Grade 6

THE HARLEM

RENAISSANCE
by:layla
what is the harlem renaissance
what is the harlem renaissance?

The Harlem Renaissance was

a period of rich cross-

disciplinary artistic and

cultural activity among

African Americans between

the end of World War I and

the onset of the Great

Depression and lead up to

World War II.

 Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci ,Italian painter, sculptor, builder, engineer

and writer. Versatile Renaissance spirit and one of the

greatest artists in the history of mankind. Studied in Florence

with A. Verrocchi between 1466 and 1469 enrolled in the

Florentine painting association of St. Luke in 1472. He was in the

service of Lodovico Sforza, called il Moro, in Milan , then he

stayed in Mantua and Venice. Between 1500 and 1506, again in

Florence and in Milan 1506–13. After his stay in Rome, when he

traveled to Romagna, Umbria and part of Tuscany in the

service of Cesare Borgia, he created rich topographical

documentation. At the invitation of the French king Francis I, he

went to France in 1517, where he remained until the end of his

life. He considered painting to be his main vocation.

 You've reached the

end of this quiz. Good

job!
Remember: writers use literary devices to creatively
express meaning in unique ways. When you are able to

identify and understand literary devices, reading and

writing become more enjoyable and fulfilling.

REFERENCE:
Wordsworth, William. “The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Vol. III.” The Project Gutenberg, Project
Gutenberg, 8 Apr. 2018, www.gutenberg.org/files/12383/12383-h/12383-h.htm.
 Question #5
Matt rapped with
the band while the
man in the tan hat
clapped.
What literary device is used in this sentence?
 4. Alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant
sounds. In this example, the /p/ sound is
repeated throughout the sentence in the
words "Pretty", "Princess", "Pamela",
"prefers", "prance" and "pirouette."

LET'S CHECK 5. Assonance

YOUR Assonance is the repetition of vowel

sounds. The words "Matt" "rapped" "band"

UNDERSTANDING! "man" "tan" "hat", and "clapped" all have the

short a vowel sound.
 Question #6

The bacon popped and

sizzled in the frying pan

The words "popped" and "sizzled" are words that sound like

their meaning. What literary device is this?

Michelangelo
Michelangelo Buonarroti [mikela'nelo buonar:ɔ:'ti] (real name

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni ),Italian

sculptor, painter, builder and poet(Caprese, today

Caprese Michelangelo, province of Arezzo,6. III. 1475–

Rome,18. II. 1564). The main representative of the High

Renaissance and the forerunner of Mannerism . He studied

in Florence in the painting workshop of D. Ghirlandaia,

where he learned the technique of fresco painting and oil

painting. He studied and copied the works of Giotto and

Masaccio. Year In 1489, he was admitted to the sculpture

school in the Medici garden led by Bertoldo di Giovanni,

Donatello's associate.
 Raphael
Raphael, Italian in full Raffaello Sanzio or Raffaello Santi,

master painter and architect of the Italian High

Renaissance. Raphael is best known for his Madonnas and

for his large figure compositions in the Vatican. His work is

admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and

for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human

grandeur.
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