Me. Me. Meee!!!
I am tall.
I play volleyball.
I know I was a baby that used to crawl.
I am a fighter.
I know I'm a biker.
I can be the best cleaner.
I know how to climb.
I can damn sure rhyme.
I am fine.
I know how to read.
I know how to write.
But most of all, I love to fight.
I play volleyball.
I know I was a baby that used to crawl.
I am a fighter.
I know I'm a biker.
I can be the best cleaner.
I know how to climb.
I can damn sure rhyme.
I am fine.
I know how to read.
I know how to write.
But most of all, I love to fight.
I Can ..., I Am ..., I Know ...,
I AM ...
1. I am athletic. 6. I am fighter
2. I am an immigrant. 7. I am a Nike fan
3. I am belligerent. 8. I am a Jordan's lover
4. I am tall. 9. I am NOT a Buc!
5. I am evil. 10. I am intelligent.
I CAN ...
1. I can play volleyball. 6. I can fight.
2. I can play football. 7. I can shop.
3. I can play basketball. 8. I can read.
4. I can play baseball. 9. I can write.
5. I can clean. 10. I can ride a bike.
I KNOW ...
1. I know that I'm bad. 6. I know that cheetah's run fast.
2. I know how to text. 7. I know how to rap.
3. I know Ms.Burton steals. 8. I know how to rap poetry.
4. I know how to fix a computer. 9. I know how to climb.
5. I know I'm very ... annoying. 10. I know how to be extremely messy and funny at the same time.
1. I am athletic. 6. I am fighter
2. I am an immigrant. 7. I am a Nike fan
3. I am belligerent. 8. I am a Jordan's lover
4. I am tall. 9. I am NOT a Buc!
5. I am evil. 10. I am intelligent.
I CAN ...
1. I can play volleyball. 6. I can fight.
2. I can play football. 7. I can shop.
3. I can play basketball. 8. I can read.
4. I can play baseball. 9. I can write.
5. I can clean. 10. I can ride a bike.
I KNOW ...
1. I know that I'm bad. 6. I know that cheetah's run fast.
2. I know how to text. 7. I know how to rap.
3. I know Ms.Burton steals. 8. I know how to rap poetry.
4. I know how to fix a computer. 9. I know how to climb.
5. I know I'm very ... annoying. 10. I know how to be extremely messy and funny at the same time.
10 Poetry Devices Homework.
1. Alliteration:
-Janet jumped joyously for jellybeans.
-Pretty Patricia picked peaches for preserves.
2.Allusion:
-Lunch at West Jeff are okay, but my mom's food is better.
3.Figurative Language:
-Ms.Burton get so mad in class, her voice throws knives.
-Our class is so hard; Ms.Burton works us like slaves.
4.Metaphor:
-Love is like a brain malfunctioning on purpose.
5.Extended Metaphor:
-My personality is like a river, sometimes rough and fast, but also calm and soothing. My personality is like a river, with smooth waters and typhoons.
6.Onomatopoeia:
-The ducks went quack-quack in annoyance.
-My teeth chattered in the freezing temperature.
7,Personification:
-The plush carpet massaged my aching feet
-The cool AC cooled my sincerely.
8.Rhyme:
-My favorite place is Olive Garden, yes! Before you judge it, put it to the test. I assure you the best.
9.Repetition:
-Just do it, you know you want a sip. Just do it, you know you need a thirsty drink. Just do it, it's in you.
10.Simile:
-My mom's anger is worse than a raging bull.
"Sympathy"
I KNOW what the caged bird feels, alas!
When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;
When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,
And the river flows like a stream of glass;
When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,
And the faint perfume from its chalice steals —
I know what the caged bird feels!
I know why the caged bird beats his wing
Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;
For he must fly back to his perch and cling
When he fain would be on the bough a-swing;
And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars
And they pulse again with a keener sting —
I know why he beats his wing!
I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,—
When he beats his bars and he would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core,
But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings —
I know why the caged bird sings!
"Sympathy" by Paul Lawrence Dunbar is a poem that he expresses his struggle with slavery and his desperation for freedom. Inside of his poem, there are 3 stanzas and 7 lines each. This is one one his most famous poem worldwide. He explored the themes of slavery in order to write this poem.
"And the river flows like a stream of glass"
--In this quote, he was obviously describing the river in the poem/story. How it was clear and smooth like glass or a mirror. "I know why the caged bird beats his wing till its blood is red on the cruel bars;"
--In this other quote, he's saying that the bird is beating his wings too much and has broken his wings and is bleeding. "But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings---"
--In this last quote, it's saying that the bird isn't singing with joy. He's so desperate that he sends a prayer to be free from being caged.
My opinion on this poem is that it's not only about a caged bird but about our lives in genera. Nobody can every be peaceful or relaxed in captivity. The bird is a symbol for our own griefs. Simile- "the river flows like a stream of glass"Metaphor- Caged birds= slaves or African Americans that are NOT free. Rhyme- Alas, grass, and glass.Repetition- I KNOW how the caged bird feels.