https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3 1. Identify yourself & your partner by name. 2. Write a one sentence summary analyzing how literary strategies support meaning and tone in your poem. 3. Comment on (with kindness & specitivity) about effective summary statements. 4. Feel free to "like" your classmates' work. en-us 2016-11-22 19:17:50 UTC 2026-01-01 12:25:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/284993632 In her poem "We real cool" Gwendolyn Brooks uses alliteration and abbreviated language to convey her theme of the wasting away of life. ]]> 2018-09-24 13:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/284993632 https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/284995660 In Dickinson's poem, "Because I Could Not Stop for Death", she uses diction such as the use of hyphens instead of punctuation and a tone of appreciation and nostalgia for the life the speaker had had and everything they had gotten to do.  ]]> 2018-09-24 13:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/284995660 https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/284995693 To convey her message of the brevity of life,  Brooks uses sentence structure to create a rhythmic feel and imagery to establish a cynical attitude.]]> 2018-09-24 13:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/284995693 jcochrane9262 https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/284995750 Robert Frost's uses allusive language and vivid imagery to develop his point that it is better to separate yourself from the crowd. ]]> 2018-09-24 13:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/284995750 https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/284997596 In the poem The Red Wheelbarrow, the simple and consistent sentence structure is used to convey the same qualities in the wheelbarrow itself. ]]> 2018-09-24 13:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/284997596 https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/285001319 The author uses informal language and simple imagery to demonstrate the theme of youth and the consequences of living life dangerously.]]> 2018-09-24 13:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/285001319 https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/285002752 In the poem We Real Cool the author uses staccato sentence structure, as well as simplistic diction to explain that life is very short. ]]> 2018-09-24 13:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/laurar_mayer/3bjjv0brslm3/wish/285002752