November 30, 2010 Warm up Proofread the sentences below and write them correctly. 1.Author Edgar Allan Poe’s own experiences with death must have enabled him to write so mysterious. 2.“I was surprised that Poe made Eldorado so light when most of his stories are dark” bobby said.

December 1, 2010 Warm up Poe was a tormented man who was “both blessed and cursed by his imagination.” What is the underlined phrase modifying? How is the underlined phrase acting?

Apostrophe A figure of speech in which a writer speaks directly to an idea, quality, object, or person not present. “Dear March—come in—” (Emily Dickinson)

Epithet A brief descriptive phrase that is used like a name. “Bright words” “dark words” (Eve Merriam) “rosy-fingered Dawn” (Homer) “land of liberty”

Hyperbole A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement that is not meant to be taken literally. “He gave me more trouble than all the other fifty-four or –five [dogs] put together.” (James Thurber)

Song Lyrics What is the tone of the song? Explain how poetic devices create that tone. Find an image that matches the tone of the song. Bring it in tomorrow.

December 2, 2010 Warm up Another word for tuberculosis was consumption, as Poe described in his story “The Masque of the Red Death.” How is the prepositional phrase functioning? What does the underlined phrase modify?

Tone: Songs & Images Show and tell: –In your small groups, explain how the song and image share the same tone. (Similar subjects does not necessarily mean similar tones) –Write down 2 sentences: The song and image share _____ tone. Their tones are similar because______________.

December 3, 2010 Warm up “As far as the Wart was concerned, there was a time after this in which Sir Ector kept telling him to put the sword back into the stone— which he did —and in which Sir Ector and Kay then vainly tried to take it out” (White 699). What does the blue phrase modify? How is it acting? What does the red phrase modify? How is it acting? What does the green phrase modify? How is it acting?