Literature Term Review

What do you annotate for, in Literature?

• To focus on the poet's mistakes in the poem.

• To have a deeper understanding of some of the words and phrases in the poem.

• To bring your attention to some significant literary devices

• To study about the history of the poet

What are some of the things you should annotate in a poem?

• Errors

• Things/ words that are unusual

• Emotive words

• Literary devices

What is the word you use to refer to the main 'character' in the poem?

• Persona

• Antagonist

• 1st person

• Voice

'The hinges screamed as I pushed the door open'

What literary device is used above?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

'Your smile is like a ray of sunshine'

What literary device is used above?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Assonance

• Personification

'Swish swish goes the broom'

What literary device is used above?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

'I was a trapped bird in a cage'

What literary device is used above?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Diction

• Assonance

Subject & Theme

What is the _________ that the poem focuses on? What is the larger issue this poem wants us to think about?

Purpose

What is the ___________ that the poem wants to tell you?

Emotion

How do you _______ as you read the poem?