Transcript of “Harlem” by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in...
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- Harlem by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore And
then run?
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- Harlem by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore And
then run? Simile: comparing two things using like or as
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- Blackberry Eating by Galway Kinnell I love to go out in late
September among the fat, overripe, icy, black blackberries to eat
blackberries for breakfast, the stalks very prickly, a penalty they
earn for knowing the black art of blackberry-making;
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- Blackberry Eating by Galway Kinnell I love to go out in late
September among the fat, overripe, icy, black blackberries to eat
blackberries for breakfast, the stalks very prickly, a penalty they
earn for knowing the black art of blackberry-making; Alliteration:
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
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- From My Papas Waltz by Theodore Roethke The hand that held my
wrist Was battered on one knuckle; At every step you missed My
right ear scraped a buckle.
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- From My Papas Waltz by Theodore Roethke The hand that held my
wrist Was battered on one knuckle; At every step you missed My
right ear scraped a buckle. Rhyme: similar sounds at the ends of
lines
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- From I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth
Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way,
They [daffodils] stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of
a bay; Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in
sprightly dance.
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- From I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth
Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way,
They [daffodils] stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of
a bay; Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in
sprightly dance. Imagery: creating images in your head appeals to
the senses
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- From I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth
Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way,
They [daffodils] stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of
a bay; Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in
sprightly dance. Personification: giving human characteristics to
non- human things.
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- Martin Luther King Jr. by Gwendolyn Brooks A man went forth
with gifts. He was a prose poem. He was a tragic grace. He was a
warm music.
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- Martin Luther King Jr. by Gwendolyn Brooks A man went forth
with gifts. He was a prose poem. He was a tragic grace. He was a
warm music. Metaphor: comparing two things and making them
equal.
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- A contrast between what is stated and what is intended or
between what is expected and what actually happens is called
Irony
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- The use of words to suggest the opposite of their usual meaning
(Youre a great guy -- meant bitterly) is referred to as Verbal
Irony
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- This occurs when readers are aware of something that a
character in a literary work does not know. Dramatic Irony
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- This occurs when the outcome of an action or situation is quite
different from what one expects. Situational Irony
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- Wrote about womens issues in the late 1800s Used irony in her
writing Story of an Hour was considered daring Kate Chopin
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- Wrote A Psalm of Life and The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls A
Psalm of Life is used at graduations Known as a fireside poet Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow
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- Wrote about struggles during the depression Famous novel The
Grapes of Wrath The Turtle is an excerpt from this novel Wrote
about the importance of perseverance John Steinbeck
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- Poetry and short stories were dark Wrote about the dark side of
the human mind Most famous poem is The Raven Edgar Allan Poe
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- Recluse Dressed all in white Many poems written about death
Poems can be sung to Gilligans Island theme song Emily
Dickinson
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- Wrote about the New England Landscape/Lifestyle Received 4
Pulitzer Prizes Read at JFKs Inauguration The Road Not Taken famous
poem Robert Frost
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- Wrote many poems about America including I Hear America Singing
Used free verse in most of his writing Famous for Leaves of Grass
one of the most highly regarded collections of poetry ever written
Walt Whitman
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- Famous Vietnam poet Wrote Facing It Yusef Komunyakaa
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- Well-known author of Vietnam War Born in Austin, Minnesota
Wrote The Things They Carried Tim OBrien
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- List of authors: Chopin Longfellow Steinbeck Poe Dickinson
Frost Komunyakaa OBrien Whitman
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- Aristotle: Greek Philosopher 3 Appeals Logos Pathos Ethos
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- Logos Logos (logical appeal) Uses reasons and evidence (facts,
expert opinion) to convince the audience
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- Pathos Often appeals to the audiences emotions (fear,
compassion, pride, anger, shame, reverence)
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- Ethos Makes the writer/speaker appear credible or
believable
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- Ethos -- Credibility affected by two factors: Competence how an
audience regards a speakers intelligence, expertise, and knowledge
of the subject Character how an audience regards a speakers
sincerity, trustworthiness, and concern for the well-being of the
audience
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- An error in reasoning is called Fallacy
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- That particular part of the audience that you want to reach
with your speech is called Target Audience
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- Poetry Recitations are Thursday! Bring a book to read. Any
other questions?