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... Thus, a poet can “say the same thing” on a semantic level while spinning the message in any variety of ways: pregnant is also knocked-up, gravid, expecting, bun in the oven, one on the way, great with child , and so on and so on. Few poems illustrate the multiple and practical implications (or dilem ...
... Thus, a poet can “say the same thing” on a semantic level while spinning the message in any variety of ways: pregnant is also knocked-up, gravid, expecting, bun in the oven, one on the way, great with child , and so on and so on. Few poems illustrate the multiple and practical implications (or dilem ...
Pre 1914 Poems Revision
... for "seven years", and paid back "on the just day". (When the poet develops an image in this way, we may call it an extended metaphor.) The last two lines are memorable - a quite complex idea is packed neatly into two rhyming lines, an effect we call an epigram. (The couplet is at the same time both ...
... for "seven years", and paid back "on the just day". (When the poet develops an image in this way, we may call it an extended metaphor.) The last two lines are memorable - a quite complex idea is packed neatly into two rhyming lines, an effect we call an epigram. (The couplet is at the same time both ...
WRITING POETRY ABOUT IRELAND`S SEASHORE AND OCEANS
... Rhyme is a form of rhyming poetry where the last word of line 1 rhymes with the last word of line 2. A Triplet Rhyme is a form of rhyming poem where the last word in line 1 rhymes with the last word in line 3. o Alphabet poem: Each line begins with the letters of the alphabet in order. o Acrostic po ...
... Rhyme is a form of rhyming poetry where the last word of line 1 rhymes with the last word of line 2. A Triplet Rhyme is a form of rhyming poem where the last word in line 1 rhymes with the last word in line 3. o Alphabet poem: Each line begins with the letters of the alphabet in order. o Acrostic po ...
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... it's almost onomatopoeia: it sounds like what it's supposed to mean. Lines 34-5: The word "dream" gets repeated three times in two lines. This can't be an accident. Is the knight wanting to insist that the vision he saw was, in fact, a dream, and not a real event? Line 40: The consonance of "Hath th ...
... it's almost onomatopoeia: it sounds like what it's supposed to mean. Lines 34-5: The word "dream" gets repeated three times in two lines. This can't be an accident. Is the knight wanting to insist that the vision he saw was, in fact, a dream, and not a real event? Line 40: The consonance of "Hath th ...
By Richard N. Krogh
... Be scored, like old men of less truth than tongue, And your true rights be termed a poet’s rage And stretchèd meter of an antique song: But were some child of yours alive that time, You should live twice, in it and in my rhyme. ...
... Be scored, like old men of less truth than tongue, And your true rights be termed a poet’s rage And stretchèd meter of an antique song: But were some child of yours alive that time, You should live twice, in it and in my rhyme. ...
Recruiting - englishguru
... tells of the deserter’s mother who thinks her son died a hero, serving his country in battle. The speaker suggests that it is best for the mother not to know that her son “lies in a deserter’s grave”. IMAGERY AND LANGUAGE Image “Fear had dogged by night and day” ...
... tells of the deserter’s mother who thinks her son died a hero, serving his country in battle. The speaker suggests that it is best for the mother not to know that her son “lies in a deserter’s grave”. IMAGERY AND LANGUAGE Image “Fear had dogged by night and day” ...
ABC poem = a poem that has five lines and creates a mood, picture
... alphabetical order and are made up of words or phrases; line 5 is a complete sentence and begins with any letter of the alphabet not already used and doesn’t have to be in alphabetical order ...
... alphabetical order and are made up of words or phrases; line 5 is a complete sentence and begins with any letter of the alphabet not already used and doesn’t have to be in alphabetical order ...
Analyzing Poetry
... • Poetry is a compact language that expresses complex feelings. To understand the multiple meanings of a poem, readers must examine its words and phrasing from the perspectives of rhythm, sound, images, obvious meaning, and implied meaning. A good beginning involves asking questions that apply to mo ...
... • Poetry is a compact language that expresses complex feelings. To understand the multiple meanings of a poem, readers must examine its words and phrasing from the perspectives of rhythm, sound, images, obvious meaning, and implied meaning. A good beginning involves asking questions that apply to mo ...
How to read and analyse a poem
... Read the poem aloud (unless it is a shape or concrete poem) right through, several times. On a third reading, read stanza by stanza, or even line by line, to clarify the meaning of the words in the context of the poem. Traditional poems may use some archaic usage, eg o’er (over); ‘neath (beneath); t ...
... Read the poem aloud (unless it is a shape or concrete poem) right through, several times. On a third reading, read stanza by stanza, or even line by line, to clarify the meaning of the words in the context of the poem. Traditional poems may use some archaic usage, eg o’er (over); ‘neath (beneath); t ...
30 DAY POETRY CHALLENGE This poetry challenge is in honor of
... 30 DAY POETRY CHALLENGE accompany it. The poem need not be directly related to the song. Day 11: Write a list poem. Day 12: Tell your life story in 6 words (see smithmag.net for more on this . . . ). Day 13: Write a short poem that a child would like. Day 14: Write a bad poem, make it as lousy as y ...
