Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze poem for figurative language and meaning in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.
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Direct Instruction
Groups formed by who was here on Friday...to teach those who weren't here, how to analyze the poem - Seven Ages of Man, identify figurative language and find tone words.
Circle tone words for each stage. Use the handout to help you find the right words. These are descriptive words. Are they positive or negative words?
Also, as you read, on the poem, identify examples of:
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
personification
repetition.
Independent
Answer the CRQ below. Be sure to provide textual evidence.
The Seven Ages of Man, by William Shakespeare, is an extended metaphor comparing the stages of life to acts in a play. Briefly analyze each stage of life. Then evaluate how meaningful life is according to this poem.
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