PDF handout of the 32 Powerpoints - Mark Fullmer

6/5/2012Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must think it queerTo stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the year.He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some mistake.The only other sound's the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake.The woods are lovely, dark and deep.But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.11. Figures of speech.These are very commonin poetry. These arewhen the poet sayssomething that is notliteral, but figurative.They include metaphor,personification, andapostrophe. In thispoem, for example, is“miles to go before Isleep” really a metaphorfor “things to do in lifebefore I die”?Read this famous poem, called “Jabberwocky,”by the poet Lewis Carroll (he is also the authorof Alice in Wonderland). Note that many of thewords he uses are ‘nonsense’ words. That isusing poetic license. But even though there aremany meaningless words, can you still figureout the subject of the poem?What is the rhythm? (Count the syllables)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8`Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe:All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe."Beware the Jabberwock, my son!The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!Beware the Jubjub bird, and shunThe frumious Bandersnatch!"Answer: 8syllables in eachline, just like theprevious poem!What is the rhyme scheme?`Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe:All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe.ABAB"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! CThe jaws that bite, the claws that catch! DBeware the Jubjub bird, and shun CThe frumious Bandersnatch!" DWho is the speaker?What is the diction?`Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe:All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe.Answer: it is not clearlystated who the speaker is,so we could call thespeaker “an anonymousnarrator.”`Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe:All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe.Answer: because of formalwords like “twas” and“beware”, this poemseems to have a formal orelevated diction."Beware the Jabberwock, my son!The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!Beware the Jubjub bird, and shunThe frumious Bandersnatch!""Beware the Jabberwock, my son!The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!Beware the Jubjub bird, and shunThe frumious Bandersnatch!"4