Let’s talk language features!

WALT- develop our knowledge on figurative language and understand their use within a text

Language features to focus on this week!

• Similes
• Imagery
• Symbolism
• Enjambment

Imagery/ Symbolism

• What is imagery? �
• Write an example of imagery.�
• What is symbolism?�
• Write an example of symbolism.

Text One- Sunset

1. Where do you think the poem is set? How do you know this? �
2. How does symbolism relate to this poem? �
3. Identify examples of symbolism within the poem�
4. How does the author use imagery in her poem? �
5. Create an acrostic poem, using the word ‘sunset’ on the next slide�

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Acrostic Poem

Similes

• What is a simile?��
• Write three examples using a simile.

Text Two- How to swim a length under water by Greg O’Connell

1. Prior Knowledge: Have you held your breath underwater before? Describe how it felt.

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• What do you think the author is trying to do through the text? What do you think his goal was in writing this poem? How do you think he wanted the audience to feel when reading this? �
• What are some similes you can see in the poem?

Continuing on...

4. The author says underneath the title to recite the poem in a single breath, why do you think he tells the reader to do this?

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5. What are some other language features you can identify in the poem?

Create a word bank

Create a word bank using keywords from the poem down below!

Enjambment

• What is enjambment?��
• Write an example of an enjambment.

Text Three- Carving

1. What is the poem about? What is he creating? How do you know this?�
2. What do you think the author is trying to explain to the audience through the poem? �
3. What are some figurative language features that you can identify in the poem? Give examples

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• What does the author mean by saying “you carve life”?