! Identify devices first. Then go back to determine meaning. Write ONE PARAGRAPH about the meaning and ONE PARAGRAPH about how the author, evelyn tooley, uses the poetic devices to enhance the poem and help you understand it. each paragraph should be 5-7 sentences.