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“ The Base Stealer, ” “ American Hero, ” and Concrete Poems

“ The Base Stealer, ” “ American Hero, ” and Concrete Poems. Simile, consonance, onomatopoeia, irony. What is a simile?. Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like or as . Examples: She ’ s as pretty as the sun.

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“ The Base Stealer, ” “ American Hero, ” and Concrete Poems

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  1. “The Base Stealer,”“American Hero,” and Concrete Poems Simile, consonance, onomatopoeia, irony

  2. What is a simile? • Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like or as. • Examples: • She’s as pretty as the sun. • Her smile radiates like glow of a full moon.

  3. What is consonance? • The repetition of consonant sounds at the ends of words? • Examples: • Blank/think • Dark deep dread • Lady lounges lazily

  4. What is onomatopoeia? The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.

  5. Categories of Onomatopoeia: • Animal Sounds: bark, meow, hoot, cuckoo, buzz • Fast Motion Sounds: whip, zip, varoom, zoom • Fighting Sounds: kaboom, pow, bam, smash • Food Sounds: slash, slurp, gobble, munch • Mechanical Sounds: beep, clank, rattle, click • Musical Sounds: ring, ting, honk, jingle, toot, hum

  6. Let’s work together to find the onomatopoeia examples in this poem. The rusty spigot sputters, utters, a splutter, spatters a smattering of drops, gashes wider; slash, splatters, scatters, spurts, Finally stops sputtering and plash! gushes rushes splashes clear water dashes --Eve Merriam

  7. What is irony? Contrast between expectation and reality—between what is said and what is really meant, between what is expected to happen and what really does happen, or between what appears to be true and what is really true.

  8. Why is this considered irony?

  9. Turn to p. 476 in your blue books. We’re going to read “The Base Stealer” and “American Hero.”

  10. Individual Assignment: On p. 478, you need to answer Questions 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. When you finish, hang on to it, and SIT QUIETLY. I’ll take it up by rows when everyone is finished. If you finish, it’s probably a good idea to make sure your poetry folder is up-to-date.

  11. What is concrete poetry? Concrete poetry is an inventive form where the poetry takes on the shape of its subject. So if a poem is in the shape of a horseshoe, it’s probably about… a video game controller, it’s probably about…

  12. I am a very special shape. I have three points and three lines straight. look through my words and you will see, the shape that I am meant to be. I’m just not words caught in a tangle. Look close to see a small triangle. My angles add to one hundred and eighty degrees, you learn this at school with your abc’s. Practice your maths and you will see, some other fine examples of me. What do you think the poem is going to be about based on what you already know about concrete poetry?

  13. “The Mouse’s Tail” By: Lewis Carroll “Fury said to a mouse, That he met in the house, ‘Let us both go to the law: I will prosecute you— Come, I’ll take no denial; We must have a trial: For really this morning I’ve nothing to do. Said the mouse to the cur, ‘Such a trial, dear sir, With no jury or judge, Would be wasting our breath. I’ll be judge, I’ll be jury, Said cunning old Fury; I’ll try the whole cause, and condemn you to death.”

  14. Now, write yourown concrete poem. • Pick any shape. • Draw your shape on the back of your paper. • Write a poem about your shape (or something associated with that shape) inside your drawing. • If you finish, work on defining your literary terms.

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