Assignment 1.7 Poetry

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. Yes, in my opinion communication does change us. With communication many things can be resolved, just like many people say,“communication is key”. Without communication no one would hear what other people think. For example, in a meeting if only one person is talking the whole time, no one else would hear other people’s opinion. Communication can change the way one person looks at something. 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: Dreams …show more content…
this is personification because the sea isn’t alive. Poem: The horses Quote: “ that old bad world that swallowed itschildren quick”In this quote the author is statinghow the badness of the world has caused many children to pass away. 3. Provide one example of each sound device from any poem assigned in this course. Explain the effect the use of that device has on the author’s communication of the poem’s message. Sound DeviceExampleEffectAlliterationPoem: The Eagle Quote: “ he clasp the crag with crooked hands” This quote helps the reader understand the communication by describing how the eagle clasp things . AssonancePoem: SummerQuote: “ Bugs Buzzin from Cousin to Cousin”The communication in this quote helps the reader best understand how the summer is feeling. ConsonancePoem: The Day of The Storm Quote: “ Look he said simply smiling “The authors communication in this quote is showing the reader that good things could come from bad things . We