Phonics MiniLesson
... be added to the board list: louder, bird, chirping, dirt, arm, fork, horn, turning, burp, erping, brother, sister, father, snores. I would have the students read the list of words with me (star, wonder, are, world, louder, bird, chirping, dirt, jar, or, arm, fork, horn, turning, burp, erping, brothe ...
... be added to the board list: louder, bird, chirping, dirt, arm, fork, horn, turning, burp, erping, brother, sister, father, snores. I would have the students read the list of words with me (star, wonder, are, world, louder, bird, chirping, dirt, jar, or, arm, fork, horn, turning, burp, erping, brothe ...
Je Suis ein Americano
... seems never to have taken a puritanical stance toward vocabulary. It has enlarged itself by freely absorbing vocabulary from Arabic, Iroquoian, and Indonesian. Other countries, such as France, have striven to shield and protect the purity of their language. But Americans love coinages and improvisat ...
... seems never to have taken a puritanical stance toward vocabulary. It has enlarged itself by freely absorbing vocabulary from Arabic, Iroquoian, and Indonesian. Other countries, such as France, have striven to shield and protect the purity of their language. But Americans love coinages and improvisat ...
Pre 1914 Poems Revision
... man at work. She is curious, wondering which is "the poison" - either which is the best one for the job, or which is the one the old man has chosen. She speaks of "her" - we assume that this is a rival, but it is not yet clear. The second stanza suggests this more strongly, as we learn that "he" (an ...
... man at work. She is curious, wondering which is "the poison" - either which is the best one for the job, or which is the one the old man has chosen. She speaks of "her" - we assume that this is a rival, but it is not yet clear. The second stanza suggests this more strongly, as we learn that "he" (an ...
Homework/Reminders
... are Indian, but be careful who you tell.” (lines 27-32) Likes: On that blistering day/as the heat waves rose/from the black tarred highway (lines 1-3). I like the imagery Tahnahga uses. I can see and feel the heat! Like: I like the way the poem is organized. “Mom” is on separate lines, which shows a ...
... are Indian, but be careful who you tell.” (lines 27-32) Likes: On that blistering day/as the heat waves rose/from the black tarred highway (lines 1-3). I like the imagery Tahnahga uses. I can see and feel the heat! Like: I like the way the poem is organized. “Mom” is on separate lines, which shows a ...
LAD Category Descriptions
... #55 Long Rhymed Poetry, 11 lines or more – Any rhyme pattern is acceptable. #56 Short Rhymed Poetry, 10 lines or fewer – Any rhyme pattern is acceptable. #57 Sonnet – A lyric poem composed of 14 lines. The most popular type is the English/ Shakespearean sonnet. The meter usually is iambic pentameter ...
... #55 Long Rhymed Poetry, 11 lines or more – Any rhyme pattern is acceptable. #56 Short Rhymed Poetry, 10 lines or fewer – Any rhyme pattern is acceptable. #57 Sonnet – A lyric poem composed of 14 lines. The most popular type is the English/ Shakespearean sonnet. The meter usually is iambic pentameter ...
Ballad Project
... least 50 years ago. (Exception: Because of the significance of events from September 11 and the abundance of materials printed about the event, students may choose some aspect of the tragedy as the topic of this project.) Students will use the ballad stanza form (see below). A refrain may be include ...
... least 50 years ago. (Exception: Because of the significance of events from September 11 and the abundance of materials printed about the event, students may choose some aspect of the tragedy as the topic of this project.) Students will use the ballad stanza form (see below). A refrain may be include ...
G - TeacherWeb
... Millet, such as “The Gleaners”, or those of the Dutch school, are good examples. In literature the term means a kind, type, form, or style. For example, the Gothic novel is a genre, and so is the Elizabethan tragedy of blood. In the introduction to their distinguished collection, Criticism, the Foun ...
... Millet, such as “The Gleaners”, or those of the Dutch school, are good examples. In literature the term means a kind, type, form, or style. For example, the Gothic novel is a genre, and so is the Elizabethan tragedy of blood. In the introduction to their distinguished collection, Criticism, the Foun ...
7th Grade English Poetry Unit Assignments Note: There are no
... to change or enhance the meaning? Upon returning to class, I will ask you to share either poem 1 or 2 with the class. (We have been sharing our work too.) Notes: Read through the following class notes. Memorize the major literary terms and concepts. There is no need to complete the activities for th ...
