Verses Upon the Burning of Our House July

“Verses Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666” Anne Bradstreet

About the Author: Anne Bradstreet Arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony when she was only 18 Devoted her spare moments to the “unladylike” occupation of writing Wrote for herself, not for publication but her brother-inlaw arranged for the publication of a collection of her poems Hers was considered to be the first collection of poetry written in colonial America and examined the rights of women to learn and express themselves (p. 98)

End Rhyme- rhyming occurs at the end of lines (Ex: wet/sweat/net/forget) Slant Rhyme- rhymes are similar, but not exact (Ex: name/rain) Internal Rhyme- rhyming occurs within a line (Ex: be there/leave there) Rhyme B. O. B. by Outkast One, two, one, two, three, yeah! In-slum-national, underground, Thunder pounds when I stomp the ground. Like a million elephants or silverback orangutans, You can't stop a train. Who want some? Don't come unprepared. I'll be there, but, when I leave there, Better be a household name. Weatherman telling us it ain't gon' rain. So now we sitting in a drop-top, soaking wet In a silk suit trying not to sweat. Hit somersaults without the net, But this'll be the year that we won't forget. . . Can you find anymore examples of rhyme in this song?

Tone The author’s attitude toward the writing (his characters, the situation) and the readers Can have more than one tone(could be both serious and humorous) Determined by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details. Not always clearly stated- you may have to “read between the lines”

Mood General atmosphere created by the author’s words The feeling the reader gets from reading those words The tone often determines the mood

Finding Tone and Mood 1. Bouncing into the room, she lit up the vicinity with a joyous glow on her face as she told about her fiancé and their wedding plans. Tone: Context Clues: Mood: 2. She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, as she feverishly searched the room for the unknown dangers that awaited her. Tone: Context Clues: Mood: 3. Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F. Tone: Context Clues: Mood:

Theme Central message or insight into life revealed by a literary work Life lesson of a story or the author’s message In most stories, the author will not tell readers theme Readers have to think about what the characters did wrong or right and what they can learn from the character’s experience

Activity Annotate the given copy of the poem and find examples of each literary term in the poem