Warm-up: Write down what is written in RED.

Parallel Structure - Words, phrases, and clauses should all be the same (parallel) when linked together in a list or connected with coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS). Incorrect: The employer valued respect, honesty, and being on

time in a worker. Correct (list): The employer valued respect, honesty, and

promptness in a worker. Incorrect: James enjoys reading more than to write. Correct (comparison): James enjoys reading more than writing. Incorrect: I am allergic to the dog’s hair and how it smells. Correct (conjunction): I am allergic to the dog’s hair and its

smell.

Practice

1. An actor knows how to memorize his lines and getting into character.

2. Tell me where you were, what you were doing, and your reasons for doing it.

3. To donate money to the homeless shelter is the same as helping people stay warm in the winter.

4. The writer was brilliant but was never patient.5. She told Jake to take out the trash, to mow

the lawn, and be listening for the phone call

Parallelism (in Poetry)

Refers to the repetition of sentence structure or word order to achieve a rhythmical effect.

Thoughts expressed are either repeated or contrasted.

Ex: The lazy and sluggish snake

Bit the merry and cheery little girl,

Making her all sad and mournful

Ex: What the hammer? What the chain?

In what furnace was thy brain?

What the anvil? What dread grasp

Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

POETRY

Figurative Language

Descriptive writing using various literary devices.

Metaphor: comparison not using like or as Life IS a box of chocolates. Extended metaphor: continues throughout

story/poem.

Simile: comparison using like or as. Life is LIKE a box of chocolates.

Extended Metaphor: “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes 

Well, son, I'll tell you:Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.It's had tacks in it,And splinters,And boards torn up,And places with no carpet on the floor—Bare.

But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on,And reachin' landin's,And turnin' corners,And sometimes goin' in the darkWhere there ain't been no light.

So, boy, don't you turn back.Don't you set down on the steps.'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.Don't you fall now—For I'se still goin', honey,I'se still climbin',And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

Figurative Language (cont.)

Personification: giving human-like qualities to inhuman things Ex: The mean chair threw me out of it.

Onomatopoeia: words that represent actual sounds. Ex: Snap! Bang! Pow!

Hyperbole: exaggeration to make a point. Ex: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

Sensory Language: writing that uses the five senses in order to write descriptively. Ex: My mouth salivated at the scent of melting

chocolate wafting from the kitchen.

Rhyme SchemeThe LambBy William Blake (1757–1827)

Little Lamb who made thee

Dost thou know who made thee

Gave thee life & bid thee feed.

By the stream & o'er the mead;

Gave thee clothing of delight,

Softest clothing wooly bright;

Gave thee such a tender voice,

Making all the vales rejoice!

Little Lamb who made thee

Dost thou know who made thee

Little Lamb I'll tell thee,

Little Lamb I'll tell thee!

He is called by thy name,

For he calls himself a Lamb:

He is meek & he is mild,

He became a little child:

I a child & thou a lamb,

We are called by his name.

Little Lamb God bless thee.

Little Lamb God bless thee.

Which detail from the poem supports the development of the theme? Identify the theme. Include one example from the text to support your answer.

The detail from the poem “The Lamb” that emphasizes the creature’s purity supports the theme that everyone is born innocent. In the second stanza, Blake states that the lamb is “meek and he is mild” (line 15). The lamb’s innocence is reflected in the purity of his creator, here described as tender and humble. In comparing the child to Christ, the author suggests that humans are born with the ultimate level of holiness. The lamb’s connection to Jesus proves the author’s belief that all people possess an innate innocence.

MSL Poem Practice

Read poem & mark the rhyme scheme. Annotate one sentence summary for

every two stanzas. Write the theme. Complete the mock MSL multiple choice. Answer the short answer beneath the

sample paragraph we just completed together.