Unit 5: POETRY
What is our place
in NATURE?
* Poetic Form: LYRIC POEM
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A lyric poem is a short poem in which a
single speaker expresses personal thoughts
and feelings. Lyric poems cover many
subjects, from love to death to everyday
experiences. Like many other lyric poems,
each of those you’re about to read creates a
strong, unified impression.
LITERAL LANGUAGE
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Literal Language is language that reflects the
dictionary definition of words. It forms a
factual statement.
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Example: “a tree sheds its leaves in autumn.”
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
 Figurative
language
expresses an idea through a
more imaginative use of
words:
 Example: “A tree mourns its
lost leaves in autumn.”
Here are some types of figurative
language poets frequently use:
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Personification gives human qualities to an
animal, an object, or an idea.
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Similes compare two unlike things using the
word like or as.
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whispering trees, angrily marching ants
The stars flamed like torches.
Metaphors compare two unlike things
without using the word like or as.
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The stars were torches.
LYRIC POEM
My puppy is velvet
She wiggles and licks
And tumbles to my arms
Like a leaf in the wind
What makes this a lyric poem?
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The poem is SHORT, shares the
THOUGHTS and FEELINGS of the
speaker and creates a strong
impression of its SUBJECT- the
puppy.
SIMILE
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What is the simile used in this poem?
 “And tumbles…/ Like a leaf”
Describe the meaning of the metaphor.
 It is compared to a leaf in the wind.
The puppy, like a blowing leaf, may
seem to fly easily from place to place.
METAPHOR
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What is the metaphor used in this poem?
 “[The] puppy is velvet”
Describe the meaning of the metaphor.
 The puppy is very soft.