What is poetry? Try to come up with a definition of poetry in your own words. Record your definition in a brief paragraph.

Warm Up

Learning GoalI will be able to synthesize the meaning

and examples of poetic devices in my own words by taking notes and completing practice exercises.

Note Taking Format

TERM

NameDate

PeriodNOTES MY TRANSLATION

Literary Term

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Literary Term

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Poetry Unit

TERM: Poetry• Writing that creates an intense imaginative

awareness of experience in language– Words are chosen and arranged to produce a

specific emotional response – Response created through meaning, sound, and

rhythm

Think of Poetry as Painting with Words

Term: Poetic Devices• Strategies that a poet uses to increase the

effectiveness of their poetry.

Term: Figurative Language• Language that is used imaginatively rather than literally,

which can significantly impact the tone, mood and theme of a poem. Figurative language includes one or more figures of speech.

• Figures of speech are literary devices that make unexpected comparisons or change the usual meaning of words.

Figurative Language Continued

• Types of Figurative Language we will focus on:– Simile– Metaphor– Personification– Paradox

Synthesize the notes you just took on Figurative Language

into your own words.(2 Minutes)

Simile• A comparison of two unlike things using the

words like or as.

• EXAMPLES:– “She was as beautiful as a diamond.”

– “She ran like a swift and violent wind.”

Metaphor• A comparison of two unlike things in which no word

of comparison (as or like) is used.

• EXAMPLES:– “The beautiful woman was a diamond amongst dull

stones.”

– “The girl was a violent running wind.”

Synthesize the notes you just took on Simile and Metaphor into your own words.

Create your own example of a simile and then change it into a metaphor by removing the words of

comparison (like or as).

(2 Minutes)

Personification• A literary device in which the author/poet

speaks of or describes an animal, object, or idea as if it were a person

• EXAMPLES:– “The violent wind ran through my bedroom knocking

everything in its path to the floor.”– “The car’s engine sang and purred as it accelerated.”

Synthesize the notes you just took on Personification into your own words.

Create your own example of personification by selecting an object or idea and describing it with

human qualities.

(3 Minutes)

Paradox• A statement, an idea, or a situation that seems

contradictory but actually expresses a truth.• EXAMPLES:– “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”– “Youth is wasted on the young.”– “Don’t ride a bicycle unless you know how.”– “Nobody goes to that restaurant because it is too

crowded.”

Synthesize the notes you just took on Paradox into your own words.

Work with your table partner to create an example of paradox.

(5 Minutes)

Exit ReflectionIn your own words, define and provide

an example of the following poetry terms:– Simile– Metaphor– Personification– Paradox