... to change or enhance the meaning? Upon returning to class, I will ask you to share either poem 1 or 2 with the class. (We have been sharing our work too.) Notes: Read through the following class notes. Memorize the major literary terms and concepts. There is no need to complete the activities for th ...
Kate Reed
... its audience; it is the vehicle through which poetry tries to say what cannot be said. Rip a poem away from its form, and you will watch its meaning collapse like a house of cards. The human ...
... its audience; it is the vehicle through which poetry tries to say what cannot be said. Rip a poem away from its form, and you will watch its meaning collapse like a house of cards. The human ...
Whoso List to Hunt
... with a fixed format and rhyme scheme, to England. • Despite not publishing his poetry, Wyatt would have made his poems readily available to others. • During the Elizabethan period, poets passed their work around in aristocratic circles, in what has been described as a sort of game of one-upmanship: ...
... with a fixed format and rhyme scheme, to England. • Despite not publishing his poetry, Wyatt would have made his poems readily available to others. • During the Elizabethan period, poets passed their work around in aristocratic circles, in what has been described as a sort of game of one-upmanship: ...
a glossary of literary terms
... CAESURA, a pause in a line of verse, usually dictated by the sense of the line and often greater than a normal pause. For purposes of study, the mark indicating a caesura is two short vertical lines (ll). A caesura can be indicated by punctuation, the grammatical construction of a sentence, or the p ...
... CAESURA, a pause in a line of verse, usually dictated by the sense of the line and often greater than a normal pause. For purposes of study, the mark indicating a caesura is two short vertical lines (ll). A caesura can be indicated by punctuation, the grammatical construction of a sentence, or the p ...
All Quiet on the Western Front
... Propaganda, though meant to be taken seriously, is often exaggerated and unrealistic. This makes it a prime target for our old friend, satire. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Paul makes very clear his disdain for the romantic vision of war espoused by the propaganda of his time. Also, he often sh ...
... Propaganda, though meant to be taken seriously, is often exaggerated and unrealistic. This makes it a prime target for our old friend, satire. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Paul makes very clear his disdain for the romantic vision of war espoused by the propaganda of his time. Also, he often sh ...
does the sea actually come suddenly around the cape or appear to?
... Yield such an alcohol! Inebriate of air am I, And debauchee of dew, Reeling, through endless summer days, From inns of molten blue. When landlords turn the drunken bee Out of the foxglove's door, When butterflies renounce their drams, I shall but drink the more! Till seraphs swing their snowy hats, ...
... Yield such an alcohol! Inebriate of air am I, And debauchee of dew, Reeling, through endless summer days, From inns of molten blue. When landlords turn the drunken bee Out of the foxglove's door, When butterflies renounce their drams, I shall but drink the more! Till seraphs swing their snowy hats, ...
Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen Bent double, like old
... But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind; Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind. Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling, Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time; But someone still was yelling out and stumbling And flound'rin ...
... But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind; Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind. Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling, Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time; But someone still was yelling out and stumbling And flound'rin ...
Elements of Nonfiction
... Rhythm: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Poems where the rhythm is like everyday conversation without a definite pattern are called free verse. ...
... Rhythm: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Poems where the rhythm is like everyday conversation without a definite pattern are called free verse. ...
Reading, Writing and Reciting Poetry
... - discuss the fact that poetry is the poet’s point of view # 3 The Power of Words (W) -give students “poetic devices” vocabulary ogranizer -Poetry Poker: words on cue cards, shuffle & distribute 10 per student/pair of students, - students create a 5 line free-style poem, may trade 2 cards (station # ...
... - discuss the fact that poetry is the poet’s point of view # 3 The Power of Words (W) -give students “poetic devices” vocabulary ogranizer -Poetry Poker: words on cue cards, shuffle & distribute 10 per student/pair of students, - students create a 5 line free-style poem, may trade 2 cards (station # ...
Unit 5 Writing Poetry and Songs
... In this unit students will find significance in the ordinary details of their lives, employ strategies of revision, and learn from mentor authors. This unit will give students the opportunity to use language in extraordinary ways. Students will experiment with powerful language, the use of line brea ...
... In this unit students will find significance in the ordinary details of their lives, employ strategies of revision, and learn from mentor authors. This unit will give students the opportunity to use language in extraordinary ways. Students will experiment with powerful language, the use of line brea ...
