Look back at Fast Break page 275 Identity page 279 Ego Tripping page 281 Where can you find examples of fill in the chart Imagery Diction Hyperbole Allusion Others ID: 742362
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Poetry Terms Definitions
Look back at
“Fast Break” page
275
“
Identity” page
279
“Ego Tripping” page
281
Where can you find examples of
(fill in the chart)
Imagery
Diction
Hyperbole
Allusion
Others?Slide2
“Hanging Fire”
By
Audre Lorde
Activity
4.10
p.
284-285
Exploring ThemeSlide3
Purpose!
To analyze a poem to identify a thematic concept
To write a response to literature making an assertion about themeTo identify and critique the function of a literary device
To create an original poem emulating the author’s style and/or incorporating the use of the literary devices analyzedSlide4
Read it!
Read the poem aloud.
What does the line “momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed” mean?
What is the purpose of a refrain (a repeated line or group of lines
)?
What did the poet choose to repeat THIS line “momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed
.”
What about the lines/details leading up to the refrain? Do those help you analyze the repeated line…discover the importance.Slide5
Theme Review
What is the author saying about LIFE in this poem?
Use this sentence stem:
In her poem “Hanging Fire,”
Audre
Lorde
discusses/portrays/conveys…Slide6
Tying Questions to Theme
How does what we discussed with our questions for
Lorde tie to the theme you came up?
Let’s turn this into a theme STATEMENT: a sentence about the theme.Slide7
For Example – THEME Statement
“Hanging Fire” reveals the tensions of teenage life when communication between a parent and a child is stifled.
The title of
Audre
Lorde’s
poem, “Hanging Fire,” suggests that the narrator is worried about growing up and wants some guidance.
The title of
Audre
Lorde’s
poem, “Hanging Fire,” suggests that there is a disconnect between the narrator’s desire and reality.Slide8
BEWARE! THEME Statement
A theme statement is
NOT
a thesis statement. There may be some similarities, but they are not the same.
“Hanging Fire”
reveals
the tensions of teenage life when communication between a parent and a child is stifled.
The title of
Audre
Lorde’s
poem,
“Hanging Fire,”
suggests
that the narrator is worried about growing up and wants some guidance.
The title of
Audre
Lorde’s
poem
, “Hanging Fire,”
suggests
that there is a disconnect between the narrator’s desire and
her reality
.
Orange
= topic
Yellow
= claim verb
Similar….but not the same and
ALWAYS
written in present tenseSlide9
Theme Statements and Textual Evidence
Theme Statements
do
need
textual evidence for support.
Do a seek and find! Look back through the poem for evidence to support your theme! Look for good diction and strong verbs
You know…the verbs that help us figure out the author is talking teen anxiety.
Betrays, Cannot, Sucks, Dies…
Goooooood
Verbs,
Mmmmmmm
!Slide10
Guided Writing: Theme Statement with Text Evidence
Combine all these elements together for a complete theme statement: Theme, supporting info, strong verbs textual evidence
We have to embed the textual evidence seamlessly by:
Introducing the quote
Using the Quote
Explaining the Quoted MaterialSlide11
Embedding Text Evidence Example
“Hanging Fire,” is about teenager’s anxiety about growing up. In each of the stanzas, the speaker’s anxiety always comes back to the sad refrain that her mother is in the “bedroom with the door closed.” This refrain suggests that her mother is not available to help her as she worries about something as minor as her “ashy” knees and something as major as whether she will “die before morning comes.”
Let’s label the parts on the board!Slide12
Write your own complete theme statement on p.
286
of your text!Question 3 – Writing Prompt: Explain a theme of
Audre
Lorde’s
powm
, “Hanging Fire.”Slide13
Try it Out!
Write an original
thematic poem on the subject of your choice.
After you’ve written your poem, mark the poem to identify your knowledge of theme and explain your intended effect in the margin!
Add this to your collection of poems!