The Star By Ann and Jane Taylor Presentation By: Armani Banks

The Star TWINKLE, twinkle, little star, In the dark blue sky you keep, How I wonder what you are ! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Then the trav'ller in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark, He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so. In the dark blue sky you keep, And often thro' my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye, Till the sun is in the sky. 'Tis your bright and tiny spark, Lights the trav'ller in the dark : Tho' I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

The Film and know these bodies Come, let’s go in.   and know these bodies we do not have to own, passing quietly as dreams, as snow. Already leaves are falling and music begins. Lovely One, it’s time. Let’s go in. Come, let’s go in. The ticket-taker has shyly grinned and it’s almost time, Lovely One. Let’s go in.   The wind tonight’s too wild. The sky too deep, too thin. Already it’s time. The lights have dimmed. Come, Loveliest. Let’s go in

Biographical information Ann Taylor was the older sister of Jane Taylor. She was born in Islington, London. She married Joseph Gilbert in 1813 and he died in 1852. After he died that left her more time to write poems, hymns, letters, and essays. Jane is considered the Co- Author of “The Star”. Before Jane died at the age of 40, her and Ann worked on many poems and hymns together.

Poem Structure Structure 5 stanzas 4 lines in each stanza 20 lines in total End rhyme Ballad I think the poem is organized this way so that it is easier for the reader to understand.

Speaker The speaker in this poem seems to be a older female that has went or is currently going through a dark time in their life.

Imagery This image is suppose to represent a diamond in the sky. In the poem it says “Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky.” The author says this to make you picture an actual diamond in the sky.

Imagery Part 2 I decided to use these 2 arrows because in the poem the author uses the words “He could not see which way to go, if you did not twinkle so.” This makes me think of a road sign that has 2 arrows on saying which ways you could possibly go.

Imagery Part 3 I used this image of an eye with a star on the inside because in stanza four it says “For you never shut your eye, till the sun is in the sky.” This is an example of personification.

Imagery Part 4 I chose to use this picture of the sun because in the poem it says “When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon.” This makes me imagine a sun in the sky.

Rhyme Scheme TWINKLE, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are ! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Then the trav'ller in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark, He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so. A B In the dark blue sky you keep, And often thro' my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye, Till the sun is in the sky. 'Tis your bright and tiny spark, Lights the trav'ller in the dark : Tho' I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little star. G H C D E A E F

Rhyme Scheme Part 2 I think the author used end rhyme instead of internal rhyme to make the poem easier to understand. If the author would have used internal rhyme I don’t think the poem would have as much details.

Sensory Details In this poem the author uses sensory details to describe the star. In the last stanza it says “ ‘Tis your bright and tiny spark, lights the trav’ller in the dark.” These are sensory details because the author is trying to get you to imagine the light that a star gives off.

Personification In this poem the author uses personification by giving the stars human like characteristics. For example, in the 4th stanza it says “For you never shut your eye, Till the sun is in the sky.” This is personification because stars do not have eyes. The second example of personification used in the poem is in the 2nd stanza when it says “Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.” A star is an object in the sky therefore it can not show anything.

Simile An example of a simile that is used in this poem is in the 1st stanza when it says “Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.” This is a simile because the author compares a star to a diamond in the sky with using the word “like”.

Literal Meaning The literal meaning of this poem is that the stars use their light to guide people in the right direction. In the poem it says “He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so.” When the author uses the word “he” she means a driver that is driving down a dark road at night time. Moreover, the author is basically saying if stars did not exist drivers in the dark would not be able to see which way to go.

Figurative Meaning I think the figurative meaning of this poem is that the stars represent people that could guide you in the right direction. On a religious level, the author could be using the stars to represent God. In the poem it says “Then the trav’ller in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark, He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so.” This part of the poem is basically saying if you did not have people in your life to guide you in the right direction you would not know what to do.

Author’s Purpose I think the author wrote this poem not only for her sister but for people that are going through a dark time in life. The author herself might have even been going through a dark time when she wrote this poem. She may have wrote this poem to express her feelings about a certain situation she was going through.

Theme I think the theme of this poem is that when you are going through a dark time in your life look to the stars for guidance. By stars I think the author means look to someone that could help you get through what you may be going through.

Websites used http://www.thecollegesolution.com/some-surprising-college-super-stars/ http://srsfamilymatters.org/news/home-and-school-news/2015/05/29/music- under-the-stars-auction-sign-up-party/ http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/43658-diamond-in-the-sky/ http://pics-about-space.com/nearest-star-to-earth-after-sun?p=1