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After all pairs have been found, ask students to share their device and example. with students the purpose of the lesson: to get students to understand how to use poetic elements, what they are, and get them excited about using them in their poetry writing. 2 Literary Elements in Poetry - highlight poetic devices in a given poem - name and define a number of poetic devices Re-read the poem “The Fall” as a class. Now that students have been introduced to formal definitions of each poetic device, ask students to highlight any poetic devices they find. Discuss as class. Read or share a video recording of “The Raven.” What is the poem about? Provide some examples of poetic devices in the poem (ask the students for guidance/ideas). Divide the class into groups of 4. Give each group a copy of “The Raven.” The group’s task is to find as many poetic devices as they can. Students should read through the poem together and work collaboratively. - “The Fall” poem (copies for each student) - highlighters (each student should have some – bring extra!) - video of “The Raven” - SMARTBoard or overhead - list of poetic devices (copies for each student) - writing tools Teacher observation of contribution to discussion and group work Submission of poem with highlighted poetic devices
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