Poetry Project

Due to inconsistency in Internet, the video project has been put on hold. Focus on the poetry project now. You are to write a poem personifying an object, concept, or idea. (Think of Emily Dickinson's poem about Death, and Metallica's Enter Sandman about nightmares.) It needs to be a minimum of 26 lines with at least 3 words on each line. The rough draft is due Thursday.

Literary Devices in Song Lyrics Video

You will create a video using different songs that exemplify different literary devices in their lyrics. You must identify and give the meaning of the lyrics within the video as well. An example can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2AhjI56MS0 

Please note, you must identify a minimum of 6 literary devices, but you may use more. Examples of those are listed below in this blog. Choose lyrics appropriate for school. The project is due Thursday, September 26th.

Let me know if you have any questions.

More Literary Devices

Allusion: Referring to something historical or famous
Ex: Their love was Shakespearean.

Innuendo: A seemingly innocent phrase that means something more scandalous
Ex. You've got snowflakes on your nose.... has been used as a drug reference

Paradox: A phrase that seems impossible but rings true
Ex. Alone in a crowded room

Oxymoron: A pair of words that are opposite in meaning but when put together have a unified significance
Ex. Pretty ugly, seriously funny

Literary Devices

Simile: A comparison using like or as… Your smile is like the sun and as bright as a summer’s day.

Metaphor: A direct comparison… Your smile is a bright summer’s day.

Alliteration: Your smile sings sweet, summery songs.

Personification: Giving life-like characteristics to non-living things

My alarm clock was screaming at me this morning.

Idioms: The “meaning” of the phrase is very different from the words themselves

Not the sharpest tool in the shed… It really means, you are not very smart.

Hyperbole: Exaggeration to emphasize a point

I have a million things to do today.

Euphemism: A nicer way to say something that is often seen as negative or offensive

You are vertically challenged… It really means you are short

Imagery: Any description that appeals to your 5 senses

The mist in the air was a welcome relief to the sweltering and suffocating heat of the early August morning.

Slant Rhyme: Words that seem to rhyme even though they really don’t

Orange and Porridge

Be ready to finish up your FINAL DRAFT of your short stories on Tuesday. Bring your computers if you have them. They must be typed and in proper format. The rubric is below for reference:

Area of Essay/ Story	Points Received	Points Received	Points Received	Points Received
Content	100 Well-developed story with vivid attention to detail	75 Developed storyline, but there are a few gaps	50 Basic and not much detail	25 Poor development and very little detail
GSP	100 Excellent with almost no mistakes	75 Moderate amount of mistakes	50 Lots of red	25 Appears to have not been edited
Relevant Plot	100 There is a clear plot and it engages the reader throughout the story	75 The plot is laid out well but is rather basic	50 The plot is choppy and lacks flow or interest	25 Very little or no plot to the story, more of a series of events
Appropriate Length	100 3-5 pages	75 1-2	50 1	25 Less than a page