Portfolio Intro and Using Concrete Language to Express Emotion

1. Introduce freshman portfolio- due May 12th
2. Create cite
3. Share favorite poems
4. Language and Emotion

Terms for today:

• abstract-  refer to ideas or concepts; they have no physical referents. ex: love, justice, truth, success, freedom
• concrete- refer to objects or events that are available to the senses. spoon, table, velvet eye patch, nose ring, sinus mask, green, hot, walking.
• denotation- literal meaning of a word
• connotation- something suggested or implied by a word or thing, rather than being explicitly named or described. ex: connotations for “home” might be: warmth, comfort, relaxation, etc.
• figurative language- language not meant to be taken literally (ex: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification)
• tone- attitude toward subject matter and toward the audience implied in a literary work
• mood- emotional quality or character of a poem

HW: Concrete language brainstorming. You will be writing a poem that expresses an emotion using concrete language and images. Do not name the emotion you are writing about in the poem itself- it should be clear through the language you choose what the poem is about.