An in-depth analysis

Simile  Comparison using “like” or “as”  Can be extended over multiple lines

The Taxi By Amy Lowell Page 708  Author’s Background  Mood of the poem?  Diction to support the mood?

Miss Rosie By Lucille Clifton Page 712  Author’s Background  Thematic elements  Idiom  An expression not to be taken literally  Figures of Speech  Find as many examples as you can  How do the figures of speech contribute to the meaning of the poem?

This Morning By Lucille Clifton Page 713  Thematic elements  Metaphor  How many can you find in the poem?  How do they work?  Identity  Try writing a 4-5 line stanza about yourself in 3 rd person

Sea Fever By John Masefield Page 719  Author’s Background  Thematic elements  Why does the author use the devices he uses?  Rhyme and Meter  Alliteration  Assonance  Consonance  Rhyme scheme

Ballad  Tells a story  Uses rhythm, rhymes, and repetition  Refrain

Bonny Barbara Allan By Anonymous Page 722  Folk Ballad  Purpose of the refrain  What details are left out?

Your Task: Choose a poem we have already read  Find an example of the following:  Personification  Assonance  Repetition  Alliteration  Logical structure of argument  Inverted language  Unusual language and vocabulary