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aCTIVITy 4.9
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elements of Humor: Hyperbole
my Notes
He weeps.
Hopeless drops drip from his droopy lips.
The other Moose just stands there doing the same. Two dopes of the deep woods.
Second Read
• Reread the poem to answer these text-dependent questions.
• Write any additional questions you have about the text in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
8. Craft and Structure: Look for examples of parallel structure and repetition in the poem. How do these stylistic choices make the moose appear “goofy”?
9. Key Ideas and Details: Is this poem high or low comedy? How do you know?
Working from the Text
10. Cite the text to illustrate how the author uses hyperbole for effect.
11. What words and phrases show how the speaker’s tone shifts throughout the poem?
12. How does Hughes’s use of verbals, especially participial phrases, contribute to the hyperbole in the poem? Quote specific lines and analyze the use of verbals and hyperbole.
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