Analogies in Poetry

Analogies in Poetry

Learning Target

I will be able to correctly identify and create analogies.

But First . . . Lets Read A Poem

Any color of the rainbow My skin can be in a flash. I can match a rosy sunset Or a golden ring of brass. I can hide in plain sight, Colors let me disappear. I'm nature's magic trick, No need for funhouse mirrors. Camouflauge keeps me safe from predators like snakes. I can watch without being seen, Changing colors is all it takes. My skin makes me special, There's nothing I'd rather be Than a colorful chameleon. This is like life for me!

Now you see me, Now you don't. You think you can find me, But I know you won't. Standing out can be trouble, So I choose to blend in. I fade into the background Just by changing my skin. I can match my surrondings, become any color, I can move to grow brighter, Or swiftly grow duller. I'm red like a tomato Or yellow like honey, Vivid purple or bold blue, Or green like some money.

Structure

Rhythm

Poetry

Rhyme

Figuarative Language

What is poetry?

It's a form of writing that focuses on the arrangemnt of words to express ideas or feelings. Poetry has several elements within it, such as structure, rhythm, rhyme, and figuarative language.

Structure in Poetry

Poem's are arranged into lines, which are then arranged into stanzas. Stanzas are like paragraphs, but for poetry.

Rhythm in Poetry

Rhythm in poetry is referred to as meter. It's the way the words flow, by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Rhyme in Poetry

Rhyme in poetry is the same as everywhere else; two or more words ending in the same sound, like cat and hat.

Now you see me, Now you don't. You think you can find me, But I know you won't.

Me and me rhyme, as well as don't and won't.

Figurative Language in Poetry

Figurative language is an element often used in poetry. It's when words are used beyond their everyday definitions. There are many different types of figurative language.

Types of Figurative Language

Hyperbole Idiom Onomatopoeia

Similie Metaphor Alliteration Personification

Analogy

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What's an analogy?

An analogy is a type of figurative language used to make comparisions to make connections between words.

ex. Defense is to protect as offense is to attack. Red is to stop as green is to go.