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1 Poetry Take a Closer Look

2 Same Song By Pat Mora Page 659
Author’s Background Imagery Find appeals to all 5 senses Allusion To what fairy tale does the poem allude? Explain. Tone Find diction that sets the attitude

3 Grape Sherbet By Rita Dove Page 664
Author’s Background Thematic elements Speaker Tone Shift Where does the speaker’s voice change?

4 The Legend By Garrett Hongo Page 668
Author’s Background Evolution of a poem Elegy Poem of mourning Melancholy in tone Allusion The Weaver Maid and the Herd Boy Structure Look at how the words are placed on the page Where are the shifts?

5 A Storm in the Mountains By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Page 670
Author’s Background Prose Poem Imagery Diction How does word choice create tone?

6 Ode to My Socks By Pablo Neruda Page 674
Author’s Background Ode Long lyric Serious subject Dignified style Metaphor/Simile Find examples from the poem Sensory Language Create your own sentence or two describing an item of clothing Use minimal words Choose carefully your images

7 The Summer I Was Sixteen By Geraldine Connolly Page 679
Author’s Background Imagery Find appeals to all 5 senses Allusion How do the allusions provide context for the poem? Tone Find diction that sets the attitude

8 Obedience, or The Lying Tale By Jennifer Chang Page 680
Author’s Background Imagery Find appeals to all 5 senses Allusion How many allusions can you identify? Explain. Tone Find diction that sets the attitude


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