Define and give several examples of hyperbole as a kind of figurative language used
in literature
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hyperbole- excessive exaggeration used for humor or emphasis rather than
for literal meaning
-examples: To Kill a Mockingbird ("People moved slowly then. There was no
hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it
with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County."), Old
Times on the Mississippi (I...could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck
out so far."), and As I Walked Out One Evening ("I'll love you, dear, I'll love
you/ Till China and Africa meet, / And the river jumps over the mountain/
And the salmon sing in the street."
Explain how the effects of the poetic devices of couplets and meter enhance
meaning in a poem
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couplet- a stanza of two lines, rhymed, or unrhymed
-can function as the answer to a question asked earlier in the poem, or the
solution to a problem or riddle
-enhance the establishment of a poem's mood
-clarify the development of a poem's theme
irony- communicates the poet's tone and draws the reader's attention to a
point the poet is making
meter
-gives a poem a rhythmic context
-contributes to the poems flow
-makes the poem more appealing to the reader
-can represent natural speech rhythms
-produces specific effects
Give an example and explain how a poet uses structure to enhance meaning in a
poem, specifically through the devices of enjambment and caesura
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enjambment- one sentence or clause in a poem does not end at the end of
its line or verse, but runs over into the next line or verse
-influences readers to hurry to the next line to finish and understand the
sentence
caesura- a pause in mid-verse
-interrupt flow, making the narration jerky
Explicate some of the ways Edgar Allen Poe develops the theme of paranoia and
madness in his short story "The Tell-Tale Heart"
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, -used economy of language to emphasize the murderer-narrator's
obsessive focus on bare details like the victim's cataract-milky eye, the
sound of a heartbeat, and insistence he is sane
-contradiction and suspense
-distances himself from the situation
-Poe predated Freud in exploring the paradox of killing those we love and
the concept of projecting our own processes onto others
Discuss the carpe diem tradition in poetry, focusing on a few ancient Roman and
Renaissance examples
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carpe diem- Latin for "seize the day"
-long poetic tradition, advocates for making the most of time because it
passes swiftly and life is short
-found in many languages, and often used in seduction to argue for
indulging in earthly pleasures
Roman example: Horace's Ode 1.11
Renaissance examples: Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" and
Herrick's "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"
Explain the distinction between literal meaning and figurative meaning in literature,
including some examples
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literal meaning- words mean exactly as they are said and nothing more
figurative meaning- words mean and/or other than what they say
(metaphor, simile, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia)
examples: Plato's Republic and Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes
in literature
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hyperbole- excessive exaggeration used for humor or emphasis rather than
for literal meaning
-examples: To Kill a Mockingbird ("People moved slowly then. There was no
hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it
with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County."), Old
Times on the Mississippi (I...could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck
out so far."), and As I Walked Out One Evening ("I'll love you, dear, I'll love
you/ Till China and Africa meet, / And the river jumps over the mountain/
And the salmon sing in the street."
Explain how the effects of the poetic devices of couplets and meter enhance
meaning in a poem
,Give this one a try later!
couplet- a stanza of two lines, rhymed, or unrhymed
-can function as the answer to a question asked earlier in the poem, or the
solution to a problem or riddle
-enhance the establishment of a poem's mood
-clarify the development of a poem's theme
irony- communicates the poet's tone and draws the reader's attention to a
point the poet is making
meter
-gives a poem a rhythmic context
-contributes to the poems flow
-makes the poem more appealing to the reader
-can represent natural speech rhythms
-produces specific effects
Give an example and explain how a poet uses structure to enhance meaning in a
poem, specifically through the devices of enjambment and caesura
Give this one a try later!
enjambment- one sentence or clause in a poem does not end at the end of
its line or verse, but runs over into the next line or verse
-influences readers to hurry to the next line to finish and understand the
sentence
caesura- a pause in mid-verse
-interrupt flow, making the narration jerky
Explicate some of the ways Edgar Allen Poe develops the theme of paranoia and
madness in his short story "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Give this one a try later!
, -used economy of language to emphasize the murderer-narrator's
obsessive focus on bare details like the victim's cataract-milky eye, the
sound of a heartbeat, and insistence he is sane
-contradiction and suspense
-distances himself from the situation
-Poe predated Freud in exploring the paradox of killing those we love and
the concept of projecting our own processes onto others
Discuss the carpe diem tradition in poetry, focusing on a few ancient Roman and
Renaissance examples
Give this one a try later!
carpe diem- Latin for "seize the day"
-long poetic tradition, advocates for making the most of time because it
passes swiftly and life is short
-found in many languages, and often used in seduction to argue for
indulging in earthly pleasures
Roman example: Horace's Ode 1.11
Renaissance examples: Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" and
Herrick's "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"
Explain the distinction between literal meaning and figurative meaning in literature,
including some examples
Give this one a try later!
literal meaning- words mean exactly as they are said and nothing more
figurative meaning- words mean and/or other than what they say
(metaphor, simile, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia)
examples: Plato's Republic and Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes
