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Finding Meaning in Poetry. Read the poem! Analyze poetic devices! Re-read!. Irony . A conflicting statement or situation used to expose a reality different from what appears to be true. Repetition . Purposeful re-use of words for an effect Refrain-an entire phrase repeated .
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Finding Meaning in Poetry Read the poem! Analyze poetic devices! Re-read!
Irony • A conflicting statement or situation used to expose a reality different from what appears to be true.
Repetition • Purposeful re-use of words for an effect Refrain-an entire phrase repeated
Anaphora • repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of sentences • contain a different key word each time • emphasizing • Sometimes called parallelism.
Alliteration • Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning or end of words positioned near each other. • Example: fast and furious
Symbols • An ordinary object, event, animal, or person to which we have attached meaning and significance • flag to represent a country • lion to represent courage • wall to symbolize separation
Simile • A direct comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
Connotation • The emotional, psychological or social undertones of a word • its implications and associations apart from its literal meaning.
Tone • A poet or speaker’s attitudes and feelings about a subject • Look at the style of language or poetic devices to figure out. • loving, condescending, bitter, pitying, fanciful, solemn, and a host of other emotions and attitudes.
Imagery • The use of language to help the reader activate senses and experience parts of the poem