1. Title: Allusion, onomatopoeia, and Neologism
Today’s Objective: To read and discuss some examples of allusion, onomatopoeia, and Neologism.

2. “I Hear America Singing”
The Origin of All Poems
I Hear America Singing.
    I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,     Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe               and strong,     The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,     The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off               work,     The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deck-               hand singing on the steamboat deck,     The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing               as he stands,     The woodcutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morn-               ing, or at noon intermission or at sundown,     The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work,               or of the girl sewing or washing,     Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,     The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young               fellows, robust, friendly,     Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.
Walt Whitman
“I Hear America Singing”

3. The Origin of All Poems
I, too, sing America.I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed--I, too, am America.
Langston Hughes
“I, Too, Sing America”
So an allusion in a poem is a reference to another literary work.
It can be as brief as Lazarus in “Lady Lazarus” or as involved as
this poem Langston Hughes, “I, Too, Sing America”.

4. BANG!!! SLURP! SPLAT!! ONOMATOPOEIA is a big fancy word for…
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE SOUNDS!

5. Neologism: New Words! JABBERWOCKY
‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves   Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves,   And the mome raths outgrabe.
                      
Beware the Jabberwock, my son!   The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun   The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:   Long time the manxome foe he sought -- So rested he by the Tumtum tree,   And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,   The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,   And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through   The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head   He went galumphing back.
"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?   Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'   He chortled in his joy. `Twas brillig, and the slithy toves   Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves,   And the mome raths outgrabe.
Neologism: New Words!
Portmanteau: two words in one
Ex: Slithy – slimy and lithe

6. Worksheets (back in drafts)
Try to add a line containing a NEOLOGISM… a line with ONOMATOPOEIA…
Writing a line of ALLUSION is more difficult.
What is your favorite book or poem? Is there a quote that inspires you? On Thursday and Friday we will have laptops to look up lines for you.