Tone / Symbolism / Syntax / Denotation & Connotation / Idiom / Hyperbole / Metaphor & Simile / Allusion Personification
As a class we analyzed several poems to discover the importance symbolism, tone, syntax, imagery, hyperbole, idioms, metaphor, simile, allusion and personification. Review the powerpoint attached.
Syntax (see attached powerpoint for instructions)
In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway (Example of powerful syntax...examine his word choices and groupings)
"They shot the six cabinet ministers at half-past six in the morning against the wall of a hospital.7 There were pools of water in the courtyard. There were wet dead leaves on the paving of the courtyard. It rained hard. All the shutters of the hospital were nailed shut. One of the ministers was sick with typhoid. Two soldiers carried him downstairs and out into the rain. They tried to hold him up against the wall but he sat down in a puddle of water. The other five stood very quietly, against the wall. Finally the officer told the soldiers it was no good trying to make him stand up. When they fired the first volley he was sitting down in the water with his head on his knees."
Syntax Group Activity: In groups of 4, they were given a stanza a poem that was cut up and out of order. They competed to put the poem together in a way where they could showcase their understanding of syntax. The group with the most "poetic" flow won a sweet surprise!
As a class we analyzed several poems to discover the importance symbolism, tone, syntax, imagery, hyperbole, idioms, metaphor, simile, allusion and personification. Review the powerpoint attached.
Syntax (see attached powerpoint for instructions)
In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway (Example of powerful syntax...examine his word choices and groupings)
"They shot the six cabinet ministers at half-past six in the morning against the wall of a hospital.7 There were pools of water in the courtyard. There were wet dead leaves on the paving of the courtyard. It rained hard. All the shutters of the hospital were nailed shut. One of the ministers was sick with typhoid. Two soldiers carried him downstairs and out into the rain. They tried to hold him up against the wall but he sat down in a puddle of water. The other five stood very quietly, against the wall. Finally the officer told the soldiers it was no good trying to make him stand up. When they fired the first volley he was sitting down in the water with his head on his knees."
Syntax Group Activity: In groups of 4, they were given a stanza a poem that was cut up and out of order. They competed to put the poem together in a way where they could showcase their understanding of syntax. The group with the most "poetic" flow won a sweet surprise!
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