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Analyzing the Chorus as Poetry
Kind of Activity:
Group Work
Objective:
To identify poetic devices in the text and to analyze the text's poetic aesthetics
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1
Structure:
Working in small groups, students will each take a portion of the opening Act III chorus and analyze its use of poetic devices. Divide the text into 5-10 line sections and assign each group a portion. Each group needs to do the following:
-scan their passage
-identify moments of figurative language
-analyze notable line breaks
-discuss its overall aesthetic effect
Each group can then present its work to the class, followed...
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