Before Bell:

Please pick up a half sheet from front table.

Warm Up:Fireside Poets1. What are three things

Fireside poets were inspired to write and teach about?

2. What might their views on nature be? Why?

3. What was going on in society that they would want to reform their audience from?

Psalm of Life Review • Stanza 1-2: What is the

message?• Stanza 5 What is his advice on

life?• Stanza 7-9 What do past and

future footprints help to do?• What is the theme of Psalm of

Life?• How is this similar to Tide

Rises Tide Falls?• How is it representative of

Fireside Poets?

TPCASTT in its use in understanding PoetryT- Title what do we think the poem will be about?

Thanatopsis?P- Paraphrase by stanza what each one is saying or the main idea of each stanza.

Stanza Five Psalm of life

Connotation: Figurative language• Metaphor: Comparing two things without like or as• Simile: Comparing two things with like or as • Hyperbole: Gross exaggeration of something• Personification: Giving something not living human

qualities

• Apostrophe: Talking to something/someone that is not with you

• Oxymoron: juxtaposition of two opposite terms

• Alliteration: repeating consonant sounds

• Imagery: language appeals to five senses

• Allusion: referencing another famous person, event, or literature

TPCASTTAttitude: The author’s tone or feeling about the subject they discuss….what are good feeling words?

Shift: Do they ever change their tone about the subject? Why?

Title: Does it now make sense or add to the meaning?

Theme: What did the author want the reader to learn or take away from their poem?

Fireside Poetry ProjectIn pairs, you will each examine two poems for meaning and literary techniques.Steps1. Group member each choose one

of the poems assigned to the group.

2. Individually TPCASTT your poem by annotating the poem worksheet.

3. Answer 2 Fireside questions for your poem at bottom of sheet.

4. Create a visual for your poem on white sheet of paper.

5. Review for correctness with partner!

Closure:Fireside Quiz tomorrow---review romantic notes and “Thanatopsis”, “Psalm of Life” poem analysis.

TSL must read to chapter 5 by Friday!

Tomorrow is a grad paper rough draft work day----your laptops are welcome!

Warm Up: Bucket ListHow does this video exemplify the theme of Longfellow’s Tide Rises Tide Falls and Psalm of Life