Poetry Analysis and Time Periods

Students will analyze how Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson each used figurative language to develop a specific tone in relation to mortality. They will also consider how each poet reflected the time periods within which they wrote.
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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector
Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)
Keywords: poetry, comparison, compare, tone, metaphor, simile, personification, Romantic, Modernist, mortality, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, time period, figurative language
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Text Resource
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Writing to Learn
Resource Collection: General Collection

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Poetry Analysis Lesson 1: Figurative Language Creates Tone:

Students will read Emily Dickinson poems, complete text marking and annotations of the poems, and write a response that explains their analysis of how Emily Dickinson uses figurative language to create tone.

Type: Lesson Plan

Poetry Analysis Lesson 2: Figurative Language and Theme:

Students will identify and analyze how two authors use figurative language to support the themes of each of their poems. Students will complete text marking and annotations to show their analysis of each, and will write a response that explains their analysis of each.

Type: Lesson Plan