Correct homework, Bedford 8c:
d. No change necessary
e. Protesters were shouting on the courthouse steps.
1. The monkey that had escaped from the zoo made a strange sound in the willow tree.
2. Her letter acknowledged the student's participation in the literacy program.
Download from Focus into Notability "Poems & Shorts:" "Holy Sonnet XIV," "Sonnet 130," "God's Grandeur," "The Tyger"
Lesson--
Copy & Define in Literary Devices Notes:
Theme: a pattern
of ideas developed in a literary work.
Symbol: an object
that has a deeper meaning or connotation than the literal object
Figurative Language:
non-literal language; language that expresses meaning beyond the words’ literal
definitions.
Metaphor: A comparison wherein
something “is” something different.
Simile: A comparison wherein something
is “like/as” something different.
Personification: a non-human thing
given human-like characteristics.
To analyze poems for symbols, figurative language, and
theme, follow these steps:
1)
Read out loud and focus on comprehending the
meaning. Write notes in the margin that summarize what is happening.
2)
Re-read; circle symbols and underline figurative
language. In the margins, write what the symbols could stand for and what the
figurative language means.
3)
Re-read; ask yourself what ideas the author is
getting at through the symbols and language he presents. Take notes at the
bottom, writing out a short phrase of what theme or themes you notice.
Post--
Post--
1 paragraph writing: How does William Blake use symbolism
and figurative language in “The Tyger” to develop a theme of experiencing both beauty and terror?
Compose two paragraphs using specific evidence.
Creative Assessment: Write a poem that uses symbols and
figurative language to develop a theme related to creation, fall, or
redemption.
Homework--
Complete two vocabulary entries*; Have Mere Christianity ready to read.
*Go to "Prefixes" Link. Complete 2 entries (starting with "a"), in your "Vocabulary" notes
An entry includes: The prefix, definition, two sample words, and one of the sample words used in a sentence.
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