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.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

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.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5