Title Text.
• Alliteration: the repetition of initial consonant sounds.
•Example: The Cute Cuddly Kitten hid in the pantry.
• Allusion: reference to a well-known person,place, literary work or work of art.
•Example: I compared myself to Toni Braxton,thought I would never catch my breath.
• Figurative Language: Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally.
•Example: Donny was so angry flames of fire came out of his mouth.
• Metaphor: Speaking of a person place or thing as if it is something or someone else.
•Example: Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
• Extended Metaphor: continuing a metaphor over many lines or an entire poem or essay.
•Example: Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy”
• Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate sound.
•Example: The bacon sizzled in the pan.
• Personification: Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
•Example: When I sat down, the chair wrapped its arms around me comfortingly.
• Rhyme: Repetition of sounds at the end of words or the end of a line of poetry.
•Example: now I lay me down to sleep. / I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
• Repetition: Restating a word or phrase multiple times.
•Example: Martin Luther King’s speech “I Have a Dream”
• Simile: Comparing two items using “like” or “as.”
•Example: Float like a butterfly sting like a bee.
Previewing the poem
Title:Sympathy
Poet:Paul Laurence Dunbar
Background information:Dunbar was the son of slaves who escaped using the Underground Railroad.He worked as a writer and published many poems and short stories.Dunbar explored the themes of slavery and life in the South.
Subject of poem:A caged birdRepeated words and phrases:I know why; caged bird; firstStructure of the poem:3 stanzas with 7 lines in eachRhyme Scheme: abaabcc
After we read
-What I liked about the poem:It is easy to read
-What the poet is saying:He seems to be comparing a caged bird to a human slave
-The mood of the poem:Sad in some parts and angry in others
-Why does he repeat the phrase “I know why the caged bird”?He wants the reader to know that he too has felt this way -Thoughts and feelings“I know what the caged bird feels, alas”Alas makes me think that he has been a caged bird too.“Till its blood is red on the cruel bars”Speaker seems to be getting angrier because his images are getting more violent“But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings”„caged bird‟ seems very desperate to fling a prayer upward
Connect to the poem
-When I read this poem, I felt:Confusion first, then sadness and then sympathy
-I felt this because:Once I figured out that bird was a metaphor for slaves, it was sad to think about how they wanted to get away but couldn‟t.
-How does the speaker feel about slavery:I know this because:He thinks that slavery is horrible.The slaves/birds are locked up and can‟t get free even though they keep trying to get away.
Paraphrase
-“When the first bird sings and the first bud opes”
-Birds are singing songs of Spring and flowers are blooming
-“I know why the caged bird beats his wing/Till its blood is red on the cruel bars”-Speaker understands the bird‟s frustration.Bird knows that escape is impossible but it still beats its wings against the bar, trying to get away.-“It is not a carol of joy or glee./ But a prayer that he sends from his heart‟s deep core.”-The songs that the bird is singing are not happy ones; they are a sad pleading for freedom. Literary Devices from poem
Alliteration
when the wind stirs soft through the springing grass
Simile
the river flows like a stream of glass
Metaphor
Caged bird = slaves or African Americans who are not FREE
Rhyme
Alas, grass and glass
Imagery
first bird sings (hearing) and the first bud opes (sight), and the faint perfume from (smell)
Repetition
I Know what the caged bird feels
What caged birds do you know?
Continue Dunbar‟s metaphor and compose a paragraph describing the plight of 3 other caged birds that you know about. Give examples of people today who can be compared to the caged bird.
•Example: The Cute Cuddly Kitten hid in the pantry.
• Allusion: reference to a well-known person,place, literary work or work of art.
•Example: I compared myself to Toni Braxton,thought I would never catch my breath.
• Figurative Language: Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally.
•Example: Donny was so angry flames of fire came out of his mouth.
• Metaphor: Speaking of a person place or thing as if it is something or someone else.
•Example: Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
• Extended Metaphor: continuing a metaphor over many lines or an entire poem or essay.
•Example: Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy”
• Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate sound.
•Example: The bacon sizzled in the pan.
• Personification: Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
•Example: When I sat down, the chair wrapped its arms around me comfortingly.
• Rhyme: Repetition of sounds at the end of words or the end of a line of poetry.
•Example: now I lay me down to sleep. / I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
• Repetition: Restating a word or phrase multiple times.
