Alliteration and Presentations

Alliteration and Presentations

by | Dec 6, 2010 | English I Honors, Update

Second and sixth periods looked at Walter de la Mare’s poem “Silver” to continue learning about sound devices, specifically alliteration. Fourth period had their first poetry presentations, working on direct and implied metaphors. Student-presenters...
Cat! Scat!

Cat! Scat!

by | Dec 2, 2010 | English I Honors, Update

Second and sixth periods worked on sound devices (onomatopoeia and rhythm) and context clues, reading the poem “Cat!” by Eleanor Farjeon. Cat! Atter her, atter her, Sleeky flatterer, Spitfire chatterer, Scatter her, scatter her Wuff! Wuff! Treat her rough!...

Sound Devices

by | Nov 11, 2009 | Update

First and second period worked on sound devices, focusing on the use of rhythm and onomatopoeia in a poem titled “Cat.” Second period finished up the ballad selection and poetry unit. We discussed a bit the portfolio (which will be turned in 2 December)....
Poetry and Homeric Similes

Poetry and Homeric Similes

by | Dec 15, 2008 | Update

First period finished up the mini-unit on sound devices and moved on to figurative language: simile, metaphor, and personification. We began by looking at one poem (“Concrete Mixers”) in pairs for examples of all three forms of figurative language....
Scylla, Charybdis, and Sound Devices

Scylla, Charybdis, and Sound Devices

by | Dec 10, 2008 | Update

Second period read one of the most famous episodes in the entire Odyssey: the Sirens, and the passage between Scylla and Charybdis. First period continued working on sound devices. We also switched at the end of class from examining the language of the poems to...