Analyzing poetry: Different types of figurative language (also called poetic devices) are used throughout literature and poetry. Let’s see if you can use.

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Analyzing poetry: Different types of figurative language (also called poetic devices) are used throughout literature and poetry. Let’s see if you can use various types of figurative language to interpret a poem. What does it mean to interpret something? Interpret: To explain or tell the meaning of something

So let’s interpret a poem.

Woman (by Nikki Giovanni) she wanted to be a blade of grass amid the fields but he wouldn’t agree to be the dandelion she tried to be a book but he wouldn’t read she turned herself into a bulb but he wouldn’t let her grow she wanted to be a robin singing through the leaves but he refused to be her tree she decided to become a woman and though he still refused to be a man she decided it was all right she spun herself into a web and looking for a place to rest turned to him but he stood straight declining to be her corner

First, we’re looking for nouns. What’s a noun? First, we’re looking for nouns. thing person place

Woman (by Nikki Giovanni) she wanted to be a blade of grass amid the fields but he wouldn’t agree to be the dandelion she tried to be a book but he wouldn’t read she turned herself into a bulb but he wouldn’t let her grow she wanted to be a robin singing through the leaves but he refused to be her tree she decided to become a woman and though he still refused to be a man she decided it was all right she spun herself into a web and looking for a place to rest turned to him but he stood straight declining to be her corner

Next, we’re looking for emotions. What are emotion words? Next, we’re looking for emotions. angry sad excited

Woman (by Nikki Giovanni) she wanted to be a blade of grass amid the fields but he wouldn’t agree to be the dandelion she tried to be a book but he wouldn’t read she turned herself into a bulb but he wouldn’t let her grow she wanted to be a robin singing through the leaves but he refused to be her tree she decided to become a woman and though he still refused to be a man she decided it was all right she spun herself into a web and looking for a place to rest turned to him but he stood straight declining to be her corner

Next, we’re looking for images. What are images? Next, we’re looking for images.

Woman (by Nikki Giovanni) she wanted to be a blade of grass amid the fields but he wouldn’t agree to be the dandelion she tried to be a book but he wouldn’t read she turned herself into a bulb but he wouldn’t let her grow she wanted to be a robin singing through the leaves but he refused to be her tree she decided to become a woman and though he still refused to be a man she decided it was all right she spun herself into a web and looking for a place to rest turned to him but he stood straight declining to be her corner

Next, we’re looking for symbols. What are symbols? Next, we’re looking for symbols.

Woman (by Nikki Giovanni) she wanted to be a blade of grass amid the fields but he wouldn’t agree to be the dandelion she tried to be a book but he wouldn’t read she turned herself into a bulb but he wouldn’t let her grow she wanted to be a robin singing through the leaves but he refused to be her tree she decided to become a woman and though he still refused to be a man she decided it was all right she spun herself into a web and looking for a place to rest turned to him but he stood straight declining to be her corner

Woman (by Nikki Giovanni) she wanted to be a blade of grass amid the fields but he wouldn’t agree to be the dandelion she tried to be a book but he wouldn’t read she turned herself into a bulb but he wouldn’t let her grow she wanted to be a robin singing through the leaves but he refused to be her tree she decided to become a woman and though he still refused to be a man she decided it was all right she spun herself into a web and looking for a place to rest turned to him but he stood straight declining to be her corner

Keep in mind all we’ve learned about this poem’s figurative language. Well, we’ve used all we know about figurative language. But do we know what this poem means? What is the message of this poem? On your own piece of paper, tell me what you think this poem is talking about (in 50 words or more). What is the author trying to say? Keep in mind all we’ve learned about this poem’s figurative language.