•Example: Martin Luther King’s speech “I Have a Dream”
• Simile: Comparing two items using “like” or “as.”
•Example: Float like a butterfly sting like a bee.
Previewing the poem
Title:Sympathy
Poet:Paul Laurence Dunbar
Background information:Dunbar was the son of slaves who escaped using the Underground Railroad.He worked as a writer and published many poems and short stories.Dunbar explored the themes of slavery and life in the South.
Subject of poem:A caged birdRepeated words and phrases:I know why; caged bird; firstStructure of the poem:3 stanzas with 7 lines in eachRhyme Scheme: abaabcc
After we read
-What I liked about the poem:It is easy to read
-What the poet is saying:He seems to be comparing a caged bird to a human slave
-The mood of the poem:Sad in some parts and angry in others
-Why does he repeat the phrase “I know why the caged bird”?He wants the reader to know that he too has felt this way -Thoughts and feelings“I know what the caged bird feels, alas”Alas makes me think that he has been a caged bird too.“Till its blood is red on the cruel bars”Speaker seems to be getting angrier because his images are getting more violent“But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings”„caged bird‟ seems very desperate to fling a prayer upward
Connect to the poem
-When I read this poem, I felt:Confusion first, then sadness and then sympathy
-I felt this because:Once I figured out that bird was a metaphor for slaves, it was sad to think about how they wanted to get away but couldn‟t.
-How does the speaker feel about slavery:I know this because:He thinks that slavery is horrible.The slaves/birds are locked up and can‟t get free even though they keep trying to get away.
Paraphrase
-“When the first bird sings and the first bud opes”
-Birds are singing songs of Spring and flowers are blooming
-“I know why the caged bird beats his wing/Till its blood is red on the cruel bars”-Speaker understands the bird‟s frustration.Bird knows that escape is impossible but it still beats its wings against the bar, trying to get away.-“It is not a carol of joy or glee./ But a prayer that he sends from his heart‟s deep core.”-The songs that the bird is singing are not happy ones; they are a sad pleading for freedom. Literary Devices from poem
Alliteration
when the wind stirs soft through the springing grass
Simile
the river flows like a stream of glass
Metaphor
Caged bird = slaves or African Americans who are not FREE
Rhyme
Alas, grass and glass
Imagery
first bird sings (hearing) and the first bud opes (sight), and the faint perfume from (smell)
Repetition
I Know what the caged bird feels
What caged birds do you know?
Continue Dunbar‟s metaphor and compose a paragraph describing the plight of 3 other caged birds that you know about. Give examples of people today who can be compared to the caged bird.
BIG 10
1.Alliteration:the repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Example:"The Rabbits Running Over Roses" Activity:The instrumental to a song
2.Allusion:to a well-known person,place,literary work or work of art.
Example:He made an allusion about the car seen in the area of the crime.
Activity:Child in the middle of a gang shoot out
3.Figurative Language:Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally.
Example:'All the world's a stage'
Activity:
4.Metaphor:Speaking of a person,place, or thing as if it is something or someone else.
Example:'The goalkeeper was a rock'
Activity:The bank safe was a block of cement
5.Extended Metaphor:continuing a metaphor over many lines or an entire poem or essay.
Example:Narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point. Activity:He's blinding me like a crystal6.Onomatopoeia:Words that imitate sounds.
Example:"click", "bunk", "clang", "buzz." Activity:You talk so smooth like the sea water
7.Personification:Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
Example: The sky was full of dancing stars. Activity:
8.Rhyme:Repetition of sounds at the end of words or the end of a line of poetry.
Example: time, chime, dime,grime and clime Activity:9.Repetition:Restating a word or phrase multiple times.
Example:The nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty Activity:
10.Simile:Comparing two items using "like" and "as".
Example:'he's as loud as a hyena.' Activity:"Her smile is like sunshine"
Example:"The Rabbits Running Over Roses" Activity:The instrumental to a song
2.Allusion:to a well-known person,place,literary work or work of art.
Example:He made an allusion about the car seen in the area of the crime.
Activity:Child in the middle of a gang shoot out
3.Figurative Language:Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally.
Example:'All the world's a stage'
Activity:
4.Metaphor:Speaking of a person,place, or thing as if it is something or someone else.
