“There will come soft rain” Figurative language Analysis

BELLWORK 5/4 HOW CAN KNOWING THE ATROCITIES OF THE PAST SERVE AS A CAUTION FOR THE FUTURE? RESTATE THE QUESTION AND ANSWER IN A SHORT PARAGRAPH 3-4 SENTENCES. STUDENTS WEARING A WATCH SHARE OUT

RAN WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT THE NUCLEAR BOMB ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGAZAKI IN 1945? WATCH A SHORT CLIP NOW WHAT IS YOUR NEW KNOWLEDGE?

nOTES Figurative Lanuage: 1-onomatopoeia: Tick Tock, Hissing Sigh, personification: waiting car 2-Setting: Futuristic setting/ technology 3-Mood/Tone:Gloomy, Haunting /Suspenseful 4-Simile: Toast was like stone

Bellwork 5/5 Imagine you woke up one morning and found that all technology has disappeared from your house. Nothing is left including the light bulbs, the microwave and EVEN YOUR CAR!! Narrate how you would react to that and what would you do that morning. PLEASE BE CREATIVE AND KEEP ON WRITING UNTIL I SAY STOP.REMEMBER THIS IS CREATIVE WRITING SO YOU DO NOT NEED TO FOLLOW ANY GRAMMAR/PUNCTUATION RULES.

Close and critical reading analysis -Comment on figurative language/literary devices: Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, alliteration, irony, paradox, Allusion Comment on writing techniques: Foreshadowing, flashbacks, modes of discourse Comment on POV\ Comment on use of voices Comment on Diction (choice of words, adjectives …)

BELLWORK 5/6 Identify the figurative language in each sentence: 1-In the living room the clock sang tick tock as if afraid nobody would wake up. 2-The coin I gave my grandfather reminded him of world war two. 3-The man who won the lottery yesterday died of a heart attack. 4-The wind blew angrily at the crowds.

Figurative Language Allusion An allusion is when An author makes an indirect reference in text to past events or figures or to current famous people or events. Personification: Giving Human Qualities to inanimate objects or animals. Ex: The leaves danced with the wind. Irony: Is when what is expected to happen is the opposite of what actually happens

Create a triple entry journal (P:616-620) QUOTE WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHY DID THE AUTHOR USE THIS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE? ALLUSION IRONY PERSONIFICATION METAPHOR SIMILE

Essay Prompt for Home work DIRECTIONS: Write an 3 paragraph essay responding to each question accordingly: Paragraph One: Write a summary of the short story :There will come Soft Rains (4-6 sentences) Paragraph Two: Identify figurative language in the short story and in the same paragraph identify the author’s reason for using these devices. What is he trying to do? (10-14 sentences) Paragraph Three: Conclude your essay by stating the author’s purpose in writing the short story and how it was actualized. (3-4 sentences)

EXAMPLE/MODEL Par One: The short story “There will Come Soft Rains” describes a futuristic setting set in a post nuclear bomb era. The author depicts in details a lonely house that survives the atrocity ….. Thesis (last sentence in first paragraph): The author uses figurative language such as _______ and ________ in order to show, criticize, discuss, imply, compares….. Par Two: The author incorporates many personifications to emphasize the major role that the technology plays in the lives of the inhabitants of that city. One example of a personification is “ INSERT QUOTE”. It is suggested that …. Par Three: In conclusion the author’s purpose in writing this short story is to criticize, persuade,discuss,analyze, depict, ….. He successfully accomplishes that purpose through the use of ______ and ______________