Introduction – 45 to 60 seconds Audio Mother’s Day was only a few days away, and Jenna had no clue what to get for her mother, so she asked her sister, Jamie, what she got for their mother. “I wrote her a short story about what a wonderful daughter she raised – me!” replied Jamie. Jamie wrote a short story? What was Jenna going to do to top that? But then she had an idea….. Jenna was going to write a poem! She just learned about similes in school, and she could incorporate them to make an amazing poem! Similes are phrases that compare two things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as.’ Jenna began working right away on her poem. All she had to do was write about what a great mom she had. How hard could it be? Jenna began by creating some similes that …show more content…
Build on Introduction – 25 to 35 seconds Jenna continued writing her poem, writing similes to show what a great mom she has. In another line, Jenna wrote, “When I was sick as a dog, you gave me medicine and I slept like a log.” Two similes in one line? Surely, Jenna’s mother would appreciate the creativity! Jenna not only stated how sick she once was by comparing herself to a sick dog, but she also focused on her mom. It was her mom that gave her medicine and the result allowed Jenna to sleep heavily, as if she were nothing more than a log. Build on Clip B – 25 to 35 seconds Audio Jenna easily added similes to her poem, but she also wanted to add metaphors to help make her poem as best as possible. A metaphor is a comparison between two things NOT using the words ‘like’ or ‘as.’ A few lines later, Jenna wrote, “With me there is no strife; I am the light of your …show more content…
She wrote, “Do not lie; I know I am the apple of your eye.” With the humorous line that focused more on Jenna than her mother, Jenna compared herself to an apple. To be the apple of her mom’s eye, Jenna is stating that she is her mom’s focal point, or her favorite person. Jenna was confident that the use of similes and metaphors in her poem would certainly impress her mother more than a mere short story! Remediation for Clip A – 25 to 35 seconds Audio Jenna reminded herself that similes were comparisons that used the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ in order to enhance meaning. When she stated that her mother was as proud as a peacock, she made a direct comparison between her mom and the beautiful creature. Peacocks display their beautiful feathers when they are proud or showing off. Jenna stated that her mom acted the same way after realizing that her daughter could match her socks. Though a bit of an exaggeration, Jenna made a humorous comparison to liven up her poem. Remediation for Clip B – 25 to 35 seconds Audio Similes are used within poems to help the reader understand the meaning of something through the
It shows that similes have to be compared universally so everyone can understand. This poem is a really funny read and I
A good example would be when the mother in the story talks about her life using a metaphor of a staircase. In the beginning of the poem, the mother says, "Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, [...] But all the time, I’se been a-climbin’ on" (Hughes lines 1-9). This metaphor describes the mother's life experience, the reader can infer was hard, but the nice part of this excerpt is the final lines, where the metaphor of continuing to climb on the staircase is used to symbolize the mother's goal to persevere, no matter how tough life gets because she believes her efforts will accomplish something good.
Early on, poetry was often used with rhyme to remember things more accurately, this still rings true today, even though its use is more often to entertain. However, although it appeals to both the young, in children's books, and the old, in a more sophisticated and complex form, people are bound to have different preferences towards the different styles of poetry. Dobson’s poetry covers a variation of styles that captivate different individuals. “Her Story” is a lengthy poem with shorter stanzas. It’s free verse structure and simplistic language and face value ideas might appeal better to a younger audience. This poem includes quotes with informal language that children or teens would better understand. It’s narrative-based style is easy to follow, and although the poem covers very basic concepts, it’s message is still communicated subliminally. This particular poem is interesting because it focusses on the universal experience of pain and it’s relation to time. Similar to this is “The Householder”, written in a cyclical style, opening with a “house” and ending with a “home”. With only three stanzas, it is
An example is, when Grummore makes reference to the heir the nurse tearfully said, “never had no hair. Anybody that studied the the loyal family knowed that.” This is funny because the nurse says hair instead of heir and loyal not royal.To support his purpose and tone, the author uses literary devices such as simile and personification. Simile uses like or as to compare unrelated items. When Kay was trying to convince Sir Ector to go to London, White uses the phrase “eyes like marbles” to describe Grummore’s eyes. He also uses simile during the scene where Merlin is giving up his position as tutor and is leaving the household. White describes Archimedes as “spinning like a top” when he disappears from Merlyn's shoulder. Also, in the scene where Wart pulled the sword from the stone, thousands
For example, He says “The barbed wire encircled us like a wall…”(11). He is trying to compare barbed wire to a wall. He wants us to imagine it was a wall and that's what it felt like for them but he always turned it into a positive because he felt they were now part of a small Jewish republic. In addition, He also said “Monday went down like a small summer cloud, like a dream in the first hours of dawn.”(18). He trying to tell us that monday felt short by describing what it literally felt like but it wasn’t actually. Emotions can get really high in times this and things start to feel different . Similes were a way for the author to express his feelings to the
8. The personification in the second stanza is also a metaphor. A metaphor compares two unlike things by saying one thing is another
The speaker uses figurative language to compare a girl that he loves to the happiness of nature, and to state that he will make a special relationship end happily. Simile is a type of figurative language that compares two things using the words “like” or “as.” A simile in line five has a very powerful meaning: “Like everything that’s green, girl, I ne...
