4.8 SpringBoard 2024-Writing a Literary Analysis of a Poem
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Name: 4.8 SpringBoard Activity- Writing a Literary Analysis of a Poem
Learning Targe
t: Write an informative composition that analyzes a literary work. (W.3.2)
Success Criteria
: I can...
1.
Begin with a thesis that responds to the prompt 2.
Provide textual evidence for support
3.
Analyze how the author's use of language and structure informs and shapes the mood, tone, and perception of its reader
4.
Respond using literary terminology and in an appropriately formal tone and register.
4.8 Activity:
In this activity, you will write an analysis of the poem "Knock Knock" by Daniel Beaty. Your analysis should examine the choices made that serve the purpose of praise, mockery, or mourning.
Writing Prompt: Read and analyze the poem "Knock, Knock" by Danile Beaty. Write a three- paragraph essay
to analyze how the author evokes praise, mockery, or mourning in the poem through language, rhyme or structure
. Be sure to:
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Begin with a thesis that responds to the prompt (Include the title and author)
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Provide textual evidence for support
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Analyze how the author's use of language informs and shapes the mood, tone, and perception of its reader
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Respond using literary terminology and in an appropriately formal tone and register.
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Use TEPAC text structure and signal words
Step 1: Read the poem "Knock Knock"
and analyze it using the TP-CASTT chart. Be sure you understand the meaning and literary techniques used. "Knock Knock" Video Performance
Title
(Make a prediction based on its title) Knocking on a door with the knocking sound Paraphrase
(Translate the poem stanza by stanza)
He has a good relationship with his dad and he used to play the knock knock game The boy tried to get to his father but he is in jail
He writes his dad and gets a response and an apology from him Connotation
(Mood) (Translate the poem's
figurative language
and literary devices
for hidden meanings)
Literary device 1 -imagery is in the text "We reach a room of windows and brown faces Behind one of the windows sits my father ".
I miss you waking me up in the morning and telling me you love me Attitude
(Tone)
(Note the speaker's attitude the author's attitude/
tone
, and how the poem makes the reader feel/
mood
)
Beginning : Joyful Middle : Depressed End : Reassuring Shifts
His father gets taken away
(Note where the attitudes change)
He writes a note in his fathers words to reassure
himself Title
(Examine the title based on the context of the poem)
Knock Knock Theme
(Describe what the poem is about and the lesson)
Loving relationship a loved one Step 2: Write your literary analysis in the box below. Be sure to follow this outline.
I.
Paragraph 1: Introduction (2+ sentences)
A.
Attention Getter:
(Ask a question, give a startling fact, anecdote, quotation, etc., about the prompt) In our society today...Oftentimes in a poem...In literature...Have you ever been impacted by...?
B.
Thesis Statement:
In the poem _____(poem title), _____ (author) uses _____ (literary device) and _____ (literary device) to evoke _____ (the author's purpose of praise, mock, or mourn and message about humanity). II.
Paragraph 2: 1st Body TEPAC Paragraph (5+ sentences)
A.
Topic Sentence: The author uses _____ (literary device) to ____.
III.
Paragraph 3: 2nd Body TEPAC Paragraph (5+ sentences)
A.
Topic Sentence: The author also uses _____ (literary device) to _____. How is your relationship with your father ? Because in the poem knock knock the father and son
have a distant relationship , due to the son's father being absent in his life a lot . The father is in prison when causes the son to miss him alot and reminisce about him .In Daniel Beaty's spoken word poem, "Knock, Knock," Beaty conveys that hardship is inevitable, but how we react to it is a choice. Beaty's purpose is to encourage his audience to grow through adversity just as he did.
Beaty uses similes in the poem "Knock Knock" to show alikeness. In the line "walk like a man" In stanza 35. "Walk like a man" means that the child wants to learn how to be sophisticated, kind, and strong. The simile in this poem is a great way to show off the reading tool called simile.Which is a figurative speech comparing one thing to another .
In knock knock the author uses symbolism at the beginning, when the speaker is three years old, "knock knock" Lines 3 and 10 refers to the father knocking on the boy's bedroom door every morning. It is the sound that anticipates parental playfulness and affection that the boy cherishes.And enjoys from his father , which goes to show symbolism because of the meaning behind him saying it
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STEP 3: In small groups, trade drafts to review. Use this linked checklist
to provide peer feedback.
STEP: 4: Revise and finalize your analysis based on the peer feedback and your own ideas regarding
the development of the draft.
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