1. AP Literature: Freire Charter School Ms. Stacey April 7, 2015
Poetry: Day 12
AP Literature: Freire Charter School
Ms. Stacey
April 7, 2015
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2. Class Bulletin: TUES 4.7.15 Today’s Learning Objectives
Ch 5 Preview: Fig Lang in Poetry
What do I put in the bin?
Nothing
What do I need on my desk?
Just a pen + Ch 5 Packet

3. Let’s read Langston Hughes’ “Harlem” which contains 5 similes…
Similes compare unlike things using words such as:
Like As
Than
Similar to
Resembles
Seems
Let’s read Langston Hughes’ “Harlem” which contains 5 similes…

4. METAPHOR
Metaphors are comparisons between unlike things that DO NOT use “like, as…”
Instead, the figurative term is substituted or identified with the literal term.
Metaphors come in four “flavors” depending on if the literal/figurative terms are NAMED or IMPLIED…

5. Literal Term Figurative Term
(named)
(implied)

6. Giving attributes of human beings to an animal, object, or concept.
PERSONIFICATION
Giving attributes of human beings to an animal, object, or concept.

7. APOSTROPHE
Addressing someone absent or dead or something nonhuman as if that person of thing were present and alive and could reply to what is being said.

10. So What Makes Fig Lang Effective?
Imaginative pleasure
Brings additional imagery into verse
Adds emotional intensity; conveys attitude + information
Means of concentrating meaning; saying a lot with a little

11. Fig Lang: Beyond Identification
Step 1: Accurately identify the type of figurative language being used
Step 2: Consider what does the figure of speech ACCOMPLISHES in the context of the poem  How does it add to, underscore, highlight the poem’s emotional, thematic, and literal meanings?

12. HOMEWORK
Review Ch 5 (Perrine or Handout) and complete accompanying chart.
TO FIND EXAMPLES: Look up suggested poems or find others online!