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Strong I sing the song of the great clean guns that belch forth death at will.
verbs and Ah, but the wailing mothers, the lifeless forms and still!
precise
noun I sing the songs of the billowing flags, the bugles that cry before.
Ah, but the skeletons flapping rags, the lips that speak no more!

I sing the clash of bayonets and sabres that flash and cleave.
And wilt thou sing the maimed ones, too, that go with pinned-up
sleeve?

I sing acclaimèd generals that bring the victory home.
Ah, but the broken bodies that drip like honey-comb!

I sing of hearts triumphant, long ranks of marching men.
And wilt thou sing the shadowy hosts that never march again?

I sing the song of the great clean guns that belch forth death at will.
Ah, but the wailing mothers, the lifeless forms and still!

Figurative a. Personification: the great clean guns that belch forth death at will,
language the bugles that cry before
b. Simile : the broken bodies that drip like honey-comb
c. Alliteration: sing the song, grear guns, broken bodies.

Repetition: will and still ; before and more; cleave and sleeve; home and
comb; men and again.
Sensory I sing the song of the great clean guns that belch forth death at will.
images Ah, but the wailing mothers, the lifeless forms and still! (eyes)

I sing the songs of the billowing flags, the bugles that cry before.
Ah, but the skeletons flapping rags, the lips that speak no more! (hear)

D. Let’s Practie
*student’s answer

E. Formative Evaluation
Read the poem written by Robert Blair below.
Then, answer the following questions.

1. What is the poem about?

The poem describes ships on the shore and a rolling tide.
2. Identify an example of personification: explain what is being personified how.
Puts an arm of sand – the word arm is supposed to be used by human, not a nature.

3. Identify an example of hyperbole: explain how it is exaggerated.
Endless wrinkles – the word endless seems exaggerating.

4. Identify an example of metaphor: explain which two things are being compared.
Ocean – span of salt

Waves – wrinkles

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SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 1 YOGYAKARTA BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS XI SEMESTER 1