poetry unit analysis catalysts form poetry. opening qs what is poetry? what are vital attributes...
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Poetry Unit
AnalysisCatalystsForm Poetry
Opening QsWhat is poetry?What are vital attributes to the
poetry genre?How does one go about writing a
poem?Why do we write, read, and
discuss poetry?
Introduction to PoetryI Dont Write Poetry! Eric Cockrell
i dont write poetry...i sweat poetry, i drink poetry, i breathe poetry, i make love to poetry, i fight poetry, i eat poetry, i bleed poetry, i crap poetry...too often i betray poetry, sometimes i drop poetry.once i tripped over poetry, got angry and kicked poetry.i rocked poetry on a sleepless night, i buried poetry on the hill...i lived poetry, for i am poetry...
no, i dont write poetry, but poetry writes me!
Write Poems about PoetryDirections: Write 3 poems about poetry.
Your poems should convey: your feelings about poetry, what you believe poetry is, and why you write poetry.
If you’re struggling for a start… Start your 1st poem with the line “Poetry
is”
Poetry Catalyst PracticeDirections: Build a poem around the following line. You may only add up to 25 MORE words to the original prompt. The prompt may appear ANYWHERE in the piece, but it is only “free” (word-count wise) once.
Practice Prompt On the wings of a pale green butterfly
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FORM POEM: Haiku Structure
Line 1: 5 syllables Line 2: 7 syllables Line 3: 5 syllables
Content Traditional Haikus are about nature Modern Haikus are about a variety of topics BOTH juxtapose two images or ideas
Activity Practice with “FlashCard” poetry (write your
poems in your notes!) Write 2 TRADITIONAL Haikus (about nature) Write 2 MODERN Haikus
Imagery
Definition: when the writer “paints a picture” with his/her words.
Practice Write a line of poetry that “paints a picture”
of the following things: Friendship Sorrow Fear
Daily CatalystDirections: Build a poem around the following line. You may only add up to 25 MORE words to the original prompt. The prompt may appear ANYWHERE in the piece, but it is only “free” (word-count wise)
once.FOCUS: imagery
Holding my small hand
FORM POEM: Acrostic Structure
The poem is built off of a BASE WORD That BASE WORD should also be the last word of
the poem Content
Your BASE WORD should be an idea or concept. Example
Harsh words cut through my soulAs tears run down my faceThe world around me stops Even now – I hate hate.
Activity Write 2 Acrostic poems about the topic of your
choice
Daily CatalystDirections: Build a poem around the following line. You may only add up to 25 MORE words to the original prompt. The prompt may appear ANYWHERE in the piece, but it is only “free” (word-count wise)
once.FOCUS: imagery
We wait to change our mask
Shape/Concrete Poems Structure
written in the shape of the object it is about Content
Your IMAGE should be a symbolic object ExampleType # 1 (outline) Type # 2 (filled)
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxx
Activity write 2 shape/concrete poems
1 type # 1 (outline only) 1 type # 2 (typed, filled-in shape)
Poetry Analysis: The First Book
Directions: Read the poem and take notes on
meaning, literary devices, and personal reactions.
Create a 1-page, typed (1.5 spacing), thesis-based formal analysis in which you discuss this piece using evidence from the text.
Poetry Analysis Your analysis will be a standard essay
Introduction w/ a thesis Body paragraphs w/ textual evidence (lines
from the poem) Conclusion
Things to consider in your analysis: Poetic devices
Personification Alliteration Allusion Theme Imagery
o Simileo Metaphoro Repetition o Symbol o Rhyme scheme
Some other things to consider Personal reaction to the piece Underlying meaning/Alternate meaning Tone Do you like the piece? Why?
Incorporating Quoteso Include specific lines from the poem to support
your analysis.o Put the line in “ “ and where there is a line break in
the poem, use a / to indicate that.o Because this is an analysis about ONE POEM, make
sure the poem title and poet name appear in the introduction. No other citation is necessary
o Be sure to remember the acronym I.C.E when incorporating quotes. Introduce – Cite – Explain
Simile and Metaphor Definition:
Simile – a comparison of 2 unlike things using “like” or “as.”
