Name: _____________________________________ Date: ________________ Period:____ Directions: Read the poem below. As you read, notice and make notes about the figurative language the author uses throughout the poem. When you finish reading, answer the questions below. The Dawn's Awake! by Otto Leland Bohanan The Dawn's awake! A flash of smoldering flame and fire Ignites the East. Then, higher, higher, O'er all the sky so gray, forlorn, The torch of gold is borne. The Dawn's awake! The dawn of a thousand dreams and thrills. And music singing in the hills A paean of eternal spring Voices the new awakening. The Dawn's awake! Whispers of pentup harmonies, With the mingled fragrance of the trees; Faint snatches of halfforgotten song Fathers! torn and numb, The boon of light we craved, awaited long, Has come, has come! 1. Identify two examples of personification . Explain what is being personified and how in each example. 1.______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Identify an example of a hyperbole : explain how it is exaggerated. 1.______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Identify three examples of imagery in the poem. Explain which senses are called on by the speaker for each example. 1.____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2.____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3.____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. “The torch of gold is borne” is a metaphor. What two things is the author comparing? Cite evidence to support your answer. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Create your own simile. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Create your own metaphor. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Create your own hyperbole. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
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