Indeed, the satirical tone of this poem suggests that the speaker is somewhat critical of his father. The whiskey smell, the roughness, the inconsiderate and reckless actions are under scrutiny. The mother's frowning countenance suggests she too is rather unhappy with the scene. However, the winning tone of the poem is the light and comical one.
At first glance, the poems The Chimney Sweeper by William Blake, and Barbie Doll, by Marge Piercy appear to have no tangible similarities. However, upon further analysis and interpretation, they can be seen as somewhat akin. In these two poems, the harsh treatment of children, the use of imagery, and children’s self-image in the poems are comparable. The differences between the two poems include the time period in which they were written, the background of the characters, and the characters’ reactions to the problems that they are faced with. Although the surface level information in the poems Barbie Doll and The Chimney Sweeper is easy to contrast, if one dives a little deeper,
A vital poetic device in “Used Book Shop” are similes, as it helps describe something more clearly and creatively. The narrator in the poem thought that reading all the books in the shop was “...like eating popcorn,/it’s hard to stop.” The poet uses the simile to creatively show how addicted he or she was to reading books in the used bookshop. The store had “...folks, like cows/in grassy meadows,/stand and browse.” This simile is used to describe the customers and they way they are acting in the used bookshop, and I have a more clear visualization of the people in the store. The narrator thought a book “...was twice as much/as my new iPod.” Kennedy uses the simile to express the narrator’s enjoyment of the books he or she was reading, and can’t
Imagery is a grandiose part of this poem, simile’s help the reader to comprehend the enhanced pace fast break of this poem. (L.6) “gathering the orange leather from air a cherished possession” gives the reader an image of just how essential the ball is, and that he is control of the situation. Whenever I get a chance to get a rebound like he did, I take it. It is a feeling of hard work pays off when you get the chance to get a rebound. Another example of a simile, (L.18) “ in slow motion , almost exactly like a coach’s drawing on a blackboard’
The speaker reflects on the teenage girl’s childhood as she recalls the girl played with “dolls that did pee-pee” (2). This childish description allows the speaker to explain the innocence of the little girl. As a result, the reader immediately feels connected to this cute and innocent young girl. However, the speaker’s diction evolves as the girl grew into a teenager as she proclaims: “She was healthy, tested intelligent, / possessed strong arms and back, / abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity” (7-9). The speaker applies polished language to illustrate the teen. This causes the reader not only to see the girl as an adult, but also to begin to grasp the importance of her situation. The speaker expresses what the bullies told this girl as she explains: “She was advised to play coy, / exhorted to come on hearty” (12-13). The sophisticated diction shifts towards the girl’s oppressors and their cruel demands of her. Because of this, the reader is aware of the extent of the girl’s abuse. The speaker utilizes an intriguing simile as she announces: “Her good nature wore out / like a fan belt” (15-16). The maturity of the speaker’s word choice becomes evident as she uses a simile a young reader would not understand. This keeps the mature reader focused and allows him to fully understand the somberness of this poem. The speaker concludes the poem as she depicts the teenage girl’s appearance at her funeral: “In the casket displayed on satin she lay / with the undertaker’s cosmetics painted on” (19-20). The speaker elects not to describe the dead girl in an unclear and ingenuous manner. Rather, she is very clear and
The passage of the simile is the first verse paragraph following several prose paragraphs. The structure of the verse is loose in following rhythmic or syllabic patterns. Although the form does not have any specific significance to the content, perhaps it is written in verse to sound somewhat poetic. Because the scene is very descriptive and dramatic, it is fitting to write it in a poem-like structure rather than simple prose.
Juxtaposition, through the use of literary devices such as similes, metaphors and homonyms, is integral to the making of this soliloquy becaus...
A common and clever way for poets to make things easier for the reader to understand is by using similes or metaphors. The first stanza of this poem talks about how older people laughed when they were younger compared to how they laugh now. Lines 1-6 say,