Imagery
Pg Number / First Line
45 605/ The Spider holds a Silver Ball 57 861 / Split the Lark - 71 1434 / Go not too near the House of Rose - 74 1593 / There came a Wind like a Bugle - 1. Look up the definition for Imagery, then explain it using your own words.
2. Cite examples from three poems, and explain how and why they demonstrate use of Imagery. How does the use of Imagery enhance your understanding of the poem? 3. Use Imagery to write three of your own examples. |
Pg Number/ First Line
10 252/ I can wade Grief - 11 254/ "Hope" is the thing with feathers - 21 410 / The first Day's Night had come - 57 525 / An hour is a Sea 71 1340 / A Rat Surrendered here 1. Look up the definition of Metaphor, then explain it in your own words.
2. Look up the definition of Simile, then explain it in your own words. 3. Explain how Metaphor and Simile are different? How are they similar? 5. Look up the definition of Personification, then explain it in your own words. 4. Provide examples of three Metaphors, three Similes and three instances of Personification from the poems. 6. Create your own metaphors and similes using plants, animals, or emotions from your life. |
Pg Number/ First Line
33 501 / This World is not Conclusion 58 883 / The Poets light but Lamps - 62 1052 / I never saw a Moor - 65 1129 / Tell all the Truth but tell it slant - 68 1222 / The Riddle we can guess 75 1659 / Fame is a fickle food 1. Each of these poems give the reader insight into Emily Dickinson's thoughts, feelings, and opinions about specific events, moments in time, or ideas. Choose three of the poems above and explain in your own words what you think Dickinson is talking about, and how she feels about it. Cite evidence from the poems to support your claims.
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Pg Number/ First Line
24 401 / What Soft - Cherubic Creatures - 60 937 / I felt a Cleaving in my Mind - 61 994 / Partake as doth the Bee, 58 875 / I stepped from Plan to Plank 1. It is clear just by looking at Emily Dickinson's poetry that she uses punctuation in a unique way. Specifically - the dash. Look up the correct use of the dash, and explain it in your own words. How does Dickinson's use of the dash differ or align with the generally accepted use? Does her use of the dash add to your understanding of her poetry? Why or why not? Do you hear her poetry differently because of the dash? How?
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Literary
- Write an original poem of your own, inspired by one of the poems from the book. **Read an example of a poem inspired by Emily Dickinson by Cuban-American poet Dan Vera, shared with permission HERE. - Use one of the poems as a prompt or jumping-off-point to create a short story that incorporates the images, subjects, and ideas of the poem. Example: What is the success that the speaker of # 67 is working towards or hoping for? What events brought about the writing of this poem? Did they achieve their goal? Performance - Memorize and recite one of the poems. - Put one of the poems to music, or to a beat, and perform as a song or rap. - Use the images, subjects, and ideas of a poem to create a movement or dance piece. Example: How does Hope fly with its feathers of # 254? - Compose a piece of music inspired by one of the poems. |
Visual Art
- Paint, draw, collage an image based on the images of one of the poems. - Create a sculpture of one of the scenes in a poem. Example: What does the spider's web of # 605 look like? - Collect plant samples of your own native environment to create a visual essay of nature as you experience it. - Decorate an item with personal meaning to you with images from a poem, or with images from your own life that the poems inspire. Media - Create an animation (Computer Generated, or Stop Motion) that incorporates the images, subjects, and themes of a poem. Example: Animate the narrative of # 609. - Build a video game or puzzle game that incorporates the images, subjects, and themes of a poem. - Create a live action film with a poem recited as the background or "soundtrack." |