1.7 Poetry Assessment How Does Communication Change Us

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1 Assignment 1.7 Poetry Assessment How does communication change us? 1. Does communication change us? Write a paragraph in which you answer this question and provide at least 3 reasons to support your opinion. 2. Provide an example of each poetic device from any of the assigned poems. For each quote, explain the author’s intended meaning. What is the author really saying? Figurative LanguageQuoteMeaningMetaphorPoem: Hope by Emily DickersonQuote: “Hope is the thing with feathers”This means a person with hope can fly like abirdPoem: Dreams by Langston HughesQuote: “Life is a broken-winged bird”Without dreams like is empty and still. A person is not moving.SimilePoem: The EagleQuote: ...and like a thunderbolt he fallsThe eagle drops suddenly

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