John Tenniel illustration for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." (1858) The Raven Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint…

Slide 1By Edgar Allan Poe Slide 2  American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement.  Best known for his tales of…

Slide 1 “The Raven” By Edgar Allan Poe Slide 2 Vocabulary (40) HOMEWORK: Look up the appropriate definitions and write them (legibly by hand) on the handout. DUE TOMORROW…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The Purpose of Today’s Lesson: To be able to describe, identify, and interpret poetic sound devices. We will be looking at a few poems to accomplish this!…

Slide 1 Poetry Unit A poem is never finished, only abandoned. ~Paul Valéry Slide 2 You will be taught the use of and special features of poetry. You will be provided with…

Slide 1 The Raven By: Edgar Allen Poe First published in 1845 Slide 2 Stanza 1 Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious…

Slide 1 10 th Grade Literature October 24, 2012 Slide 2 Bell Ringer Activity Create two lists: List 1: 3 pairs of words that rhyme (ex. Spoon, moon/ dog, frog/ snack, back)…

Slide 1 Rosie Patterson 2/6/12 Morbidity Slide 2 “The Raven” Edgar Allan Poe I like the poem because the words made me feel like I could visualize what was going on in…

Analyzing Poetry: Dissecting and taking apart poems I Alliteration Alliteration: The repeating of beginning consonant sounds in a group of words. Alliteration refers to the…

Drama Terms Continued. 41. Sonnet 42. Lyric Poetry 43. Iamb 44. Iambic Pentameter 45. Rhyme Scheme 46. Petrarchan Sonnet 47. Shakespearean Sonnet THE SONNET (little sound…