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Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849. Clarify Terms. Literal Meaning. Figurative Meaning. The exact meaning of the word or words. Example: In many ways and many a year ago. . Describing something by comparing it to something else. With a love that the winged seraphs in heaven coveted her and me.
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Clarify Terms Literal Meaning Figurative Meaning • The exact meaning of the word or words. • Example: In many ways and many a year ago. • Describing something by comparing it to something else. • With a love that the winged seraphs in heaven coveted her and me.
Clarify Terms Analyze Text Evidence • Examine the parts to see how they relate to the whole. • For example: • What are winged seraphs? • What does coveted mean? • What is being compared? • Supporting proof from a resource of one’s position. • For Example: • If young love is being compared to the love that’s in heaven then how can we prove this from the poem?
Clarify Terms Inference Conclusions • Connections that you make to the text based on observations, prior knowledge, and experience. • For example: • Although Poe was 27 and his wife was 13 years old when they married, I can infer that maybe their love was innocent. • Making a judgment after considering all the information. • For example: • Perhaps Poe thinks that heaven became jealous of their young love and took his wife away.
Theme Theme: Life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work. In other words… Theme is what the story teaches readers.