Big Ten Poetry Devices
Alliteration- Little Loud Leah, Amazingly Active Amya
Allusion-
Figurative Language- Our mind's are so filled with information they might explode. We make Ms.Burton so proud her heart fills with joy.
Metaphor- Love is a flower filled meadow that goes on forever.
Extended Metaphor-
Onomatopoeia- The loud boom came from the crash outside. The bubbles pop as they hit the ground.
Personification- When i walked in my house, it gave me a hug and made me feel warm.
Rhyme- When i feel hungry i always want fries
My sister wants some to so she tries and tries
But when she takes some i say "No that's mine"
Repetition-
Simile- Sometimes my dad can be as stubborn as a mule.
Allusion-
Figurative Language- Our mind's are so filled with information they might explode. We make Ms.Burton so proud her heart fills with joy.
Metaphor- Love is a flower filled meadow that goes on forever.
Extended Metaphor-
Onomatopoeia- The loud boom came from the crash outside. The bubbles pop as they hit the ground.
Personification- When i walked in my house, it gave me a hug and made me feel warm.
Rhyme- When i feel hungry i always want fries
My sister wants some to so she tries and tries
But when she takes some i say "No that's mine"
Repetition-
Simile- Sometimes my dad can be as stubborn as a mule.
Sympathy by: Paul Laurence
I know what the caged bird feels, alasWhen the sun is bright on the upland slopes;
When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,
And the river flows like a stream of glass;
When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,
And the faint perfume from its chalice steals —
I know what the caged bird feels!
I know why the caged bird beats his wing
Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;
For he must fly back to his perch and cling
When he fain would be on the bough a-swing;
And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars
And they pulse again with a keener sting —
I know why he beats his wing!
I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,—
When he beats his bars and he would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core,
But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings —
I know why the caged bird sings!
"I know what the caged bird feels, alas..."
The poet knows how the caged bird feels. He knows what's it like to be caged and can't escape. He knows how it feels to know it is impossible to get out but still tries. He knows how the caged bird feels.
"Till its blood is red on the cruel bars..."
The poet is getting angrier and the bird is bleeding trying to get free. He knows he will never get free but he still beats his wings on the cage and pleads to get out. That bird is trying his hardest to be free but still he knows he will not so that is why he bleeds beating on the cage.
"But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings..."
The caged bird is desperate and wants to make sure he gets his prayer. He wants to know that he will get his prayer so instead of just sending it he flings it to the Heavens. His life was so hard that he doesn't want to take any chances for him not getting his prayer.
My Opinion on this poem is that I like it and the way he explains slavery through a caged bird. I like how he explains the struggles through this poem and his experiences. I also like how he uses the words in the poem, the message and the way the poem is written.
He uses:
-Alliteration: When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass.
-Simile: The river flows like a stream of glass
-Rhyme: Alas,grass,glass
-Imagery: first the bird sings(hearing) and the first bud open(sight) and the faint perfume from(smell)
-Repetition: I know what the caged bird feels