Reading Poetry With Literary Analysis ‐ Mr.

 Kevin Hoang 4/14/2019

LECTURE OBJECTIVES CA CONTENT STANDARDS ADDRESSED

• CC.RL.11-12.4: DETERMINE THE MEANING OF WORDS AND PHRASES AS THEY ARE USED IN THE TEXT,
READING A POEM WITH • CONTENT OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PERFORM A LITERARY ANALYSIS OF A TEXT,
ANALYZING HOW CERTAIN LITERARY DEVICES USED BY THE AUTHOR ENHANCE THE
INCLUDING FIGURATIVE AND CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS; ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF SPECIFIC WORD CHOICES
ON MEANING AND TONE, INCLUDING WORDS WITH MULTIPLE MEANINGS OR LANGUAGE THAT IS

LITERARY ANALYSIS EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TEXT. PARTICULARLY FRESH, ENGAGING, OR BEAUTIFUL. (INCLUDE SHAKESPEARE AS WELL AS OTHER AUTHORS.)
• CC.RL.11-12.10: BY THE END OF GRADE 12, READ AND COMPREHEND LITERATURE, INCLUDING STORIES,
• LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE, IDENTIFY, AND DEFINE
DRAMAS, AND POEMS, AT THE HIGH END OF THE GRADES 11–CCR TEXT COMPLEXITY BAND INDEPENDENTLY
LECTURE BY MR. HOANG LITERARY DEVICES, AND WRITE SHORT SENTENCES ABOUT HOW THEY ARE USED IN A TEXT. AND PROFICIENTLY.
ENGLISH 3H • ELA.L.11-12.3: APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE TO UNDERSTAND HOW LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS IN
DIFFERENT CONTEXTS, TO MAKE EFFECTIVE CHOICES FOR MEANING OR STYLE, AND TO COMPREHEND MORE
______ _______ HIGH SCHOOL FULLY WHEN READING OR LISTENING.

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ICEBREAKER QUESTION LITERARY DEVICES EXAMPLES OF LITERARY DEVICES

• WHAT MAKES A POEM BETTER OR WORSE • OFTENTIMES, IT IS THE USAGE OF LITERARY DEVICES THAT HELPS DETERMINE WHETHER WE Device Name Definition
TO READ? WHAT MAKES YOU ENJOY IT FIND A POEM EFFECTIVE, ENTERTAINING, OR PLEASURABLE Rhyme The repetition of certain sounds, particularly at the
end of words, lines, or sentences
MORE? • LITERARY ANALYSIS REVOLVES AROUND IDENTIFYING THESE DEVICES AND ANALYZING THEIR Hyperbole The exaggeration or overstatement of something
• WHAT ELEMENTS OF POEMS DO YOU FIND USE/EFFECTIVENESS Alliteration The repetition of specific consonant sounds,
ENJOYABLE TO READ? particularly at the beginning of words
Repetition The repetition of specific words or phrases
• SHARE YOUR ANSWERS WITH YOUR
NEIGHBORS FOR THREE MINUTES

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LECTURE ACTIVITY LET’S LOOK AT “ANNABEL LEE” LITERARY ANALYSIS OF POE’S USAGE OF RHYME

• EVEN IF YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY FAMILIAR WITH THESE DEVICES, CAN YOU IDENTIFY THEM IN A “IT WAS MANY AND MANY A YEAR AGO, • “SEA, LEE, ME”
IN A KINGDOM BY THE SEA,
TEXT?
THAT A MAIDEN THERE LIVED WHOM YOU MAY KNOW • THE RHYME IS CREATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THESE THREE CONCEPTS
• REFER TO YOUR COPY OF “ANNABEL LEE” ON YOUR GUIDED NOTES HANDOUT. UNDERLINE BY THE NAME OF ANNABEL LEE;
• NOW WE ASSOCIATE THE SEA WITH ANNABEL LEE AND THE NARRATOR
EACH EXAMPLE OF THESE FOUR DEVICES IN THE TEXT AND WRITE IN THE MARGINS WHAT AND THIS MAIDEN SHE LIVED WITH NO OTHER THOUGHT
THAN TO LOVE AND BE LOVED BY ME.”
DEVICE IS BEING USED.
• ALTHOUGH OTHER DEVICES ARE BEING USED BY POE HERE, LET’S FOCUS ON RHYME
• WHEN YOU’RE DONE, CONFER WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS. DID THEY FIND ANY YOU MISSED?
• WHAT EFFECT DO YOU THINK THE RHYME IS HAVING HERE?
DID YOU FIND ANY THAT THEY MISSED?
• DISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNERS FOR A FEW MINUTES

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HOW DOES POE USE HYPERBOLE? LITERARY ANALYSIS OF POE’S USAGE OF HYPERBOLE LECTURE ACTIVITY

“AND THIS MAIDEN SHE LIVED WITH NO OTHER THOUGHT • “A LOVE THAT WAS MORE THAN • LET’S SEE IF YOU CAN PERFORM LITERARY ANALYSIS FOR
THAN TO LOVE AND BE LOVED BY ME. LOVE” OUR NEXT TWO TERMS