Metaphor – a comparison of 2 unlike things (1 thing IS the other)
Both devices are meant to draw a connection between the unknown and the familiar
Practice: Write a simile and a metaphor for the following
things: A daisy A pencil A whisk A garbage can
Daily CatalystDirections: Build a poem around the following line. You may only add up to 25 MORE words to the original prompt. The prompt may appear ANYWHERE in the piece, but it is only “free” (word-count wise)
once.FOCUS: simile and metaphor
I am making a house
Diamonte Structure
Line 1 = one noun Line 2 = two adjectives Line 3 = three verbs ending in –ing Line 4 = four nouns Line 5 = three different verbs ending in –ing Line 6 = two adjectives (different than line 2) Line 7 = one noun (different than line 1)
Content This poem works best with a concept
Practice Use the lists provided to create a Diamonte (next slide)
Activity Write 2 original Diamonte poems
Nouns Adjectives -ing verbs
Love PencilHate bikeBlessing birdRing heart Beauty ghostPen beePaper farmerThought sight School faithHomeVacationSnowCoffeeDogHatMoosePhoneBookBoredom
Beautiful fabulousFat colorfulBitter fluidSweet smartStinky sassySoft importantHarsh blandSparkly terribleBright simpleDark complex Lavish peacefulSmall looseGiant alive Rigid jealousColossal mysterious Cute richcuddly vast Powerful clumsy
Growing yellingRunning watchingJumping waitingCrying planningLaughing partingSeeing workingBelieving stoppingWriting lyingLearning holdingSleeping meetingTasting sittingKeeping standingTalking livingListening helpingShining skiingGlowing lickingSmiling crawlingFrowning quivering
RondeauStructure15 lines: broken into 3 stanzas 5-4-6
1. A (Refrain)2. a3. b4. b5. a
6. a7. a8. b9. R
10.a11.a12.b13.b14.a15.R
Rondeau: exampleWe Wear the MaskPaul Lawrence Dunbar
WE wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties.
Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while We wear the mask.
We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured souls arise. We sing, but oh the clay is vile Beneath our feet, and long the mile; But let the world dream otherwise, We wear the mask!
Activity Write an original Rondeau Final copy should be typed
Villanelle
1. A1 (REFRAIN)2. b3. A2 (REFRAIN)
4. a5. b6. A1
7. a8. b9. A2
10. a11. b12. A1
13. a 14. b15. A2
16. a17. b18. A1
19. A2
Structure19 lines: 5 triplets (3 lines) & 1 quatrain (4 lines)
Villanelle: exampleDo Not Go Gentle into that Good NightDylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Because their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how brightTheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sightBlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.Do not go gentle into that good night.Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Activity Write an original Villanelle Final copy should be typed
Daily CatalystsDirections: Build poems around the following line. You may only add up to 40 MORE words to the original prompt. The prompt may appear ANYWHERE in the piece, but it is only “free” (word-count wise) once.FOCUS: simile and metaphor
You are not forgiven Use simile or metaphor
My soul is a river create an extended metaphor
Imitations Read the “Inspired Poetry” sheet that
illustrates 2 poems that are imitations of Rita Dove pieces.
Read the poems on the next sheet and choose 3 to write imitations for.
Label 2 “practice” Type and label the one that you are most
proud of for a MW grade
Cento Structure
A “patchwork” poem that takes lines or phrases from many different poems from the same poet and combines them into a new piece.
Content The content of these types of poems varies
and is driven by the pieces that you select to “sew” back together
Practice Using the Sonia Sanchez poems provided,
create a 5-10 line Cento. Activity
Write TWO Centos (typed) a minimum of 20 lines each 1 from the group of Billy Collins poems 1 from the groups of Adrienne Rich poems
Free Form Poetry Structure
Divided into stanzas Has a pleasant rhythm & flow
Content Varies
Activity Write a free form poem about each of the
following topics: Bullying (the act, the feeling associated with, combating it) One of the seasons A person A part of the life cycle (birth, childhood, young adulthood,
adulthood, elder years, death) A tragic or comedic event A mundane activity