Daily Edit 1.There are basically 2 ways to write with a pen/pencil, which is inexpensive and easily accessible or by computer and printer which is more expensive but quick and neat. 2.When everyone is done their work please pass it to the front.

Daily Edit (Answers) 1.There are basically two ways to write: with a pen or pencil, which is inexpensive and easily accessible ; or by computer and printer, which is more expensive but quick and neat. 2.When everyone is finished with his or her work, please pass it to the front.

Poetry! We all look at poetry differently—great! Based on how you view poetry, complete the following sentence: Poetry is like… For example: Poetry is like a summer sky—too big to see all at once, but beautiful no matter how you look at it.

Anatomy “The Spider” by Emily Dickenson The Spider as an artist Has never been employed Though his surpassing merits Is freely certified By every broom and Bridget Throughout a Christian land. Neglected son of genius, I take thee by the hand.  Stanzas: this is how the poem is divided (the poetry equivalent to a paragraph)  Lines: these divide a poem further. There are four lines per stanza in our example.

Poetic Tools  Alliteration, assonance, consonance,  Symbolism  Personification  Simile  Metaphor  Hyperbole  Repetition  Imagery

Alliteration  The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words Example: I walk along the stony shore

Assonance  Repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences Example: It is so cool as well as cloudy and windy, and I see nothing special to attract me, all the elements are unusually congenial to me.

Consonance  Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase Example: This is a delicious evening when the whole body is one sense and imbibes delight

Symbolism Wild Asters In the spring I asked the daisies If his words were true, And the clever, clear-eyed daisies Always knew. Now the fields are brown and barren, Bitter autumn blows, And of all the stupid asters Not one knows. When concrete things stand for abstract ideas Here the daisies of spring symbolize youth  Here, the brown and barren fields show the aging process, and the bitter autumn symbolizes the coming of winter; the death of youth/life.

Personification  Given human qualities and characteristics to a nonhuman thing “Ah, William, we’re weary of weather,” said the sunflowers, shining with dew. “Our traveling habits have tired us. Can you give us a room with a view?” They arranged themselves at the window and counted the steps of the sun, and they both took root in the carpet where the topaz tortoises run.

Simile  A comparison between two things using like or as “I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o’er vales and hills.”

Metaphor  A comparison between two things without using like or as I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise

Hyperbole  An extreme exaggeration for the sake of emphasis I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you Till China and Africa meet, And the river jumps over the mountain And the salmon sing in the street, I’ll love you till the ocean Is folded and hung up to dry

Repetition  When a writer repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer  Could be a word, phrase, or full line that is repeated Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees. I say, It’s the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me.

Imagery  Language that appeals to the five senses (sight, smell, touch, sound, taste) “Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies; And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn; Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft The redbreast whistles from a garden-croft, And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.”

Experiment  Practice the literary devices we took notes on today by creating your own poems  They may be: reflective, empathetic, sarcastic, joking, depressing, uplifting, critical, admiring, or anything you like.

Options  Create either:  One longer poem that uses all of the devices we reviewed today  OR  A series of shorter poems that, together, use all of the devices we reviewed today  To include: personification, metaphor, simile, symbolism, hyperbole, repetition, and imagery

Share with a Partner  Find a partner that matches your sticker and share poetry  You don’t need to offer advice or suggestions, just listen and respond, then share your work

Found Poem  This is due tomorrow  Ensure you have:  A short paragraph on who Thoreau is and how he is connected to the transcendentalism movement  An example of alliteration, assonance, and consonance (you must be able to point out and explain each)  At least five lines from Thoreau in your piece