Figurative Language and Meaning English 3

Bellringer Identify the tone of the poem, and choose two words or phrases as evidence of the tone. The Rider Naomi Shihab Nye A boy told me if he roller-skated fast enough his loneliness couldn’t catch up to him, the best reason I ever heard for trying to be a champion. What I wonder tonight pedaling hard down King William Street is if it translates to bicycles. A victory! To leave your loneliness panting behind you on some street corner while you float free into a cloud of sudden azaleas, pink petals that have never felt loneliness, no matter how slowly they fell.

Figurative Language Review Diction An author’s word choice Personification The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form Metaphor A figure of speech which compares two things or objects that are very different but have some characteristics common between them.

Annotation Rubric Points Criteria 4 Demonstrates thorough understanding of the reading Only the most important concepts within the text are marked Demonstrates evidence of active reading Annotations are evenly distributed throughout the passage. Annotations would be useful later when the reader needs to recall the material 3 Demonstrates satisfactory understanding Has many of the qualities of the annotations in the 4-point range but doesn‘t push far enough to remain at the upper levels of thinking Annotations don’t always seem insightful or purposeful 2 Annotations are too general Thinking processes stay at lower levels of thinking (identification, comprehension) rather than moving into the upper levels (analysis, synthesis, evaluation) 1 Annotations are vague Shows a minimal amount of effort, understanding, or active reading Has notes that look exactly like those of a neighbor or few to no annotations at all Would not be helpful to a reader who needs to recall the information

“Bereft” by Robert Frost Read the poem and annotate at least 5 things. Where had I heard this wind before Change like this to a deeper roar?  What would it take my standing there for, Holding open a restive[1] door, Looking downhill to a frothy shore?  Summer was past and the day was past. Sombre[2] clouds in the west were massed. Out on the porch's sagging floor, Leaves got up in a coil and hissed, Blindly struck at my knee and missed. Something sinister in the tone Told me my secret must be known: Word I was in the house alone Somehow must have gotten abroad, Word I was in my life alone, Word I had no one left but God. Synonyms: dark, grim, threatening Synonyms: unruly, disorderly, uncontrollable

“Bereft” by Robert Frost Graphic Organizer DO THIS COLUMN LAST Theme: Sometimes our feelings can be so intense that we feel like we need to talk about them. Text Evidence / quote from the poem Effect Emotion (What does the reader do, think or feel in response?) Tone Author’s attitude toward the subject Meaning Connect your annotations to the central meaning or theme Descriptive diction (3 examples) Personification (1 example) Metaphor Wind roaring compared to his intense emotions