Download MSL Poem Practice

Warm-up: Write down what is
written in RED.
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Parallel Structure - Words, phrases, and clauses should
all be the same (parallel) when linked together in a list
or connected with coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS).
Incorrect: The employer valued respect, honesty, and being on
time in a worker.
 Correct (list): The employer valued respect, honesty, and
promptness in a worker.
 Incorrect: James enjoys reading more than to write.
 Correct (comparison): James enjoys reading more than writing.
 Incorrect: I am allergic to the dog’s hair and how it smells.
 Correct (conjunction): I am allergic to the dog’s hair and its smell.
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Practice
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An actor knows how to memorize his lines and
getting into character.
Tell me where you were, what you were doing,
and your reasons for doing it.
To donate money to the homeless shelter is the
same as helping people stay warm in the winter.
The writer was brilliant but was never patient.
She told Jake to take out the trash, to mow the
lawn, and be listening for the phone call
Parallelism (in Poetry)
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Refers to the repetition of sentence structure or word
order to achieve a rhythmical effect.
Thoughts expressed are either repeated or contrasted.
Ex: The lazy and sluggish snake
Bit the merry and cheery little girl,
Making her all sad and mournful
Ex: What the hammer? What the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
POETRY
Figurative Language
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Descriptive writing using various literary devices.
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Metaphor: comparison not using like or as
 Life
IS a box of chocolates.
 Extended metaphor: continues throughout story/poem.
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Simile: comparison using like or as.
 Life
is LIKE a box of chocolates.
Extended Metaphor:
“Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal
stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the
floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So, boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps.
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now—
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal
stair.
Figurative Language (cont.)
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Personification: giving human-like qualities to inhuman
things
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Onomatopoeia: words that represent actual sounds.
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Ex: Snap! Bang! Pow!
Hyperbole: exaggeration to make a point.
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Ex: The mean chair threw me out of it.
Ex: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
Sensory Language: writing that uses the five senses in
order to write descriptively.
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Ex: My mouth salivated at the scent of melting chocolate
wafting from the kitchen.
Rhyme Scheme
The Lamb
By William Blake (1757–1827)
Little Lamb who made thee
Dost thou know who made thee
Gave thee life & bid thee feed.
By the stream & o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing wooly bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice!
Little Lamb who made thee
Dost thou know who made thee
Little Lamb I'll tell thee,
Little Lamb I'll tell thee!
He is called by thy name,
For he calls himself a Lamb:
He is meek & he is mild,
He became a little child:
I a child & thou a lamb,
We are called by his name.
Little Lamb God bless thee.
Little Lamb God bless thee.
Which detail from the poem supports the development
of the theme? Identify the theme. Include one example
from the text to support your answer.
The detail from the poem “The Lamb” that emphasizes the creature’s
purity supports the theme that everyone is born innocent. In the second
stanza, Blake states that the lamb is “meek and he is mild” (line 15). The
lamb’s innocence is reflected in the purity of his creator, here described as
tender and humble. In comparing the child to Christ, the author suggests that
humans are born with the ultimate level of holiness. The lamb’s connection to
Jesus proves the author’s belief that all people possess an innate innocence.
MSL Poem Practice
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Read poem & mark the rhyme scheme.
Annotate one sentence summary for every two
stanzas.
Write the theme.
Complete the mock MSL multiple choice.
Answer the short answer beneath the sample
paragraph we just completed together.