1. 1/11 Bell Work Bell Work: Use the word PHILANTHROPIST in a sentence.
Bell work remains on desk. Be ready to share.
Work for me? Place it in my basket.
Materials needed: ISN and a pencil.

2. 1/11: Literary Devices 1 Lecture
“Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.” ~Thomas Gray
“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” ~Robert Frost

3. What is poetry?
An art form that came before mankind learned to read and write. It is a means of recording history, storytelling, and expressing oneself through the measured language of emotion.
We will concentrate on analyzing poetry by identifying main ideas, themes, and literary devices.

4. Similes and Metaphors
Simile: A comparison of two objects using the words like or as.
“My love for you is like a red, red rose”
Metaphor: A comparison of two objects saying that one thing is another
“All the world is a stage”
Your eyes are stars that shine in the night.

5. Hyperbole and Personification
Hyperbole: Extreme exaggeration
The books weigh a ton.
I could sleep for a year.
I have a million things to do.
Personification: When a non-living object(not human) has been given qualities of a person
The wind whispered through the trees.
The moon danced on the water.
“Oreo: Milk’s favorite cookie.”

6. Alliteration
Alliteration: The repetition of a sound at the beginning of neighboring words.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers…”
A fly and a flea flew up in a flue.
Said the fly to the flea, “What shall we do?”
“Let’s fly,” said the flea.
“Let’s flee,” said the fly.
So they fluttered and flew up a flaw in the flue.

7. Onomatopoeia
The use of words whose sound makes one think of its meaning:
Buzz, Sizzle, Wham, Thump, Cuckoo, Woof, Meow, Clang, Bang, Roar.
The buzzing bee flew away.
The rustling leaves kept me awake.
The books fell on the table with a loud thump.

8. Identify the correct device
Whenever the trees are crying aloud.
Chirp, tweet
Flickering, Flitting, Fireflies
Life is like a broken winged bird .
I have a million things to do today.

9. Task: Practicing Poetry Terms.
Identify each literary device in the italicized part of the verse.
Cut and paste or tape the sheet in your ISN.
Do not FOLD the sheet.
If you finish early, read or work on your MLK “Blueprint” Packet.

10. Conclusion Complete your Poetry Task and paste it into your ISN.
Homework: create a phrase that uses alliteration. This will be bellwork tomorrow!
Quiz 9 on Friday: Unit 9 Greek and Latin Vocabulary
Blueprint packet from Tuesday is due tomorrow!