Poet and Didn’t Know It Prompt 1

• “And when she started becoming a “young lady,” and no one was allowed to look at her because she thought she was fat. And how she really wasn’t fat. And how she was actually very pretty. And how different her face looked when she realized boys thought she was pretty. And how different her face looked the first time she really liked a boy who was not on a poster on her wall. And how her face looked when she realized she was in love with that boy. I wondered how her face would look when she came out from behind those doors.” – Perks of Being A Wallflower

Poet and Didn’t Know It Prompt 2

• “And when she started becoming a “young lady,” and no one was allowed to look at her because she thought she was fat. And how she really wasn’t fat. And how she was actually very pretty. And how different her face looked when she realized boys thought she was pretty. And how different her face looked the first time she really liked a boy who was not on a poster on her wall. And how her face looked when she realized she was in love with that boy. I wondered how her face would look when she came out from behind those doors.” – Perks of Being A Wallflower

How does this prompt connect to your life?Do you agree or disagree with the prompt?How does this prompt make you feel?

Poetry English Language

Arts

Alliteration• the repetition of the same first sound

in a group of words– Ex:

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper

picked?

Assonance• the repetition of similar vowel sounds

in words close by each other– Ex:

“cat” and “laugh” “fight” and “try”

Consonance• the repetition of similar consonant

sounds within words• Ex: • “cat” and “bit” “link” and “rank”

Allusion• Making an indirect reference to something

known to society• The Trojan horse; Achilles’ heel

Hyperbole• an extreme exaggeration• Ex:

“He was so hungry he could have eaten a horse.”

Imagery• a technique that poets use to

describe and appeal to the senses, words that create pictures in the mind

• Ex: “Yellow matted custard

dripping from a dead dog’s eye” (John Lennon)

Irony• When the outcome is different from what

was expected. I.e. “Richard Cory”

“Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him;

He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favoured, and imperially slim.

And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked;

But still he fluttered pulses when he said, “Good-morning,” and he glittered when he

walked.

And he was rich—yes, richer than a king— And admirably schooled in every grace:

In fine, we thought that he was everything To make us wish that we were in his place.

So on we worked, and waited for the light, And went without the meat, and cursed the

bread;And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, Went home and put a bullet through his

head.”

Metaphor• a comparison between two things,

saying something is something else• Ex:• “My love is a red rose.”

Metonymy• One word or phrase is substituted for

another with which it is closely associated.

• i.e. “Washington” for “the United States government”

Or i.e. “pigskin” for “a football”

Personification• when non-human things (animals,

objects or ideas) are described as if they were human– Ex:

“The leaves danced in the courtyard.”

Simile • a comparison using like or as• i.e. “Her teeth were like kernels of

corn.”

Symbol• Using something to represent an idea

(symbolism = using symbols)• i.e.

maple leaf = CanadaHeart = loveDove = peaceCross = God, church, religion

Synecdoche• A part is used for the whole

(as “hand” for “sailor”), the whole for a part (as “the law” for “police officer”), the specific for the general (as “cutthroat” for “assassin”), the general for the specific (as “thief” for “pickpocket”),

or the material for the thing made from it (as “steel” for “sword”).

Paradox• A statement or situation which contains

elements that apparently contradict or are incompatible.

• Shocks the reader and is effective because of its shock value

• “One hot summer day in winter…”

Euphony• smooth, pleasant sounding choice and

arrangement of sounds • Letter arrangements that include “s”, “l”, “m”

tend to have a more euphonious sound• Often used in love poetry• “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”

Exit Slips!

• 1. What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• 2. Create a sentence that illustrates hyperbole.

• 3. Which sound device or form of figurative language is the most challenging for you?

Flocabulary Rap

• http://www.flocabulary.com/figurative-language/