Sympathy the poem

What is Figurative Language?

• is using a word or phrase beyond its literal meaning to help the reader understand the text

• is comparing two things that are not alike

• The way the writer organizes the text to help the reader understand it

• Is using words and phrases to explain the writer's thought

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Metaphor mean in Figurative Language?

• It is a comparison between two things that are not alike

• It is using a word or phrase beyond its literal meaning

• It is the way the writer organizes the text

• It is using words and phrases to explain the writer's thought

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the role of Simile in Figurative Language?

• It is using a word or phrase beyond its literal meaning

• It is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• It is the way the writer organizes the text

• It is using words and phrases to explain the writer's thought

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Personification mean in Figurative Language?

• It is a comparison between two things that are not alike

• It is using a word or phrase beyond its literal meaning

• It is giving human characteristics to non-human things

• It is using words and phrases to explain the writer's thought

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the speaker describe in the first stanza, in contrast to the caged bird?

• The speaker compares the caged bird to the faint perfume from the chalice

• The speaker contrasts the caged bird with the freedom and openness of nature: the sun, wind, river, “first bird,” and “first bud.”

• The speaker contrast the caged bird first bird sings and the first bud that opens

• The speaker compares the caged bird with the freedom and openness of nature: the sun, wind, river, “first bird,” and “first bud.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does the term 'Imagery' mean in Figurative Language?

• It is a comparison between two things that are not alike

• It is using a word or phrase beyond its literal meaning

• It is the use of descriptive language to create vivid mental pictures

• It is using words and phrases to explain the writer's thought

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the term 'Alliteration' mean in Figurative Language?

• It is a comparison between two things that are not alike

• It is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• It is the way the writer organizes the text

• It is using words and phrases to explain the writer's thought

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the caged bird do to itself in the second stanza?

• The bird flies away to perch on a tree

• The bird is causing the speaker pain and scars

• The sits on its perch and sings

• The bird beats his wings against the bars of the cage until they bleed.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What type of song does the caged bird sing in the third stanza?

• The bird sings about freedom and justice

• The bird sings a “prayer” and a plea” that it could be free.

• The bird sings of joy , glee and christmas carols

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does the caged bird symbolize in the poem?

• The bird symbolizes freedom and justice

• The bird symbolizes the speaker's pain and scars

• The bird symbolizes the oppressed longing for freedom

• The bird symbolizes joy, glee and christmas carols

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5