By The Sea Continued

December 4, 2015

E.Q: Define poetry terminology.

Identify poetic devices in poetry.

Obj: I can define and identify poetic devices in poetry.

Starter:

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Vocabulary:

Using the flashcards from yesterday, we will practice by competing against halves of the room.

Activity:

1.  NC Final Exams Tutorials

2.   Poetry Practice Reviewed

Copy and paste the poem below into a Google Drive.

Read through it two times.

The first time just read it.

The second time make annotations.

When you are done annotating answer the questions posted below the poem. 

By The Sea

I started early, took my dog,

And visited the sea;

The mermaids in the basement

Came out to look at me,

And frigates in the upper floor

Extended hempen hands,

Presuming me to be a mouse

Aground, upon the sands.

But no man moved me till the tide

Went past my simple shoe,

And past my apron and my belt,

And past my bodice too,

And made as he would eat me up

As wholly as a dew

Upon a dandelion's sleeve —

And then I started too.

And he — he followed close behind;

I felt his silver heel

Upon my ankle, — then my shoes

Would overflow with pearl.

Until we met the solid town,

No man he seemed to know;

And bowing with a mighty look

At me, the sea withdrew.  

A.  What is the objective summary of the poem?


B.  Which line best captures the main idea and why?

C.  What is the speaker's attitude?

D.  List a few examples of figurative language?
What does it represent?

E.  What is the overall tone and mood?

Closure:

Using the Learning Target Form assess yourself on your understanding of poetry.