Elegy

Analyze Tone, Figurative Language, and Extended

Metaphor
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What is an Elegy

An Elegy is a poem
written to mourn the
death of someone
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Understanding the Purpose
of a piece of writing helps
you to understand its

Tone

Which is the writer’s attitude

about what they are writing
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Understanding Tone

Tone is the Author’s

Attitude towards the topic--
it comes from their head

Mood is created in the

reader and it comes from
the heart
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Understanding Tone

Always remember Tone

as Author’s Tone-- It is
the attitude of the writer
towards what they are
writing about
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Learning to
Interpreting Figurative
Language

“What is meant by the

words”

That’s
Connotation
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Understanding Metaphors

An Extended Metaphor is
a Metaphor that runs
several lines or
throughout an entire
piece of writing
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Understanding Structure
Helps
Understand Meaning
Helps
Understanding Tone
Helps
Understand Purpose