ENGLISH 11

Miss Bell
Novel Studies/Poetry

The Poetry of Novels

Mandatory Devices
Found

Metaphor (x 2)
Simile (x 2 )
Irony
Hyperbole

In this assignment you will use your novel to find examples

of poetic devices and to write a narrative poem in order to
demonstrate your understanding of figurative language.
The Narrative Poem

Do I need to have pictures?

A narrative poem is a poem that tells a story. You

will use lines from the novel arranged poetically to
offer a poetic summary of
the story.

You need to make the assignment look presentation

ready
This means it should have
colour and images. Where
and how many are up to
you, but remember that
effort always shows.

Your poem will use only

Onomatopoeia (x 2 )

lines from the novel

Can I do this on the computer?

These lines are not the

Personification
Idiom ( x 2 )
You must Parody
find
three
Imagery
other de Symbol
vices to
highlight
UnderstateChoose from:
ment

same ones found for poetic devices

Because what we are doing

is for class you will not
have any computer time,
but if you would like to
complete your final copy
on the computer you may.

Your poems must represent the entirety of the

novels plot (beginning,
middle, and end)

Your poem will be a minimum of ten lines

Lines may be manipulated in structure to suit

your purpose provided
the quote maintains its

original meaning

Your poem, while based

on the novel, is your
reimagining of the story
and so it will have an
original title

Allusion

Synecdoche

Apostrophe

Anaphora

Assignment Specifications

Metonymy

Foreshadowing

Your page must have the

following:

Foil

1. Use an 11 x 17 piece of
paper

Paradox
Oxymoron
Pun
Elegy
Ode

Flashback
Stereotype
Assonance
Free Choice*

2. Arrange your poem to

be the center of the paper

3. Display the title of the

novel and the author
clearly at the top of the
page
4. Each poetic device
needs to have a clear
heading above it
5. Every example of a poetic device must have the

They must have some

element of colour (if you
do not have a colour
printer, a few things coloured in by hand will
suffice)

page number next to it in

parenthesis (pg 46)
6. Each poetic device must
be made to stand out from
the rest of the quote.
7. You must copy the entirety
of the quote, and not just
the piece with the poetic
device