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Homework On Figurative Language The Drum

The document instructs the reader to read the poem "The Drum" by Nikki Giovanni, which uses a metaphor to compare the world to a tight and hard drum. It then asks the reader to complete a chart analyzing the metaphor, identifying what is being compared, what is the same and different about the comparison, and what the author wants the reader to understand. It also asks the reader to draw an illustration of either "The Drum" or the poem "Autumn Thoughts" by Langston Hughes.

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Homework On Figurative Language The Drum

The document instructs the reader to read the poem "The Drum" by Nikki Giovanni, which uses a metaphor to compare the world to a tight and hard drum. It then asks the reader to complete a chart analyzing the metaphor, identifying what is being compared, what is the same and different about the comparison, and what the author wants the reader to understand. It also asks the reader to draw an illustration of either "The Drum" or the poem "Autumn Thoughts" by Langston Hughes.

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Read the poem The Drum by Nikki Giovanni and complete the metaphor or simile chart.

The Drum
daddy says the world is
a drum tight and hard
and i told him
im gonna beat
out my own rhythm

Here is a comparison:
daddy says the world is
a drum tight and hard
Is this a simile or metaphor?
What is being compared?
What is the same and different about them?
What does the author want you to understand?
Draw a picture to illustrate this poem or the poem "Autumn Thoughts" by Langston
Hughes..

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