1. POETRY ASSUMPTIONS Readers of poetry often bring with them many related assumptions:  That a poem is to be read for its "message,"  That this message is…

1. Amy Stephens Professor Owens ENG-1102 5 December 2010 2. Emily Dickinson 3. She was a very strange person, but her works are what made her famous.She isolated herself…

1. Sophomore EnglishMrs. Zagaeski 2. Poetry Terms  To Know & LoveRhyme (internal, slant), rhythm, blank verse, free verse,alliteration, onomatopoeia, meter, stanza,…

1. Literary Terms Mr. Brightman & Mr. Bray With help from the Pre-AP Guide 2. Alliteration The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the…

1. Tell all the Truth but tell it slant By Emily Dickinson (pg. 386) 2. Explication Tell all the Truth but tell it slant- a Success in Circuit lies b Too bright* for our…

Slide 1Poetry Expressions of the Soul Slide 2 The average student doesnt like poetry because they dont get it. Slide 3 What does it mean to get it? Slide 4 Are all interpretations…

Slide 1Carolee Dean, April Halprin Wayland, Caroline Starr Rose, Lisa Schroeder Social Issues in Contemporary Fiction and Verse Novels: Recognizing Literary Devices and the…

Slide 1 Slide 2 POETRY Slide 3 REVIEW TERMS Mood: The overall atmosphere or prevailing emotional feeling of a work Imagery: The use of concrete details that appeal to the…

Slide 1Mexican poet Octavio Paz believes that “the poem is an original and unique creation, but it is also reading and recitation: participation.” Paz’s point is that…

1.Ghost house Christine Kim 2. About the Poem The poem I have chosen for this project is called “Ghost House” by Robert Frost. This poem was contained in his first published…