PASS (The Yellow Sheet)
This page will take you to the handout called PASS: Poetry Analysis in 5 Simple Steps.
On this document you will be given steps to analysis a poem starting with annotation.
You will also be given 12 basic literary techniques: symbol, metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, assonance, allusion, hyperbole, oxymoron, imagery, pun, and connotation.
The list is certainly not complete, but these are basic techniques that all students should learn.
On this graphic organizer, you will have a brief definition and example of each literary technique.
Moving through the process, you will also be guided through an understanding of tone, mood, rhyme scheme, and theme versus topic.
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On this document you will be given steps to analysis a poem starting with annotation.
You will also be given 12 basic literary techniques: symbol, metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, assonance, allusion, hyperbole, oxymoron, imagery, pun, and connotation.
The list is certainly not complete, but these are basic techniques that all students should learn.
On this graphic organizer, you will have a brief definition and example of each literary technique.
Moving through the process, you will also be guided through an understanding of tone, mood, rhyme scheme, and theme versus topic.
To access this document, click here.