Poetry

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Poetry
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Learning Targets

• Define poetic devices and literary terms.
• Identify the use of these devices and terms in a
  poem.
• Support this identification with textual evidence
  from a poem.
• Identify and trace the development of a theme in
  a poem.

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Poetic Devices and Literary Terms
Alliteration
Metaphor
Imagery
Simile
Symbolism
Personification
Theme
Tone
Word Choice / Diction
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TP-SIFT-T Method of Poetry Analysis

• Title
• Paraphrase
• Symbol
• Imagery and Word Choice
• Figures of Speech
• Tone
• Theme

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Auto Wreck -- Title

• Think about the title what is the subject of the
  poem?

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Subject
What does the poems title tell you about the
subject of the poem? What do you see or
imagine when you think of the subject / title
of the poem?
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Auto Wreck -- Paraphrase

• Read the poem through once, and try to make sense
  of what you are supposed to see through the
  eyes of the author. Can you paraphrase (put into
  your own words) the lines of the poem?

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Paraphrase What do you see as you read the
poem? Can you describe or explain to a classmate
what the poem says to you?
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Auto Wreck-- Symbols, Imagery, and Figurative
Language

• Read the poem through a second time, this time
  focusing on the IMAGES the author has chosen to
  use (look for similes and metaphors,
  personification, and symbols). What words does
  the author use to create sensory images in the
  readers mind?

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IMAGES, SYMBOLS, FIG. LANG.
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Auto Wreck -- Tone

• Read the poem through a third time, this time
  focusing on the authors tone attitude toward
  the subject. What tone of voice would the author
  use if reading the poem aloud? What mood does
  the author create for the reader? What emotions
  do you / should you feel as you read the poem?

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Authors Tone?
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Auto Wreck -- Theme

• Read the poem through a fourth time, this time
  focusing on what the authors intent was in
  writing it what lesson or message or theme
  (truth about life or human nature) is the author
  trying to convey?