Assignment 8

ASSIGNMENT #8 POETIC DEVICES

Poetic Devices LIST: alliteration, ballad, elegy, irony, paradox, allusion, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, assonance, couplet, imagery, onomatopoeia, simile

You are familiar with several poetic terms from assignment 3, worksheet #1. Other terms may be found by clicking on the following links taken from assignment 2-- poetry resources.

http://www.poeticbyway.com/gl-a.html

http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/poetic-terms.html

http://www.english.emory.edu/classes/Handbook/Handbook.html

http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_rpo/poetterm.cfm

Modern poetry can often be seen (or heard) through song lyrics. There is a reason that songwriters are called writers. In the following project, you will choose a song by a songwriter to analyze. Keep in mind that some songs lend themselves better to this project better than others, so be flexible and careful in your choosing. The complete song lyrics & documentation must be included.

YOUR PROJECT:

1. Choose THREE songs, and find at least 3 different examples of poetic devices for each song (from the list above).

Insert the name of the poetic device IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING the line in the song.

Example: “ Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these broken wings and learn to fly” (Beatles) METAPHOR

2. For each song include a complete paragraph explaining what the song is about, or what it means to you.