Students will use this web exploration activity to deepen their understanding of the literary terms of hyperbole, assonance, and consonance.

1. Literary Terms: HyperboleAssonanceConsonance An exploration in critical thinking and team work

2. At this point, you should be working in groups of 3 as you work towards finding examples of and the definitions for these literary terms.

3. Hyperbole – What is it? Consult the following websites in order to uncover the definition of this literary term. Record your understanding of hyperbole on your processor. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/279502/hyperbole http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/Terms/hyperbole.html http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&defl=en&q=define:hyperbole&ei=mGtCS9zHKZCXtgej1s2WCQ&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title&ved=0CAkQkAE

4. Assonance – What is it? Again, working in groups of three, use the website below to help you understand the meaning of assonance. Record the definition on your processor. http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/Terms/assonance.html

5. Consonance – What is it? Finally, browse the following websites in order to determine the meaning of consonance. Record your understanding of the definition on your processor. http://www.rhs.k12.hi.us/~wol/PoetryTerms.pdf http://www.wallkillcsd.k12.ny.us/glt.htm#_C

6. Once you reach this slide, get your teacher’s attention and ask her for a graphic organizer. YOU MUST TURN THIS SHEET IN BEFORE YOU LEAVE CLASS!!! On the following slide, you will find links to five poems. Decide whether you want to read each poem together or divide them up among your group members. Read each poem, and determine whether it demonstrates assonance, consonance, or hyperbole. Complete the graphic organizer provided for you in order to demonstrate your understanding of each literary term.

7. Poem examples http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/BoN/abon.html http://mste.illinois.edu/courses/ci407su01/students/north/kristy/Project/K-Poem-Net.html http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoem.do?poemId=470 http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/annabel-lee/ http://www.bartleby.com/142/112.html

8. Congratulations! You are done with this web exploration of hyperbole, assonance and consonance.