1. Stylistic devices By Atyha Rahman 2. Stylistic devices  A stylistic device is a particular characteristic of atext that makes it distinctive in some way.  ―Stylistic…

1. English is a weird language… 2. We say things in rather odd ways….. We use things like… 3. Metaphors • Writing that compares two unlike things that have something…

1. Analyzing Primary Sources APPARTS 2. Analyzing Primary Sources The following powerpoint will help define what a primary source is.We will use APPARTS all semester as a…

Slide 1LITERARY ELEMENTS IN POETRY I can identify features of poetry such as meter, rhyme scheme, punctuation, line length, and word position and explain how they are used…

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Slide 1Analyzing Primary Sources Slide 2 Primary & Secondary Sources Primary sources are historical documents, written accounts by first-hand witnesses, or objects that…

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Slide 1Poetic Elements “Poetry is thoughts that breath and words that burn” Thomas Gray Poetry is about interpretation It is not meant to be taken literally Slide 2 Imagery…

1.Poetry Terminology2. Alliteration• The repetition of the same consonantsounds at any place, but often at thebeginning of words. 3. Assonance• The repetition or a pattern…

1.Introduction to…POETRY!!!! 2. Think, Pair, Share…Using the song lyrics which you have brought in, think about how your song lyrics are more similar to poetry than a…