Reading Classwork. Task 177. The Toaster. Poetry Genre: Extended Metaphor
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1 Reading Classwork Poetry Genre: Extended Metaphor Task 177 Name Date_ Reading Teachers: D Alessio & Konieczna Objectives SWBAT identify and define extended metaphor. SWBAT explain purpose of using extended metaphors in poems. SWBAT identify Similes and metaphors within a poem. Do-Now Directions: Read the poem and answer the following questions. The Toaster 1 A silver-scaled dragon with jaws flaming red Sits at my elbow and toasts my bread I hand him fat slices, and then, one by one, He hands them back when he sees they are done. - William Jay Smith is being compared to 2. What type of figurative language is this an example of? a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Personification
2 Class Notes: Simile: A comparison between things using or. *A simile points out the similarities between two unlike things. Metaphor: A comparison of things. *A metaphor points out the similarities between two unlike things. Extended Metaphor: When the poet conveys meaning by creating a that lasts the poem. *An extended metaphor points out the similarities between two unlike things. This comparison has extra detail and goes throughout/extends through the whole poem. Guided Practice: The Toaster 1 A silver-scaled dragon with jaws flaming red Sits at my elbow and toasts my bread I hand him fat slices, and then, one by one, He hands them back when he sees they are done. - William Jay Smith 1. What are the only two things are being compared in this poem? is being compared to 2. What extra details does this poet give to explain this comparison in order to make it an extended metaphor?
3 I Too, Sing America Langston Hughes I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Remember your Poetry Big 4 1. Read 2. Summarize Stanzas 3. Find Figurative Language 4. Message or main idea Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed-- I, too, am America. 2. What is the main idea or message the poet is trying to convey in this poem? A. All people, regardless of race, should be treated as valuable and equal Americans. B. People shouldn t be ashamed of their race or of who they are. C. All people should feel welcomed and well loved. D. It is important people take the time to eat together as a family.
4 Independent Practice: Directions: Read the poem and answer the questions Steam Shovel Charles Malam 1 The dinosaurs are not all dead. I saw one raise its iron head To watch me walking down the road Beyond our house today. 5 Its jaws were dripping with a load Of earth and grass that it had cropped. It must have heard me where I stopped, Snorted white steam my way, And stretched its long neck out to see, And chewed, and grinned quite amiably! 1 amiably: in a friendly way 2. What extra details does this poet give to explain this comparison in order to make it an extended metaphor?
5 Remember to earlier in the unit when we read this poem by Langston Hughes. We discussed his use of dialect and his use of metaphor in the poem. Mother to Son Langston Hughes 1 Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, 5 And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor Bare. But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on, 10 And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, And sometimes goin' in the dark Where there ain't been no light. So, boy, don't you turn back. 15 Don't you set down on the steps. 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard. Don't you fall now For I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin', 20 And life for me ain't been no crystal stair. 1. What does Hughes compare with life? life 2. Circle each time Hughes makes this comparison in the poem.
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