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Which of the following sound devices do you see in your poem? You may not see them all, but if your poem doesn’t at least have two, you need to pick a different poem.

Example from Poem

Explanation of the Meaning the Author is Trying to Convey

 Alliteration –repetition of consonant letter at the beginning of adjacent or nearby words

 Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Example: By repeating the “p” sound, the author is attempting to remind the reader of a riddle. The repetition indicates playfulness.

 Assonance – repetition of vowel sounds within adjacent or nearby words.

Example: “So old it is that no man knows how and why the first poems came.” -Carl Sandburg, Early Moon

Example: In this line, Sandburg uses the letter “o” to emphasize the long passage of time. The “o” is a soothing sound, and so the mood is pleasant despite the fact that Sandburg also uses words with negative connotations such as “old” and “no.”

Consonance – repetition of consonant sound with adjacent or nearby words.

Example: Pitter and patter/chuckle, fickle, kick

Example: In the first example, the repetition of the “t” sound reminds the reader of a constant, almost irritating sound like the tapping of raindrops on a pane of glass.

Onomatopoeia – words that imitate a natural sound

Example: “He saw nothing and heard nothing but he could feel his heart pounding and then he heard the clack on stone and the leaping, dropping clicks of a small rock falling.” For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

 Example: The words “clack” and “click” have a harsh tone that creates feelings of fear and shock—particularly in relation to a pounding heart. It’s almost as if the “click” and “clack are mirroring the sound of the pounding heart.

Rhyme – words that agree with one another in sound. Internal rhyme occurs within the lines of poetry, and end rhyme occurs at the end of the line.

Example: Internal = “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,” The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe

External = “A word is dead When it is said,” A Word is Dead by Emily Dickinson

 Example: The heavy sound of “d” in dreary coupled with the weaker sound of the whispery “w” combine to create a feeling of dread and helplessness.

Which of the following sound devices do you see in your poem? You may not see them all, but if your poem doesn’t at least have two, you need to pick a different poem.

Example from Poem

Explanation of the Meaning the Author is Trying to Convey

 Alliteration –repetition of consonant letter at the beginning of adjacent or nearby words

 Assonance – repetition of vowel sounds within adjacent or nearby words.

Consonance – repetition of consonant sound with adjacent or nearby words.

Onomatopoeia – words that imitate a natural sound

Rhyme – words that agree with one another in sound. Internal rhyme occurs within the lines of poetry, and end rhyme occurs at the end of the line.

Types of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE used.

Example from Poem

Explanation of the Meaning the Author is Trying to Convey

Metaphor – comparison between two unrelated items that share common characteristics.

Example: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare

Explanation: By comparing his lover to a summer’s day, the author is trying to showcase the sunny, lovely, and carefree nature of his beloved.

Simile – comparison between two different things using “like” or “as”

Example: “I would have given anything for the power to soothe her frail soul, tormenting itself in its invincible ignorance like a small bird beating about the cruel wires of a cage.” Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

Explanation: Conrad compares the soul to a bird trapped in a cage. Pairing the simile with words like “torment,” “ignorance,” and “cruel,” manages to emphasize the futility of the soul’s desire for freedom. Although the soul fervently desires to be free, it will never be—no matter how much it beats against the obstacles binding it.

Personification – giving an idea, thing, or animal human characteristics

Example: “Pearl Button swung on the little gate in front of the House of Boxes. It was the early afternoon of a sunshiny day with little winds playing hide-and-seek in it.” How Pearl Button Was Kidnapped by Katherine Mansfield

Explanation: By personifying the wind as a small child playing a game, Mansfield conjures an image of carefree entertainment with the wind joining serving as a playmate to Pearl.

Sensory details – details that reflect the 5 senses (visual, auditory, oral, touch, smell)

 Example: “Her eyes were turquoise pools.” “The air was dense with un-poured rain.”

Explanation: The dense air example reflects two sense: touch and sight. The word “dense” reminds the reader of a heavy, non-porous item making it easy to imagine a dark, heavy sky overhead prior to a storm.

 Hyperbole –exaggeration for effect

 Example: “This suitcase weighs a ton.”

 Explanation: Since the word “ton” is used in conjunction with large, cumbersome loads too heavy for humans to lift, it emphasizes the near impossibility of a mere mortal being capable of picking up the case.

Types of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE used.

Example from Poem

Explanation of the Meaning the Author is Trying to Convey

Metaphor – comparison between two unrelated items that share common characteristics.

Simile – comparison between two different things using “like” or “as”

Personification – giving an idea, thing, or animal human characteristics

Sensory details – details that reflect the 5 senses (visual, auditory, oral, touch, smell)

 Hyperbole –exaggeration for effect

What FORM of poetry is it?

Evidence from Poem

How does this form help the author communicate his/her point?

CIRCLE which form the author used:

Narrative – poem that tells a story

Epic Poem – long, narrative poem about heroic deeds

Ballad – a song with a plot oftentimes about love

Lyric – no plot; rather just the speaker’s feelings on a topic

Ode – commemorative in nature; a poem often written to something or someone ex. Ode to a Grecian Urn

Elegy – somber toned poem, lament for the dead

Sonnet – very specific formed poem that has 14 lines and focuses on a central idea

**DO NOT choose a haiku or tanka.  They are too brief.

 Poetry Presentation Scoring Guide

Item

Title and Author   (Spelled correctly with proper punctuation)

Theme  (accurately stated in a complete sentence)

Form (correctly identified, with an example to show the form)

Sound Device 1  (accurately identified)

Sound Device 1 (quote from poem provided)

Sound Device 1 (explained how this device helped communicate the theme)

Sound Device 2 (accurately identified)

Sound Device 2 (quote from poem provided)

Sound Device 2 (explained how this device helped communicate the theme)

Figurative Language 1 (accurately identified)

Figurative Language 1 (quote from poem that shows it)

Figurative Language 1

(Explained the meaning and how it helped communicate the theme)

Figurative Language 2 (accurately identified)

Figurative Language 2 (quote from poem that shows it)

Figurative Language 2

(explained the meaning and how it helped communicate the theme)

Visual Appeal

Presentation is colorful, contains images that fit with the poem’s theme. Whole poem or brief sections should be written on the screen so that the audience can read along with the points you’re making. Sound is incorporated—either voiceover or music. The information from the three charts (sound device, figurative language, and form) should also be incorporated.

Correct Grammar, spelling, punctuation

TOTAL SCORE