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MOOSE SONG!!!. We have 5 minutes to be silly and sing the “Moose” song, but then we have to get real serious and read this cool poem about a moose. . Number the stanzas. What’s a stanza, you say? . Marking the Text. Circle DICTION Squiggle Figurative Language as you see it - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MOOSE SONG!!!We have 5 minutes to be silly and sing the “Moose” song, but
then we have to get real serious and read this cool poem about a moose.
Number the stanzasWhat’s a stanza, you say?
Marking the Text
Circle DICTIONSquiggle Figurative Language as you see itSquare the SETTING
Rhetorical Triangle of “Mooses”Copy into your notes.
Diction Choices“Funny”
In your groups separate the diction you circled in the poem.
“Sad” Separate it as funny or
sad.
Is this poem mostly sad or mostly humorous? Explain. Answer this question using the ACCE graphic organizer.
Figurative Language
Hyperbole – an exaggeration.
OMG! I’m so hungry I could eat a moose!
Figurative LanguageSimile
– a comparison using like or as between 2 nouns
The moose’s antlers were
like hands reaching up to
the sky.
Figurative Language
Metaphor – calling one thing by the name of something else;
compares to unlike objects.
The moose raised his hands up to the sky and peered through
teary marbles at the sunshine.
Figurative Language
Alliteration – Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words close together.
The meaty moose
maneuvered through the
marsh.
Where did you find fig. lang. in the poem?
Use your figurative language to answer these questions in your group:
Which metaphors are in lines 1-9, and what does the metaphor in line 4 describe?
What hyperbole can you find? Why did the writer use it?
How does alliteration help you picture the moose in line 24?
What do we learn about the moose through the poet’s use of quotations/dialogue?
What is the poet’s purpose in using these different types of figurative language to
describe the moose? Explain Use the ACCE graphic organizer to answer this question. What
you do not complete is HW.
Exit Ticket: Going back to our unit question, does the moose have a choice in his thoughts and actions? Does a moose have ingenuity?
Why or why not?
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