Lesson 15

Today’s Agenda

1. Discuss the analytical paragraph2. Review for Poetry Exam (Exam Lesson 16)

OBJECTIVE: Students will review poetic devices in preparation for Lesson 16’s exam.

The Analytical Paragraph - GRADING

• 11 points total• 1 POINT FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:– Title correctly punctuated – First and last name of poet– Last name of poet after first mention– Thesis includes WHAT the poet did– Thesis includes HOW the poet did it– Specific quote inserted x 2– Quote explained in your own words x 2– Statement showing the relationship between the quote and

the thesis x 2

Thesis Statements• In “Auto Wreck” by Karl Shapiro, Shapiro – uses different literary devices to describe the

horrific aftermath of an auto wreck.– describes how horrific and gruesome a car crash

can be by using imagery and hyperbole.– writes about a car crash.– uses diction and tone to show a car crash.

Specific Examples

• Shapiro describes, “Our throats were tight as tourniquets,” comparing how shocked the witnesses were to see the wreck.– Shapiro describes the throats of the witnesses as

“tight as tourniquets,” comparing a tourniquet, which cuts off blood, to the stunned nature of the witnesses. It is as if their oxygen supply had been cut off.

Specific Example

• He describes the ambulance as “the ambulance at top speed floating down,” it shows the urgency of the ambulance.– He describes the ambulance as “floating down”

the road. The idea that the ambulance is “floating” rather than driving as one would explect shows the surrealistic setting of the car crash.