Monday, January 08, 2018

POETRY INTRO

1. Opening Paragraph assignment will be due on Wednesday to turnitin.com
2. Intro to Poetry:

Poetry Terms

Poetry- a type of literature that uses very concise (very brief; using few words), musical, and emotionally charged words.

Poetic Language:

  1. Figurative Language-not the literal meaning; interpreted imaginatively
    1. Simile-comparison between two  unlike things using like or as
It rained like cats and dogs.
    1. Metaphor- comparison between two things without using like or as; one thing is spoken of as being another
Death is a long sleep
    1. Personification- giving objects human qualities or characteristics
The moon sighed; The trees danced
    1. Hyperbole- Extreme exaggeration
A nose the size of a house
  1. Imagery- use of vivid language to create word pictures for the reader. Uses sensory language appealing to smell, taste, feel, sound, sight.

  1. Symbol- something that has a meaning and also represents or stands for something else.

  1. Devices-
    1. Alliteration- repetition of the first sound of several words. Example: “start their silent swinging”
    2. Onomatopoeia-use of words to imitate actual sounds. Example: “bang, tap, swish”


    1. Assonance-repetition of similar vowel sounds. Example:  “deep, beneath, dreamless”; At, Ask
    2. Consonance- repetition of similar consonant sounds at end of accented syllables. Example: “spurt of a lighted match”; Will-Wall
    3. Repetition – repeating a word
    4. Rhyme – repetition of sounds at the end of words
                                          i.    End rhyme- rhyming words at ends of lines
                                        ii.    Internal rhyme- rhyming words are within the line

Rhyme:
A.   Rhyme Scheme- A regular rhyming pattern of words in a poem (Usually found at the end of the lines)
Mary had a little lamb             A
Its fleece was white as snow B
Everywhere that Mary went,  C
The lamb was sure to go       B
B.   Rhyme Scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet:
A,B,A,B  C,D,C,D= the first 8 lines (an OCTET)
E,F,E,F = The last 6 lines are a SESTET
G,G= RHYMING COUPLET

C.   Couplet- A pair of consecutive rhyming lines


Rhythm:

  1. Rhythm- the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables or beats in the lines

  1. Meter- the rhythmical pattern of a poem. This pattern is determined by the number and types of stresses, or beats, in each line.

  1. Foot-  each group of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.
    1. Lines are described in terms of the number of feet that occur in them
    2. Monometer-1 foot
    3. Dimeter-2 feet
    4. Trimeter-3 feet
    5. Pentameter- 5 feet

Poetic Structures:

1. Refrain- phrase or word that his repeated regularly in a poem

2.  Stanza- groups of lines that form units in a poem (like a paragraph)

  1. Blank verse- poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
When I / see birch/ es bend/ to left/ and right
Across/ the lines/ of  straight/ er dark/ er trees

Iambic pentameter- Lines of poetry with 5 Iambic feet; each with one unstressed followed by one stressed syllable (see example above)

  1. Free verse-verse not written in formal rhythmical pattern

Types of Poetry:

  1. Ballad- a poem intended to be sung; tells a story

  1. Haiku- three line verse form; (Japanese Poem)
first line has five syllables,
second line has seven syllables
Third line has five syllables. 

A haiku tries to convey a single vivid emotion with images from nature.

  1. Lyric poetry- poetry expressing the observations and feelings of a single speaker. Never tells full story; zeroes in on an experience or creates and explores a single effect.
(Lyrics- Also words of a song)

  1. Narrative- type of poem that tells a story.

  1. Sonnet-  fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter.
(Most common: Shakespearean sonnet; Elizabethan sonnet)


  1. Concrete Poetry- A poem with a shape that suggest it’s subject
POETRY PACKET
LINK TO POETRY PACKET:
http://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2017/12/poems.html

3.  Students should review Poetry Terms,
4.        Students should complete all Study Island Keystone                  Practice exercises 8-12 by Thursday
5.        There will be a poetry terms test on Friday

6.      Work on the bonus assignments

Bonus Assignment:
AmVets (American Veterans) is sponsoring two writing contests:
·         AMVETS Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program
           LINK: http://amvets.org/wp-content/themes/amvetshq/docs/program-form-11-01.pdf
·        
     
         AMVETS National Americanism Essay Contest
l       LINK: http://amvets.org/wp-content/themes/amvetshq/docs/program-form-10-01.pdf
1.       Write an original essay or a poem for this theme: “Be a winner......be drug free”. 
·         Poem: written in blue/black ink or typed
·         Essay: written in blue/black ink or typed; 350 words or less
·         Must address the theme
·         Judges consider:
Ø  Adherence to theme
Ø  Originality
Ø  Literary construction
Ø  Legibility
·         National awards: 1st place $200; 2nd place $75; 3rd place $50

2.       Write an original essay for this theme: “Why is the Constitution important to me?”
·         written in blue/black ink or typed
·         400 words or less
·         Judges consider:
Ø  Adherence to theme
Ø  Originality
Ø  Literary composition
Ø  Legibility
·         National winners: all-expense paid trip to the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, PA, for a long weekend of youth-oriented activities and sightseeing.


*ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MRS. CHRISTIAN BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 FOR CONSIDERATION.



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