Poetry ­­ Interpretation Context clues ­­ Using words surrounding unknown words to determine their meaning. Inferring ­­ giving a logical guess based on the facts or evidence presented using prior knowledge to help “read between the lines.” Drawing conclusions ­­ using written cues to figure out something that is not directly stated. Rereading ­­ giving the reader more than one chance to make sense of challenging text Summarizing ­­ guiding the reader to organize and restate info, usually in written form. A​
. Read Lewis Carroll’s famous poem, “Jabberwocky” (pp. 400­1). Then answer the following questions. Be sure to cite specific references from the poem to support your explanation. 1. Explain what a Jabberwock is. 2. The Jabberwocky “burbled” (line 16). What does it mean to “burble”? How did you arrive at this definition? 3. Briefly summarize the story being told by Lewis Carroll in the poem. 4. What does “Callooh! Callay!” mean? Part of being a good reader is following intuition. B​
. Read Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls.” Then answer the following questions. The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls The tide rises, the tide falls, The twilight darkens, the curlew calls; Along the sea­sands damp and brown The traveler hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls. Darkness settles on roofs and walls, But the sea, the sea in darkness calls; The little waves, with their soft, white hands Efface the footprints in the sands, And the tide rises, the tide falls. The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls; The day returns, but nevermore Returns the traveler to the shore. And the tide rises, the tide falls. 1. Identify the rhyme scheme used by Longfellow in “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls.” 2. How does the poet’s choice of rhyme scheme seem to match the theme of the poem? 3. In lines 8 & 9, the poet writes, “The little waves, with their soft, white hands / Efface the footprints in the sands.” These lines can be interpreted literally or figuratively. Please interpret them both ways. Literal interpretation: Figurative interpretation: 4. In lines 13 & 14, the poet writes, “The day returns, but nevermore / Returns the traveller to the shore.” These lines can be interpreted either literally or figuratively. Please interpret them both ways. Literal interpretation: Figurative interpretation: C​
. Listen and read Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power.” Then answer the following questions. Fight the Power Got to give us what we want Gotta give us what we need Our freedom of speech is freedom or death We got to fight the powers that be… We got to pump the stuff to make us tough from the heart It's a start, a work of art To revolutionize make a change nothin's strange People, people we are the same No we're not the same Cause we don't know the game What we need is awareness, we can't get careless You say what is this? My beloved lets get down to business… 1. What does the title “Fight the Power” mean? 2. Locate lines from the verse that give the poem a political nature and explain why. 3. In line 2, what is it that “we need”? 4. Explain the meaning of Line 3, “Our freedom of speech is freedom or death”? 5. Explain what the poet means in Lines 8 & 9. 6. Political speakers use different techniques to “rally” the masses. Identify the lines where the poet could be said to be “rallying his audience’ through verse. D​
. Read and listen to The Pharcyde’s “Otha Fish.” Then answer the following questions. Otha Fish It took a second to register up in my branium My dome, my head, my skull, my cranium My eyes have had enough, it was time to do some talkin I had to creep through the hound­dogs that were stalkin This slimmy caught me peepin, this means she wasn't sleepin on who I was, so she crept in like a hawk In a minute's time, we adjourned to the floor Ooh! I hit a high note cause of the way that she was walkin We got into the groove, I didn't bust no, uh, hip­hop moves I just kept it nice and smooth… 1. Identify some of the literary elements utilized in this verse. a. rhyme scheme b. internal rhymes c. end rhymes d. half rhymes e. simile f. onomatopoeia 2. Why does the writer “invent” the word “branium” in Line 1? 3. Describe the events taking place in this verse. E​
. Create a short poem (4­10 lines) describing the events from a time when you thought about approaching someone you “admired from a distance.” F​
. Read and listen to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”. Then answer the following questions. Lose Yourself His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out He's choking now, everybody's joking now The clock's run out, time's up over, bloah!… He's so mad, but he won't Give up that easy, nope, he won't have it He knows his whole back's to these ropes It don't matter, he's dope He knows that, but he's broke He's so stagnant that he knows When he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it's Back to the lab again yo… He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him You better lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime. 1. In lines 1­3, explain where the poet uses the literary device of internal rhyme in the verse. 2. Identify where the poet uses the literary device of onomatopoeia in his verse. 3. Identify where the poet uses the literary device of allusion in his verse. 4. Identify areas in the verse where the poet uses particularly rich detail and vivid language to create strong imagery in the work. 5. The meaning of the verse is about overcoming adversity. What are some of the insights that the author gives into his adversity, and how did he overcome them?