Comparing Poems

Compare and Contrast Prose and Poetry

DLO: I will be able to identify important elements of prose and poetry to compare and contrast.

Compare and Contrasting

Elements To Compare (Identifying similarities)

• Theme

• Main Idea

Elements to Contrast (Identifying differences)

• Language/Word Choice

• Authors Purpose

• Authors Mood

• Authors Tone

• Text Structure

What does comparing look like?

Identifying similarities in Prose & Poetry

What does comparing look like? You can identify the literary element similarities of both the prose and the poem. Below we have chosen the literary elements:

• Theme

• Central Idea

Sentence starter for identifying similar literary elements of prose and poetry.

The theme in both the prose and poetry is...

The central idea in both prose and poetry is...

Support your identification of similarities with something from both prose and poetry. Below is a sentence starter.

For example,

or

In the prose it states...and in the poem it states...

Put it all together. Below is an example of identifying the literary element similarities and supporting it with evidence.

The theme in both the prose and the poem is friendship through adversity is good. For example, in the prose, it stated that Laura and Maddie friendship grew stronger after the rumor at school and in the poem the author writes, "Rather friend or foe, adversity will choose a side to which friendship will grow".

Putting in together on our graphic organizer.

Your graphic organizer should be similar to the example.

Multiple Choice

Which answer is the best response to identifying similarities (comparing) prose and poetry and including evidence?

• For example, the article stated that the Queen is the most common piece to move on the board.

• The central idea of the prose and poem is enjoy the simple things.

• The central idea of both the prose and poem is cherishing every moment. For example, the author wrote in the article that he wishes he would have spent more time with his mother before she passed away. In the poem the author wrote, "Oh, the devastation I felt when the regret of my ungratefulness hit me like a storm after he left".

What does contrast (identifying differences in literary elements) look like?

Contrasting Prose and Poetry

Contrasting Literary Elements

• Language/Word Choice

• Authors Purpose

• Author Mood

• Tone

• Text Structure

Sentence starter for identifying literary element differences of prose and poetry.

• Language/Word choice- The author uses descriptive words... or The author uses figurative language...

• Authors purpose- The authors purpose for writing is...

• Mood- The mood in this article or poem is...

• Author's Tone- The author's tone is...

• Text Structure- The text structure used in this article is... or The text structure in this poem is... (Remember the 6 Text Structures of prose and how a poem is structured.

Contrasting Literary Elements

• Language/Word Choice

• Author's Purpose

• Mood

• Tone

• Text Structure