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Lesson 10. Collect epitaphs Epithet and Apostrophe ~ “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze the effect epithet and apostrophe have on the poem “Chicago.”. Carl Sandburg’s “ Chicago ” "My Kind of Town". Sooo ……What do you think?.
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Lesson 10 Collect epitaphs Epithet and Apostrophe ~ “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze the effect epithet and apostrophe have on the poem “Chicago.”
Sooo……What do you think? • How has Chicago changed over the century?
Here’s what you need to know about Carl Sandburg… • With his writing, "attempt[ed] to find beauty in modern industrialism."
“Chicago” • "Chicago" • Now, you will read it a second time. • This time, as you read, annotate the poem to create meaning.
Now, let’s talk terminology. • Simile • Comparison between two unlike objects, using like or as • Personification • attributing human characteristics to something that is not human • “with lifted head singing so proud” • Epithet • a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing • “Hog Butcher for the World” – representing Chicago • Apostrophe • a direct address of an inanimate object, abstract qualities, or a person not living or present. • Busy old fool, unruly sun,Why dost thou thus,Through windows, and through curtains call on us?
Now let’s find some examples! • With a partner or by yourself, go back through the poem and find as many examples of these terms as you can. • Highlight each example and then label either P (personification), E (epithet), S (simile), or A (apostrophe).
In the margin next the appropriate stanza, answer the following questions: • What effect do the examples of EPITHET have in the first stanza? • What effect do the examples of APOSTROPHE have in the second stanza? • What effect do the examples of PERSONIFICATION have in the second part of the second stanza? • What effect do the examples of the SIMILES have in the final stanza?
Your Turn • For your assignment, you are going to write your own “Place I Love” poem. • As your handout says, you should follow the same organization as “Chicago.” Use the poem as a model! • You are not limited to a city! You could write about your job, your treehouse, your car, your room, any PLACE you want!
Requirements • List epithets describing the place • Use apostrophe to say what others might say about it • Defend it • Use a simile to describe the place • Personify the place, giving it human characteristics • Close by repeating the epithets from the beginning (or a variation) • Your poem must be AT LEAST 16 lines • You must have a title (you can just call it something as simple as “Dunder Mifflin” or “Boise”) • ***Before you turn in, you should label your epithets, apostrophe, simile, and personification. This shows me specifically that you used these techniques, and you know what they are.