LITERARY ANALYSIS Just as painters express ideas and feelings
... objects, events or situations in their works. The writer “shows” rather than “tells.” This allows the reader to participate in the experience more fully. In other words, imagery helps to create the mood (atmosphere/emotion) and the tone (attitude towards a subject, character or audience). Whil ...
... objects, events or situations in their works. The writer “shows” rather than “tells.” This allows the reader to participate in the experience more fully. In other words, imagery helps to create the mood (atmosphere/emotion) and the tone (attitude towards a subject, character or audience). Whil ...
Honors English 10 Final Exam
... 1. Which of the following types of essays is incorrectly matched? a. Description: writing that presents an impression b. Narration: writing that relates a series of events c. Exposition: writing that explains a subject d. Persuasion: writing that presents a picture 2. In an autobiography, the writer ...
... 1. Which of the following types of essays is incorrectly matched? a. Description: writing that presents an impression b. Narration: writing that relates a series of events c. Exposition: writing that explains a subject d. Persuasion: writing that presents a picture 2. In an autobiography, the writer ...
Languages as poems - University of Michigan
... The first is the case of [z] plurals that cause the voicing of the preceding spirant. I guess that all speakers of "English" change the [s] of house to [z] in houses; probably most would favor knives, wives, lives, elves, selves, and halves over lifes, elfs, selfs, and halfs, but what do we do with ...
... The first is the case of [z] plurals that cause the voicing of the preceding spirant. I guess that all speakers of "English" change the [s] of house to [z] in houses; probably most would favor knives, wives, lives, elves, selves, and halves over lifes, elfs, selfs, and halfs, but what do we do with ...
Common Literary Terms 1. Abstract- a general term, referring to a
... (line one- five syllables, line two- seven syllables, line three- five syllables) 69. Historical fiction- is based on actual people, events, or periods in history, but they may contain made-up characters 70. History- a written, factual record of the past 71. Hubris- the Greek word for pride or insol ...
... (line one- five syllables, line two- seven syllables, line three- five syllables) 69. Historical fiction- is based on actual people, events, or periods in history, but they may contain made-up characters 70. History- a written, factual record of the past 71. Hubris- the Greek word for pride or insol ...
Poetry Analysis Test
... b. Example: She is as slow as a turtle. c. Example: __________________________________________________ “Free as a …” by Linda Armstrong First thing Outside my window The wild world sings. I wonder How it would be To fly over My neighborhood, Box houses, Streets like lines On a map, Tops of trees; To ...
... b. Example: She is as slow as a turtle. c. Example: __________________________________________________ “Free as a …” by Linda Armstrong First thing Outside my window The wild world sings. I wonder How it would be To fly over My neighborhood, Box houses, Streets like lines On a map, Tops of trees; To ...
view - Association for Computational Linguistics
... extended this approach to generate Chinese quatrains. The problem of generating the first line is resolved by a separate neural machine translation (NMT) model which takes one keyword as input and translates it into the first line. Marjan Ghazvininejad and Knight (2016) proposed a poetry generation ...
... extended this approach to generate Chinese quatrains. The problem of generating the first line is resolved by a separate neural machine translation (NMT) model which takes one keyword as input and translates it into the first line. Marjan Ghazvininejad and Knight (2016) proposed a poetry generation ...
Chapter nine
... initial consonant, CVc, rather than the vowel and the final consonant as is the case in end rhyme, Cvc. Pararhyme: two syllables having the same initial and final consonants, but different vowels (CvC), they pararhyme. Repetition: two exactly same syllables. ...
... initial consonant, CVc, rather than the vowel and the final consonant as is the case in end rhyme, Cvc. Pararhyme: two syllables having the same initial and final consonants, but different vowels (CvC), they pararhyme. Repetition: two exactly same syllables. ...
Sonnets 101
... Here, the "abab" pattern sets up distinct four-line groups, each of which develops a specific idea; however, the overlapping a, b, c, and d rhymes form the first 12 lines into a single unit with a separated final couplet. The three quatrains then develop three distinct but closely related ideas, wit ...
... Here, the "abab" pattern sets up distinct four-line groups, each of which develops a specific idea; however, the overlapping a, b, c, and d rhymes form the first 12 lines into a single unit with a separated final couplet. The three quatrains then develop three distinct but closely related ideas, wit ...