Celeste Y. Davis
Concept
To review terms used in understanding imagery in lyric poetry.
Objective
Students will be able to recognize a simile, metaphor, assonance, and consonance in a poem.
Directions
Read the poem “Velvet Shoes” to students. This poem may be found in
Collected Poems by Elinor Wylie
. Students are to copy and complete the following sentences.
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1. One example of a simile in the poem is _____.
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2. An example of a metaphor in the poem is _____.
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3. An example of assonance is _____.
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4. An example of consonance is _____.
