(BBHT) Burning Bridges: What History Has Taught Us - Poetry

Burning Bridges: What History Has Taught Us - Poetry

Introduction

Word cloud that contains poetry terms such as personification, alliteration, assonance, etc. Poetry is a creative form of expression which gives a writer the opportunity to express his/her thoughts in a more concise form. Some poems have a rhyme scheme while others are written in free verse. Various poetic devices such as personification, alliteration, and assonance enhance the imagery and meaning of a poem.  

Poets like Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou wrote poems about racial injustice and social inequality. The themes of their poems reflect a positive spirit and a determination to be an individual no matter what obstacles they encounter.

Essential Questions

  1. What is personification?
  2. How does the use of personification in poetry help readers picture ordinary things in new ways?
  3. What is alliteration?
  4. What is assonance?
  5. How are the themes of the Civil Rights movement and social injustice reflected in the poetry of Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou?

Key Terms

  1. Alliteration: The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
  2. Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words.
  3. Personification: Giving nonhuman things human characteristics.

 

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