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Name: __________________________________________________________________________________Billy Collins Summer AssignmentAmerican Literature: PoetryMs. AvilaDirections: Choose SEVEN poems in the packet and complete the following steps. See the references section at the back for models, definitions, and other resources.Step 1) Read & annotate the poem for the following items:Title (How does the title relate to the rest of the poem? What is its deeper meaning?)Paraphrase the poem in 1-2 sentencesConnotation of words (Look up any unknown vocabulary!)Audience (Who is the audience for this poem?)Structure/formTone/MoodTheme Step 2) Draw the poem.Step 3)Make connections to other poems in the packet. Assessment/GradingStudents with completed packets may use them as a resource on a timed essay during the first week of schoolThe timed writing grading will be using the Cambridge IGCSE Literature Rubric (attached).Listed below are possible essay questions that could appear on the timed writing.Option 1) Explore how Collins uses humor in TWO of the poems you have studied? Option 2 Poetry can often make you see ordinary things in a new way. Explore how Collins does this in TWO of the poems you have studied. Option 3) Explore how Collins movingly conveys a mood of sadness or regret in TWO of the poems you have studied.Table of ContentsPoem Title Page NumberAdvice to Writers……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3Books………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………….4My Number…………………………...…………………………………………………………………………………………….…….5Introduction to Poetry (sample poem)………………………………………………………………...……………….……..5Schoolsville …………………………………………...…………………………………………………………………………….……6The Man in the Moon?……………………….…………………………………………………….……………………………….....7The History Teacher???…………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………....7On Turning Ten ??…………………..………………………………………………………………………………………..………....8Forgetfulness…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9Candlehat…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….10Workshop?………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………...11-12Monday Morning …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...13Center………………………………………….………………………………………………………………….……………...……....13Piano Lessons?………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………...……...14Also in this packet:TPCASTT handout (instructions on how to annotate a poem) Poetic device listList of words used to describe toneMapping and Annotating a PoemStep 1Read the poem OUT LOUD.Step 2 Number the lines down the left-hand side of the poem.Step 3 Identify the persona (speaker) of the poem. (1st person, 3rd person, etc.)Step 5 Divide into sections.Step 6 Circle any unfamiliar vocabulary. Now…you are ready to analyze the poem.TP-CASTT: Poetry AnalysisTitle Ponder the title. It is often the key to meaning. What comes to mind when you read the title?Paraphrase For each section, paraphrase the poem in one sentence. Translate the plot into your own words. Do this on the literal level. What is happening in each section? Connotation Poems have multiple layers of meaning. Once you’ve written down the plot on the literal level, contemplate the poem for figurative meaning; what is the significance of the metaphors, similes, and other poetic devices in the poem? Identify the techniques used and EXPLAIN what you see them contributing to the?poem;?trust your opinion! AudienceThis really means TONE. What is the writer’s and/or speaker’s attitude?towards the subject? Does it change or remain the same? This is often the key to interpreting a theme.StructureWhat is the form of the poem? Is there rhyme? Is it free-verse? How does the poet use stanzas, line breaks, punctuation, etc ., to create effect. ToneWhat is the writer’s and/or speaker’s attitude?towards the subject? Does it change or remain the same? This is often the key to interpreting a theme.ThemeDetermine what the poem is saying; recognize the human experience,motivation, or condition suggested by the poem. Remember that theme?is a complete statement of the human condition. What is the poem saying about life and what it means to be human? There can be more than one correct answer, but you must be able to back up your theme with evidence from the poem. allusion: a casual and brief reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event. The best sources for allusions are literature, history, Greek mythology, and the Biblealliteration: the recurrence of initial consonant sounds-the repetition is usually limited to two words Example: “Ah, what a delicious day!”anaphora: repetition of word(s) for meaning Example: “blood” in Book the Secondapostrophe: A direct address to an absent or dead person or to an object, quality, or ideaExample: “O Captain, My Captain” was written upon the death of Abraham