Locate devices in the following poems
Read the poem through once to get an idea for form and sound.
Start with what you know:
Distinguish what you know and what you don’t know (perhaps highlight or underline what you do not understand)
Look for patterns
Look for changes
Tone, focus, narrator, structure, voice, patterns
Check for new understanding
Re-read the poem
Annotate /paraphrase each stanza
What devices are used?
How do they add to the understanding of the poem?
How do they add to the flow/rhythm/rhyme of the poem?
Discuss how the poet’s diction and syntax are exhibited through the devices and why you believe he/she chose to use those words.
**Complete a 5 paragraph essay discussing how the devices and diction compliment the poem’s meaning.**
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