1. Warm-up
Write down one example of a:
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion

2. A Few Literary Devices

3. Assonance
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words.
Examples:
"Those images that yet Fresh images beget, That dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea." (W.B. Yeats, "Byzantium")
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage, against the dying of the light "Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." (Dylan Thomas, "Do not go gentle into that good night")

4. Consonance
Broadly, the repetition of consonant sounds; more specifically, the repetition of the final consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words.
Examples:
Great, or good, or kind, or fair, I will ne'er the more despair; If she love me, this believe, I will die ere she shall grieve; If she slight me when I woo, I can scorn and let her go; For if she be not for me, What care I for whom she be? (George Wither, "Shall I Wasting in Despair)
Rap rejects my tape deck, ejects projectile Whether Jew or Gentile, I rank top percentile, Many styles, More powerful than gamma rays My grammar pays, like Carlos Santana plays

5. Alliteration
The repetition of an initial consonant sound, as in "a peck of pickled peppers.
Examples:
"Miss Twining teaches tying knots In neckerchiefs and noodles, And how to tell chrysanthemums From miniature poodles." (Dr Seuss, Jack Prelutsky, and Lane Smith, Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! Knopf, 1998)
"The sibilant sermons of the snake as she discoursed upon the disposition of my sinner's soul seemed ceaseless." (Gregory Kirschling, The Gargoyle, 2008)

6. Colloquial or Informal vs. Formal Language
Colloquial or Informal Language
The characteristic style of writing that seeks the effect of informal spoken language.
Formal
A broad term for speech or writing marked by an impersonal, objective, and precise use of language. A formal prose style is typically used in scholarly books and articles, technical reports, research papers, and legal documents.

7. Metaphor
Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes a  comparison between two things or objects that are unalike.
My brother was boiling mad.
The assignment was a breeze
I am a rock, I am an Island

8. Simile
A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. Unlike a metaphor, a simile draws resemblance with the help of the words “like” or “as”.
Our soldiers are as brave as lions.
Her cheeks are red like a rose.

9. Allusion
Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text.
Nature's first green is gold  Her hardest hue to hold.  Her early leaf's a flower;  But only so an hour.  Then leaf subsides to leaf.  So Eden sank to grief,  So dawn goes down to day.  Nothing gold can stay.
Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter  And my daddy said stay away from Juliet  But you were everything to me  I was begging you please don't go…

10. As a group, read Born in the USA Write your answers in the margins of the song sheet.
Identify elements of metaphor, simile and allusion within the lines.
Identify the meaning behind the metaphor, similes and allusions
Identify the mood
Identify overall meaning or purpose of the poem? What was the author trying to get the readers to think about?

11. As you listen… Journal on how the music affects the poem
Does it enhance the meaning for you?
Does it change the meaning?
Is anything surprising about the choice of rhythm or melody?

12. Homework
Find a song or a poem that uses metaphor, simile, allusion or a combination of the three.
Print the Lyrics
annotate for each element.
annotate for story, speaker, audience and mood.
Due on Wednesday, 11/8/17