... 30 DAY POETRY CHALLENGE accompany it. The poem need not be directly related to the song. Day 11: Write a list poem. Day 12: Tell your life story in 6 words (see smithmag.net for more on this . . . ). Day 13: Write a short poem that a child would like. Day 14: Write a bad poem, make it as lousy as y ...
Poetry Explications
... The explication has no formal concluding paragraph; do not simply restate the main points of the introduction! The end of the explication should focus on sound effects or visual patterns, or the concluding image as the final element of asserting an explanation. Sample: The poem ends with a vague sta ...
... The explication has no formal concluding paragraph; do not simply restate the main points of the introduction! The end of the explication should focus on sound effects or visual patterns, or the concluding image as the final element of asserting an explanation. Sample: The poem ends with a vague sta ...
The Tides of “We Real Cool” by Juli Grace
... And if there is a communal agreement, it is that "We Real Cool" is deceptively small in appearances only. Perhaps one of the most compelling (and least cumbersome) ways of reading and exploring this poem is by digging through and past the words, beyond the typical intellectual ways of "knowing" vers ...
... And if there is a communal agreement, it is that "We Real Cool" is deceptively small in appearances only. Perhaps one of the most compelling (and least cumbersome) ways of reading and exploring this poem is by digging through and past the words, beyond the typical intellectual ways of "knowing" vers ...
Lesson 61: Adjectives and the Nouns They Describe In the
... fine. Poetry does not always rhyme in words. That does not mean that you can jot down any old group of words and call it a poem! For, if you look and listen closely, you will find that it does indeed have a sort of rhyme scheme. Like a haiku, the rhyme scheme of this poem is based on its number of s ...
... fine. Poetry does not always rhyme in words. That does not mean that you can jot down any old group of words and call it a poem! For, if you look and listen closely, you will find that it does indeed have a sort of rhyme scheme. Like a haiku, the rhyme scheme of this poem is based on its number of s ...
Poetry Journals 2016-2017-26av38y
... Step 1: Read the poem slowly. Most adolescents speak rapidly, and a nervous reader will tend to do the same in order to get the reading over with. Reading a poem slowly is the best way to ensure that the poem will be read clearly and understood by its listeners. Learning to read a poem slowly will n ...
... Step 1: Read the poem slowly. Most adolescents speak rapidly, and a nervous reader will tend to do the same in order to get the reading over with. Reading a poem slowly is the best way to ensure that the poem will be read clearly and understood by its listeners. Learning to read a poem slowly will n ...
File - Mrs Watson`s English Classroom
... Working with the poem Make a list of five positive and five negative words from the poem. Identify two sets of contrasting images and ideas in the poem that are related to: • Light – especially sunlight • Restriction – lack of freedom and oppression What does the use of these contrasts suggest ...
... Working with the poem Make a list of five positive and five negative words from the poem. Identify two sets of contrasting images and ideas in the poem that are related to: • Light – especially sunlight • Restriction – lack of freedom and oppression What does the use of these contrasts suggest ...
Glossary of poetry terms - Primary English Education
... The swish of a silk sari on a summer night. Assonance - the repetition of vowel sounds. ...
... The swish of a silk sari on a summer night. Assonance - the repetition of vowel sounds. ...
Concrete Poetry What is Concrete Poetry? Concrete poetry is a form
... 1. Chose a concrete object, e.g. an ant, a worm, a leaf or a mountain. Write a few lines of poetry that express its characteristics or personality. After you have finished, arrange the text to reflect the shape of the object you have chosen. 2. The following lines are from John Donne’s Holy Sonnet X ...
... 1. Chose a concrete object, e.g. an ant, a worm, a leaf or a mountain. Write a few lines of poetry that express its characteristics or personality. After you have finished, arrange the text to reflect the shape of the object you have chosen. 2. The following lines are from John Donne’s Holy Sonnet X ...
Literary Analysis Guiding Questions
... Pathos: The sense of pity or sorrow aroused by a particular element or scene in a literary work. Persona: The unidentified personage who 'speaks' (see speaker) in a poem or prose work. The persona should not be identified with the author of the work. Personification: Giving inanimate/non-human thing ...
... Pathos: The sense of pity or sorrow aroused by a particular element or scene in a literary work. Persona: The unidentified personage who 'speaks' (see speaker) in a poem or prose work. The persona should not be identified with the author of the work. Personification: Giving inanimate/non-human thing ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Poetry is FUN
... Poetry” or “Shape Poetry.” • The term “Concrete Poem” was coined in the 1950s. • Present an idea graphically by using the letters and/or words to create a picture ...
... Poetry” or “Shape Poetry.” • The term “Concrete Poem” was coined in the 1950s. • Present an idea graphically by using the letters and/or words to create a picture ...
Shape and Meaning The shape of a
... glacial distance, who are here huddled at your feet. These are pleasant sentences, but they do not attract the eye particularly. On the other hand, by rearranging the lines like this: ...
... glacial distance, who are here huddled at your feet. These are pleasant sentences, but they do not attract the eye particularly. On the other hand, by rearranging the lines like this: ...
Worksheet on Acrostic poem
... II) You are going to create the cover of your portfolio using the figure and the poem. Remember to include your name, class and class number. ...
... II) You are going to create the cover of your portfolio using the figure and the poem. Remember to include your name, class and class number. ...
