1. Handouts: * [See “Analyzing Poetry, Part 2” (Language Devices)] 2. Homework: * Read AR book minutes daily & record progress * “Find a Poem” project is due Feb. 24, however... Save your poem to a shared folder by Monday, Feb. 17 BONUS points if you save it by tomorrow We will use the in-class student computer Save file as: LastName_Firstname_Poem_Eng6-__ 3. Assignments Due: None

Outcomes: 1. Name five types of language devices used in poetry. 2. Define these terms: Similes, metaphors, personification, imagery, hyperbole. 3. Identify the use of similes, metaphors, personification, imagery, hyperbole in designated poems from your poetry booklet.

Last week we began to examine the language devices frequently used in poetry, words that create images in our mind. Can you recall those literary devices that create images in our mind? Figurative Language (comparisons), such as... Similes Metaphors Personification Imagery (appeals to our five senses) Hyperbole (exaggerated images)

Before we continue, I need to add a P.S. to our first set of poetry notes. When we talk about rhyme, there’s a term you need to know, one that is used frequently. Perhaps someone has already taught you this word. Does anyone know what is meant by... couplet Find your first page of Poetry Notes, the one on Sound Devices. Then add this Q & A: Turn to the handout I gave you at the end of our last Lit class, “Analyzing Poetry, Part 2.” Let’s see how many language devices we can identify today in our poetry booklets What is a couplet? 1. When two consecutive lines rhyme (one after the other) and they are about the same length.