Example:'The goalkeeper was a rock'
Activity:The bank safe was a block of cement
5.Extended Metaphor:continuing a metaphor over many lines or an entire poem or essay.
Example:Narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point. Activity:He's blinding me like a crystal6.Onomatopoeia:Words that imitate sounds.
Example:"click", "bunk", "clang", "buzz." Activity:You talk so smooth like the sea water
7.Personification:Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
Example: The sky was full of dancing stars. Activity:
8.Rhyme:Repetition of sounds at the end of words or the end of a line of poetry.
Example: time, chime, dime,grime and clime Activity:9.Repetition:Restating a word or phrase multiple times.
Example:The nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty Activity:
10.Simile:Comparing two items using "like" and "as".
Example:'he's as loud as a hyena.' Activity:"Her smile is like sunshine"
I Am
1.I am a young lady
2.I am 14 years old
3.I am a creative person
4.I am an interesting person
5.I am from New Orleans,Louisiana
6.I am funny
7.I am a good sport
8.I am a African American
9.I am a track runner
10.I am a goofy person
2.I am 14 years old
3.I am a creative person
4.I am an interesting person
5.I am from New Orleans,Louisiana
6.I am funny
7.I am a good sport
8.I am a African American
9.I am a track runner
10.I am a goofy person
I Know
1.I know my brother can build things
2.I know I want to be a track runner
3.I know Derrick is on of my friends
4.I know that Jorden have a flat head
5.I know that Beyonce can sing
6.I know that my brother can rap
7.I know alot of people
8.I know that school is boring sometimes
9.I know Joseph is cool people
10.I know Jorden is my BFF
2.I know I want to be a track runner
3.I know Derrick is on of my friends
4.I know that Jorden have a flat head
5.I know that Beyonce can sing
6.I know that my brother can rap
7.I know alot of people
8.I know that school is boring sometimes
9.I know Joseph is cool people
10.I know Jorden is my BFF
I Can
1.I can draw
2.I can eat alot of candy
3.I can go back to LSU Track again
4.I can spend most of my time watchin tv
5.I can run track
6.I can cook
7.I can clean my whole house
8.I can spend most of my time listening to music
9.I can be whatever I want to be
1o.I can surprise people
2.I can eat alot of candy
3.I can go back to LSU Track again
4.I can spend most of my time watchin tv
5.I can run track
6.I can cook
7.I can clean my whole house
8.I can spend most of my time listening to music
9.I can be whatever I want to be
1o.I can surprise people
William Shakespeare
1.Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Avon in 1564. True
2.His life and times are well documented. False
3.Shakespeare's family were very poor. False
4.He never went to school. False
5.William Shakespeare's married Anne Hathaway. True
6.The whole Shakespeare family moved to London in 1587. False
7.Shakespeare's group of actors performed his plays for King James I. True
8.Shakespeare died in London. False
9.Shakespeare was buried in Startford-upon-Avon in 1616. True
10.Descendants of Shakespeare are still alive today. False
Romeo-Romeo is 16,when play starts he was in love with Rosalie.
Juliet-She's 13,she's naive,and her only friend was her nurse.
Lord Capulet-Juliet's father.
Lady Capulet-Juliet'smother:wants Juliet to marry Paris.
Lord Montague-Romeo mother dies from broken heart.
Lady Montague-Romeo father really loves him.
County Paris-Relates to Prince,because engaged to Juliet.
Prince Escalus-Cheit of police and prince of verona.
2.His life and times are well documented. False
3.Shakespeare's family were very poor. False
4.He never went to school. False
5.William Shakespeare's married Anne Hathaway. True
6.The whole Shakespeare family moved to London in 1587. False
7.Shakespeare's group of actors performed his plays for King James I. True
8.Shakespeare died in London. False
9.Shakespeare was buried in Startford-upon-Avon in 1616. True
10.Descendants of Shakespeare are still alive today. False
Romeo-Romeo is 16,when play starts he was in love with Rosalie.
Juliet-She's 13,she's naive,and her only friend was her nurse.
Lord Capulet-Juliet's father.
Lady Capulet-Juliet'smother:wants Juliet to marry Paris.
Lord Montague-Romeo mother dies from broken heart.
Lady Montague-Romeo father really loves him.
County Paris-Relates to Prince,because engaged to Juliet.
Prince Escalus-Cheit of police and prince of verona.