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poetic devices: techniques used in a poem to create specific effects, such as rhyme, rhythm, repeating words and phrases, alliteration, onomatopoeia plot: the events that happen in a story or a narrative poem alliteration: the repetition of beginning sounds, such as Maria makes mud pies in May. onomatopoeia: the use of words that imitate the sounds of what they describe, such as buzz, bang, crash.
mood: the feeling that a poem or passage creates for the reader, such as fear, suspense, joy, or sadness
Plot
Poetic Devices
Effect
What plot event does the poem describe?
What specific poetic devices does Poe use?
What effect does this have?
I think the narrator’s reaction when seeing the raven is one of .
I agree/disagree because .
In my opinion, I think the narrator’s feelings have changed from to .
Based on , I think what might happen next is .
ACtIVItY 1.7
Interacting in Meaningful ways: writing
Learning Targets
• Express and justify opinions about a narrative poem in conversation and writing by providing text evidence or relevant background knowledge.
• Write a stanza of a narrative poem using a poetic text structure.
• Use imagery and poetic devices effectively to create a clear mood while writing.
Review your annotations and notes on “The Raven” and use them to complete the graphic organizer.
Quick Conversation
Share your work with your partner. Compare your ideas about the plot, poetic devices, and mood of the poem. Next, read aloud the last stanza of the poem:
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
Discuss the first two lines of the stanza. What does it tell you about the narrator’s reaction to the raven? How do the narrator’s feelings change from his feelings in the first stanza? Is the narrator more scared or amused by the raven? What will happen next? Record notes from your discussion.
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