February 4, 2014February 4, 2014

• Get handouts on the back counterGet handouts on the back counter

• Write in your agendaWrite in your agenda– I can identify and analyze figurative I can identify and analyze figurative

language within context. (701.8.10)language within context. (701.8.10)– I can identify the stated or implied theme I can identify the stated or implied theme

of a literary textof a literary text

Begin Caught’yaBegin Caught’ya

The Tide Rises,The Tide The Tide Rises,The Tide FallsFalls

Today we are doing to analyze Today we are doing to analyze the literal and figurative the literal and figurative meaning of a poem.meaning of a poem.

How to Read a Poem:How to Read a Poem:

• First, you should mark it up; write in the First, you should mark it up; write in the margins; react to it; get involved with it. margins; react to it; get involved with it.

• Circle important, or striking, or Circle important, or striking, or repeated words. Draw lines to connect repeated words. Draw lines to connect related ideas. Mark difficult or confusing related ideas. Mark difficult or confusing words, lines, and passages. words, lines, and passages.

• Please do that now.Please do that now.

VocabularyVocabulary

• What is a curlew?What is a curlew?

• What does hasten mean?What does hasten mean?

• What does efface mean?What does efface mean?

• What is a hostler?What is a hostler?

VocabularyVocabulary

• What is a curlew?What is a curlew?any of several shorebirds that  have a long, slender, any of several shorebirds that  have a long, slender, down-curved bill down-curved bill

• What does hasten mean?What does hasten mean?To move or act with speedTo move or act with speed

• What does efface mean?What does efface mean?To rub out or eraseTo rub out or erase

• What is a hostler?What is a hostler?a person who takes care of horses, especially at an a person who takes care of horses, especially at an inninn

Identify the subjectIdentify the subject

• What is your initial impression of the What is your initial impression of the poem's poem's subjectsubject? Try writing out an ? Try writing out an answer to the question, "What is this answer to the question, "What is this poem about?"--and then return to poem about?"--and then return to this question throughout your this question throughout your analysis. analysis.

Do this at the bottom of your paper.Do this at the bottom of your paper.

Examine CloselyExamine Closely

• Now we are going to look at some Now we are going to look at some lines of the poem and examine it for lines of the poem and examine it for use of figurative language. What use of figurative language. What might the author literally be saying? might the author literally be saying? Why might he be implying?Why might he be implying?

• Look at Lines 8 & 9Look at Lines 8 & 9

• Look at lines 13 & 14Look at lines 13 & 14

Sound DevicesSound Devices

• Did you notice any sound devices Did you notice any sound devices used?used?

RhymeRhyme

RhythmnRhythmn

AlliterationAlliteration

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

RepetitionRepetition

Theme?Theme?

• Go back to our initial question “What Go back to our initial question “What is this poem about?” Please add to is this poem about?” Please add to your original answer if you need to.your original answer if you need to.

• Theme is the general idea or insight Theme is the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to about life that a writer wishes to express. It is the overall central express. It is the overall central message.message.

• What is the theme of the poem?What is the theme of the poem?

EXIT TICKET:EXIT TICKET:

Answer the five questions.Answer the five questions.