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    Literature: New

    Orleans
    Alesia Anderson
    English Lesson Plan

    Figurative Language
    Figurative language is language that
    uses words or expressions with a
    meaning that is different from the
    literal interpretation. When a writer
    uses literal language, he or she is
    simply stating the facts as they are.

    Examples of Figurative
    Language
    Simile- a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another
    thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (uses
    like or as)
    Metaphor- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object
    or action to which it is not literally applicable.
    Personification-the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to
    something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
    Hyperbole- exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
    Alliteration- the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of
    adjacent or closely connected words.

    Elements of Poetry
    Three other elements of poetry are rhyme scheme, meter (ie.
    regular rhythm) and word sounds (like alliteration). These are
    sometimes collectively called sound play because they take
    advantage of the performative, spoken nature of poetry. Rhyme is
    the repetition of similar sounds.
    Meter- the rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and
    length of feet in a line.
    Rhyme- correspondence of sound between words or the endings of
    words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
    Rhythm- a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

    Important Poetic terms


    Stanza- a group of lines forming the basic recurring
    metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
    Anaphora- the repetition of a word or phrase at the
    beginning of successive clauses.
    Verse- writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically
    having a rhyme.
    Prose poem- written or spoken language in its ordinary
    form, without metrical structure.

    Marcus B. Christian
    born in Mechanicsville (now Houma), in Terrebonne
    Parish, Louisiana
    moved to New Orleans in 1919 after his parents death
    He joined the Federal Writers Project in 1936, and
    worked for Dillard University, developing a catalogue of
    African American writers known as the Colored Project.
    From 1972 until his death, Christian was an instructor in
    English and history at the University of New Orleans.

    I Am New Orleans (study


    questions)
    How many stanzas are in the entire poem?
    Name some examples of similes in the poem.
    What is the main metaphor that is stated throughout the
    poem?
    Name an example of anaphora in stanza 10.
    What was your favorite line in the poem? State why you
    like this line and what it means to you.

    Answers
    18
    Black slaves sold like cattle and labeled, Until I have grown wise -- as
    a woman grows wise who has known many lovers, Men like Bloody
    O'Reilly have left their trails of human blood
    I am New Orleans
    Out of the swamps of Louisiana,
    Out of the blue mud and sand of the Delta,
    Out of hurricanes, storms, and crevasses,
    Out of

    Vince Vance I am New Orleans


    (video)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=sldr65vhLsI

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