• “George Gray” by Edgar Lee Masters

Part 2: Finding Figurative Language
Locate three figurative language devices in your poem. Use the devices to complete this chart.
• alliteration • idiom • onomatopoeia
• allusion • meiosis personification
• hyperbole • metaphor • simile

Figurative Language Device
Which figurative language device is used? Line from Poem
Copy and paste the line from the poem where the device is used. Meaning
Explain the meaning of the figurative language in your own words. What does the device add to the poem?
personification
A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor. The boat is not moving
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Part 3: Determining Mood and Tone
Respond to the following questions in at least two complete sentences. Use specific evidence from your selected poem to support your response.
1. What is the tone of your selected poem? Which words, phrases, and figurative language devices contribute to the tone?


2. What is the mood of your selected poem? How is this mood achieved? Use details from the text to support your response.