Happy Monday! Have your vocab books please!

Langston Hughes ( ) Please turn to page 461

Hughes was influenced by the music, dance, and intellectual life he experienced while living in Harlem. He quit school and was gaining recognition as part of the New Negro Renaissance. Hughes based his poetry on his folk heritage, blues, and jazz. He is known for his unique depiction of African-American life.

A segregated water fountain.

“Mother to Son” Extended Metaphor You dedicate not one sentence to comparing, but the entire work. Let’s work through it

Louis Armstrong “Wonderful World”

I see trees of green...red roses too I watch 'em bloom... for me and for you And I think to myself.... what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue... clouds of white Bright blessed days...warm sacred nights And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

The colors of a rainbow...so pretty..in the sky Are there on the faces...of people going by

I see friends shaking hands...sayin'.. how do you do They're really sayin'...I love you.

Poetry review…what is your life lesson? 1. Please list and describe any figurative language or sound devices? 2. What is the theme or message of this poem? 3. How do these words relate to your own life? Give an example? Get ready to present

The poetry of today is the soundtrack of our life. Use the following examples and examine them for their meaning and poetic devices…

For example… Mr. Jack Johnson “On and On”

Now listen to the following jazz, as you work quietly with the poems you are about to receive. You have five minutes to work, good luck!

1. Figurative language or sound devices? 2. What is the theme or message of this poem? 3. How do these words relate to life? Give an example?