Lincoln (Whitman)assonance: repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sequence of nearby words. Example: “sainted radiant maiden”cacophony: the clash of discordant or harsh sounds within a sentence or phraseconnotation/denotation: the literary (dictionary) meaning of a word is its denotation. The connotation of a word involves feelings and emotions associated with it.hyperbole: a figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis. Example: waiting for ages * tons of money * a flood of tears * I nearly died laughing* I tried a thousand timesimagery: representation through language of sensory experience either visual, sound (auditory image), smell (olfactory image), taste (gustatory image), touch (tactile image), or internal sensation (organic image), or movement or tension in muscles (kinesthetic image).juxtaposition: two items placed side by side to create an effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish a purpose Example: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” (Dickens 13).metaphor: a comparison is made between two seemingly unrelated subjects without using like or as. Example: “All the world’s a stage” (Shakespeare) extended metaphor: metaphor that are carried over many linesmetonymy: the substitution of one term for another that is generally associated with it. Example: “suits” instead of businessmenonomatopoeia: the use of words which in their pronunciation suggest their meaning Example: hiss, bang, crunch, buzz, snap, crackle, pop, etc…parallelism: use of two or more words, phrases, or sentences with the same grammatical structure Example: “Before, a joy proposed; behind, a dream denied”personification: the metaphorical representation of an animal or inanimate object as having human attributes—attributes of form, character, feelings, behavior, and so on—as the name implies, a thing or idea is treated as a person Example: The tree cried aloud, begging for attention.simile: a figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another, in such a way as to clarify and enhance an image. It is an explicit comparison, recognizable by the use of “like” or “as.” Example: Her vanity bled like a rusty nail.synecdoche: a form of metonymy in which a part of an entity is used to refer to the wholeExample: “wheels” for “my car”synaesthesia: the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another Example: “heard melodies are sweet” (Keats)symbolism: an object, animate or inanimate, which represents or stands for something elsetheme: The essential idea, group of ideas, or philosophy that the writer wants the reader to understand from the story she is telling.tone: the attitude of style or expression used to write LIST OF TONE WORDSabhorringaccusatoryacerbicadmiringadoringallusiveambiguousambivalentantagonisticanxiousapatheticapologeticapprehensiveaudaciousauthoritativebaffledbanteringbelligerentbemusedbenevolentbewilderedbitingbitterblithebluntbriskbrusqueburlesquecandidcasualcelebratoryceremonialcheerycolloquialcommandingcompassionatecomplimentaryconceitedconciliatorycondemnatorycondescendingconfidentconfusedcontemptuouscontentedcontentiousconversationalcriticalcurtcynicalderisivederogatorydesolatedespairingdesperatedetacheddiabolicdidacticdiffidentdirectdisappointeddisbelievingdisdainfuldisgusteddisrespectfuldramaticdrearyearnestebullientecstaticeffusiveelatedelegiacelevatedeloquentempatheticencouragingenragedeulogisticeuphoricevasiveexhilaratedexpectantexuberantfacetiousfactualfancifulfatalisticfearfulferventflippantforcefulforebodingformalforthrightfranticfrivolousfrustratedghoulishgiddygleefulgloomygravegrimharshhaughtyhilariousholier-than-thouhollowhopefulhopelesshorrifichostileimpartialimpatientincisiveincredulousindifferentindignantinflammatoryinformalinformativeinsecureinsipidinsistentinsolentinstructiveintimateintrospectiveironicirreverentjocundjokingjovialjoyfuljoyouslaudatorylearnedlethargiclightheartedlivelyloftyludicrouslugubriouslyricalmatter-of-factmeditativemelancholicmirthfulmock-heroicmockingmock-seriousmodestmoralisticmournfulmysteriousnostalgicobjectiveominousoptimisticoutragedoutspokenparanoidpassionatepatheticpatronizingpedanticpensivepessimisticpettyplacidplayfulpoignantpompouspowerfulpretentiousproudprovocativepsychoticquestioningreassuringreflectivereminiscentresignedrespectfulrestrainedreticentreverentrisibleromanticsanguinesarcasticsardonicsatiricscholarlyscornfulseductiveself-assuredself-deprecatingsentimentalserenesevereshockedshockingsinisterskepticalslysolemnsomberspeculativesprightlystablestatelysternstolidstraightforwardstridentsubduedsuspicioussympathetictauntingtendertensetersethoughtfulthreateningtimoroustragictranquilturgidunambiguousuncaringuncertainunconcernedunderstatedunsympatheticurgentvenerativevexedvibrantviolentvitriolicwhimsicalwistfulworshipful ................
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