THE HAIYAN DEAD Flashcards
in _____, much of the country was devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda
2013
it was described by CNN as one of the strongest storms recorded on the planet
Super Typhoon Haiyan
who wrote the poem THE HAIYAN DEAD?
MERLIE ACUNAN
she is one of the more influential and respected writers in the Visayas region
MERLIE ACUNAN
MERLIE ACUNAN is one of the more influential and respected writers in what region
VISAYAS
the combination of setting, character, and action in a poem which is supposed to engage the reader
DRAMATIC SITUATION
a picture of words which must serve purpose in a poem
IMAGE
2 LEVELS OF POEM
LITERAL LEVEL
METAPHORICAL LEVEL
level of poem which is something that relates to the dramatic situation or what is happening in the poem
LITERAL LEVEL
level of poem which is where we see the literal dramatic situation unfolding into a figurative articulation of what is taking place
METAPHORICAL LEVEL
a comparison between two distinctly different things; explicitly indicated by the word “like” or “as”
SIMILE
use of word or phrase denoting one kind of idea or object in place of another word or phrase for the purpose of: (a) suggesting a likeness between the two; and (b) give added meaning to one of the things being compared
METAPHOR
And ice, mast-high, came floating by
As green as emerald
(simile or metaphor?)
SIMILE
O my love’s like a red, red rose
simile or metaphor?
SIMILE
Eye, gazelle, delicate wanderer
Drinker of horizon’s fluid
(simile or metaphor?)
METAPHOR
