POETIC DEVICES AND TERMS Mrs Stuckey Eng 9

POETIC DEVICES AND TERMS Mrs. Stuckey Eng. 9 C

LITERAL LANGUAGE Meaning exactly what you say � My name is Ms. Dombrow � This is Lake Shore High School

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Expressions that are not literally true � All of the following terms are elements of figurative language

SIMILE VS. METAPHOR Simile � Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as” “Life is like a box of chocolates” Metaphor � Comparing two unlike things without using “like” or “as” � https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Stz 7 MTo 23 r 0 � https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=d. I 9 Egzg. Xskg

EXAMPLES OF METAPHORS “Love Me Like You Do” You're the light, you're the night You're the color of my blood You're the cure, you're the pain “Everything” You're a falling star, You're the get away car. You're the line in the sand when I go too far. You're the swimming pool, on an August day. And you're the perfect thing to say. You're a carousel, you're a wishing well, And you light me up, when you ring my bell. You're a mystery, you're from outer space, You're every minute of my everyday. Pick two metaphors. Analyze and explain what you think the musicians are trying to say about the people they love.

PERSONIFICATION Giving human qualities to non-human things � The flame on the candle danced on the wall. � The gold watch was calling my name at the mall. � The sun smiled down on my summer skin � https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=7 JY 7 s 3 C 6 a. Sk

ONOMATOPOEIA When words sound exactly like the sound they are describing. � Boom � Pow � Ruff � Bang � Clap � Tap � Uhg � Pshhh

ALLITERATION Repetition of beginning consonant sounds � “So baby, now we’ve got bad blood” � “Said I’m so sick of love songs, so sad and slow. ” � “Whisper words of wisdom, let it be”

ASSONANCE AND CONSONANCE Assonance is the repetition of rhyming vowel sounds inside the lines of a poem. � Do you like blue? � We viewed the movie about mooing rookies at the school. � “uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds either inside the lines of a poem or at the end of a line. � I dropped the locket in the thick mud. � Eric liked the black book

RHYME AND RHYTHM Rhyme � Is a repetition of sounds in two or more words � “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary…” Rhythm � The variation of length and accentuation of a series of sounds

REPETITION The reoccurrence of words or phrases added for emphasis Versace, Versace Players gonna play, play “And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. ” –Robert Frost, “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening”

“SICK” SHEL SILVERSTEIN Jot down examples of poetic devices in Shel Silverstein’s poem “Sick”. Specifically, look for examples of assonance, consonance, and alliteration.

Sick "I cannot go to school today, " Said little Peggy Ann Mc. Kay. "I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I'm going blind in my right eye. My tonsils are as big as rocks, I've counted sixteen chicken pox And there's one more - that's seventeen, And don't you think my face looks green? My leg is cut, my eyes are blue It might be instamatic flu. I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke, I'm sure that my left leg is broke My hip hurts when I move my chin, My belly button's caving in, My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained, My 'pendix pains each time it rains. My nose is cold, my toes are numb, I have a sliver in my thumb. My neck is stiff, my spine is weak, I hardly whisper when I speak. My tongue is filling up my mouth, I think my hair is falling out. My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight, My temperature is one-o-eight. My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear, There is a hole inside my ear. I have a hangnail, and my heart is what? What's that you say? You say today is. . . Saturday? G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

FORM GROUPS OF FOUR Get out a piece of paper In each song look for examples of poetic devices.

EXIT TICKET On your note card, � Write one simile about Spring � Write one metaphor describing someone’s eyes � Write one sentence containing onomatopoeia � Write one sentence personifying an object within your sight. For example, your pencil, the lamp, the walls, the desk, the sky, etc.