• READING HYPERBOLE: WHAT’S • IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS IN YOUR GUIDED NOTES,

...
UNDER THE WATER? READ INTO IT WRITE A FEW SENTENCES FOR EACH, ANALYZING THE
BUT WE LOVED WITH A LOVE THAT WAS MORE THAN LOVE— EFFECT THAT POE’S USAGE OF ALLITERATION AND
• THE NARRATOR EXAGGERATES THEIR REPETITION HAVE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE POEM
I AND MY ANNABEL LEE—”
LOVE TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT WE
• HOW IS POE USING HYPERBOLE HERE? WHAT IS BEING EXAGGERATED? BEGIN TO FEEL THAT THE NARRATOR • WHEN YOU’RE DONE, COMPARE YOUR ANALYSIS WITH
YOUR NEIGHBORS FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL YOUR
• WHAT EFFECT DOES THIS HYPERBOLE HAVE? HAS NOT GOTTEN OVER IT, AND
TEACHER CALLS TIME
THAT THEY ARE STILL FIXATED ON IT
• DISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNERS FOR A FEW MINUTES
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WHAT EFFECT DOES ALLITERATION HAVE? REPETITION’S LITERARY EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT THE PURPOSE OF LITERARY ANALYSIS
“NOR THE DEMONS DOWN UNDER THE SEA
CAN EVER DISSEVER MY SOUL FROM THE SOUL
“THAT THE WIND CAME OUT OF THE CLOUD BY NIGHT, • LITERARY ANALYSIS GIVES US A WAY TO ANALYZE HOW AND WHY WE FIND A POEM
OF THE BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE;
CHILLING AND KILLING MY ANNABEL LEE. EFFECTIVE OR PLEASURABLE TO READ
FOR THE MOON NEVER BEAMS, WITHOUT BRINGING ME
... DREAMS • IF WE JUST LOOK AT THE STORY OF “ANNABEL LEE,” IT IS A POEM ABOUT A TRAGIC LOST
NOR THE DEMONS DOWN UNDER THE SEA OF THE BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE; LOVE AND SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER GOTTEN OVER THEIR LOSS
CAN EVER DISSEVER MY SOUL FROM THE SOUL AND THE STARS NEVER RISE, BUT I FEEL THE BRIGHT EYES
OF THE BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE;” • BUT IF WE LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE OF “ANNABEL LEE,” WE CAN SEE THE MANY SKILLFUL
OF THE BEAUTIFUL ANNABEL LEE”
WAYS IN WHICH POE MADE IT MORE EFFECTIVE AND EMOTIONAL FOR ITS READERS: BY
• WHAT EFFECT DOES POE’S ALLITERATION HAVE? EMPHASIZING THE EFFECT THAT ANNABEL LEE HAS ON THE NARRATOR, BY MAKING THE
• IT MAKES THE TEXT FLOW, IT FEELS GOOD TO SAY • REPETITION ALLOWS AN AUTHOR TO EMPHASIZE A LANGUAGE SOUND MORE DREAMLIKE AND MELANCHOLY, ETC.
SPECIFIC POINT OVER TIME, BUILDING IT IN STRENGTH

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POETRY WITHOUT LITERARY DEVICES OR ANALYSIS TIPS FOR PERFORMING LITERARY ANALYSIS TIPS FOR PERFORMING LITERARY ANALYSIS

• THE CORE OF THE POEM IS STILL THE SAME, IT CAN SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE AND TELL THE • REMEMBER TO ALWAYS THINK “UNDER- • IDENTIFYING THE LITERARY DEVICES
SAME STORY THE-SURFACE” USED ISN’T ENOUGH
• BUT WHICH IS MORE INTERESTING? WHICH IS MORE EFFECTIVE OR MEMORABLE? • DON’T EVER BE SATISFIED WITH THE • “CROSS THE FINISH LINE” BY
“ON-THE-SURFACE” OR WITH HAVING THINKING ABOUT THE EFFECT THAT
THE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THESE LITERARY DEVICES HAVE ON
SOMETHING THE TEXT AND ON THE READER!
• “GO DEEPER!” THAT’S WHERE THE • THINK: “HOW DOES THIS MAKE ME
INTERESTING STUFF IS! FEEL?”

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NOW YOU TRY TAKE-AWAY QUESTION WORKS CITED

• IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTION IN YOUR GUIDED NOTES, IDENTIFY AN INSTANCE OF A LITERARY
DEVICE BEING USED IN “ANNABEL LEE” THAT WAS NOT COVERED IN CLASS
• (IT CAN BE RHYME, HYPERBOLE, ALLITERATION, OR REPETITION AGAIN, BUT NOT AN EXAMPLE
USED IN THIS POWERPOINT)
• IN A FEW SENTENCES, ANALYZE ITS EFFECT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE
POEM AND ON THE POEM AS A WHOLE
• NOW THAT WE’VE SPENT THE LAST HOUR DISCUSSING LITERARY ANALYSIS AND HOW • POE, EDGAR ALLAN. “ANNABEL LEE.” SARTAIN’S UNION MAGAZINE, 1849. RETRIEVED FROM
CERTAIN TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED BY AUTHORS CAN DRASTICALLY IMPACT THE EFFECTIVENESS HTTPS://WWW.POETRYFOUNDATION.ORG/POEMS/44885/ANNABEL-LEE
OF A POEM, ANSWER THIS QUESTION ONE LAST TIME:
• WHAT MAKES A POEM BETTER OR WORSE TO READ? WHAT FACTORS HELP DETERMINE
WHETHER YOU ENJOY A POEM, FIND IT MEMORABLE, OR FIND IT PLEASURABLE TO READ?

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