Poetry

Lesson 7
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ELA

Unit 7

3rd Grade

Lesson 7 of 12

Objective


Explain why some poets choose to use metaphors by identifying and explaining the elements of poetry found in various poems about nature.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Random House Book of Poetry for Children by Jack Prelutsky (September, 1983)  pp. 93 – 95

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Target Task


Multiple Choice

What is a metaphor?

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Writing Prompt

Why do poets choose to use metaphors? How do metaphors help a reader better understand a poem's message? Use examples from multiple poems to support your answer.

Sample Response

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Key Questions


  • Read the line from the poem: "Their living room is a bowling alley." What type of figurative language is this? Why does the author include this description? ("The People Upstairs")

  • How does the speaker feel about the people upstairs? Why? ("The People Upstairs") 

  • Identify the metaphors. Why does the author include the metaphor? (Concrete mixers are urban elephants.) ("Concrete Mixers") 

  • Identify the similes. Why does the author include the similes? How do they help readers visualize concretemixers?  ("Concerte Mixers")

  • Other things to make sure to notice: zebra - simile, crowds - repetition and shape, sing a song of people - repetition, rhyming ("Concrete Mixers")

Vocabulary


metaphor

Notes


New Focus: metaphor (See notes in vocabulary/content knowledge for definition.)

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.3.3 — Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
  • RL.3.5 — Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
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