What is Good Poetry? Introduction to Unit 5 College English 104.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Literary Terms Study Guide AP English Literature & Composition

Advertisements

The Art of Literary Analysis

HOW TO EXPLICATE A POEM.

Poetry “Wheel”. Notes before we begin: O Refer to any author by his or her last name O The speaker isn’t necessarily the poet O A poem that tells a story.

Characteristics, Analysis, Key Terms

POETRY Out of the quarrel with others we make rhetoric; out of the quarrel with ourselves we make poetry. ~W.B. Yeats.

The Tools You Need to Break It Down.  I can analyze a text using elements of the rhetorical web.

A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness… It finds the thought and the thought finds the words.”

Analyzing songs for poetic value Lyric poetry consists of a poem, such as a sonnet or an ode, that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. The.

© 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Chapter 8 Poetry.

Day 65 – Intro to Poetry/Drama

Using the Joliffe Framework Design

Imagery in Poetry Why must we look carefully at each word in a poem? Poets choose each work carefully – they have limited space to convey big ideas or.

For Excellent IB Lit HL Students

Poetry Analysis Using TPCASTT

Literary Elements. Allusion The reference to a well-known work of literature, famous person or historical event.

Structure, Sound, and Sense. “…as universal as language and almost as ancient”. …educated, intelligent, and sensitive …something we are better off for.

Analyzing Poetry By Mrs. May. Formal Analysis 3 devices = meter, foot, rhyme Poetry creates meaning from –Interactions between the meaning of words and.

Rhetorical Analysis Using the Joliffe Framework Design.

Thinking About Literature. What is literature? A work that rewards the time, concentration, and creativity put inot reading, re-reading, exploring, analyzing,

Miss Amorin Love/Death- Poetry Unit Grade 12. The SEVEN ELEMENTS of POETRY facilitates the understanding of poetry.

Analyzing Poetry. Step One:  Number the lines and stanzas A stanza is a group of lines within a poem.

Thesis, Tone, Mood, Imagery, Anecdote Rhetorical Devices and Close Reading.

GHSGT Review 2 Poetry: Figurative Language and Word Structure.

Bell Ringer. English The Language of Poetry English I Unit: 02A Lesson: 01 Day 02 of 12 Lesson Preparation Daily Lesson 2 READING TEKS: E1.Fig19B; E1.2C;

How to Analyze a Poem. Content: How does the tone and the context of the work change your understanding of the poem? 1) Speaker: Is the speaker the poet.

THE WORLD OF POETRY Poetic Terms to know & understand POETRY: is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic.

Analysing Poetry IAS.

A way to analyze literature

Poetry Explication A poetry explication is a relatively short analysis which describes the possible meaning of the poem. Your explication will be paper.

Analyzing Poetry Perrine’s Literature. What is poetry?  Language that says more –Provides information –Concerns experience –Persuades  Language that.

+ The Art of Persuasion: Intro to Rhetorical Analysis.

Warm-Up 11/30/15 Using the A-Z Review Sheet, write down as many poetry related terms as you can think of for each letter. For example, for P you may write.

Nonfiction Introduction. What is nonfiction? Nonfiction is any writing that is REAL or based on REAL LIFE EVENTS.

Prose and Poetry Is the form of communication important?

 Introduce elements of poetry.  Write the name of your favorite poem.  In 2-3 sentences, explain why it is your favorite.

Rhetorical Devices. rhetoric  the study of effective thinking, writing, and speaking strategies.

TPCASTT A guide on how to analyze poetry. Title Analyze the title (this will be done again later) Ask yourself – “What do I think this poem will be about.

How to Analyze Poetry…. Step 1 Read the poem & record any first reactions. What do you notice about the structure, what it says or anything else. Usually.

SSTV-MIDST Jennifer A. Bennett Sanderson High School Raleigh, North Carolina Wake County Public School System.

POETRY TERMS ENGLISH 9. various sets of "rules" followed by poems of certain types. The rules may describe such aspects as the rhythm or meter of the.

Poetry Analysis – Smile Method

Elements of Poetry Speaker and tone Setting and context

Figurative Language in Poetry

A guide on how to analyze poetry

To a mouse Poetry explication

Annotate For… Analysis: Characterization, Setting, Patterns, Situational Details, Foreshadowing, Humor’s impact, Possible themes, Symbolism, Plot twists/mood,

Literary Terms 2015 – 2016 English II.

POETRY FINAL EXAM.

English 9 REAL SPEAK Definitions

4.5 Analyzing and Responding to Narrative Poetry

Poetry Analysis SSTV-MIDST Jennifer A. Bennett Sanderson High School

Poetry Analysis – Smile Method

Elements of Poetry.

Poetry Vocabulary.

Poetry Analysis Using TP-CASTT

Literary Devices Narrative Elements

Literary Terms 2014 – 2015 English II.

Using the Joliffe Framework Design

Poetry Explication.

How to read and analyze poetic forms, elements, and meanings

Poetry English I.

Close Reading The Elements of Style.

Take out a piece of paper for later.

What is poetry?.

A guide on how to analyze poetry

Poetry Analysis Using TP-CASTT

Poetry Analysis Using TP-CASTT

How to Sound Smart When Talking about Poetry

Presentation transcript:

What is Good Poetry? Introduction to Unit 5 College English 104

Evaluating poems  Judging, explaining the worth  An invitation to offer your opinion BASED ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA Explicating poems  What does the poem mean; and how does it mean what it means?  A.k.a. “close reading” Analyzing poems  Focuses on a particular feature (or features) of a poem  For example, how does the language of a particular poem achieve its effect? Papers about poems Something to look forward to

Some preliminary criteria No excess words No words that don’t hold “weight” No words used to “fill out” meter Each word is BEST word Word order works Fresh imagery, language Sound with sense Arrangement fits purpose & meaning

Not SENTIMENTAL SENTIMENTAL POETRY is weak because… It appeals primarily to emotions; It is formulaic (or predictable); It employs trite imagery and language; or It oversimplifies the human experience.

Not RHETORICAL RHETORICAL LANGUAGE demeans the impact of a poem by making it sound… Oratorical; Artificial; Overblown; and Bombastic. The words are general and abstract rather than specific and concrete.

Not DIDACTIC Didactic poetry Sounds preachy; Attempts to be morally instructive; Is strictly informative, thus lacking pictures; Contains flat diction; Uses unimaginative, stale language; and Is much too familiar, thus not surprising.

PURPOSE Good poems achieve their purpose. Does the poem accomplish what it sets out to do?  In other words, what did the author hope to achieve? And did s/he achieve it? “Verse” is clever, but… Poetry appeals to the imagination, and Poetry engages the intellect.

Some Questions to Ask Who is the speaker? To whom is s/he speaking? (audience) What is the setting of the poem? (time & place) Is there an argument? Is there a point of view? Which words reveal the speaker’s perspectives?

More Questions How is the poem arranged? (organized) How does the structure (organization) contribute to the meaning of the poem? What is the overall tone of the piece? What important comparisons reveal underlying messages?

And More Questions What important images compose the poem? What kind of images are they?  Visual?  Auditory?  Kinesthetic?  Olfactory?  Gustatory? Which images convey the meaning and/or mood of the poem?

And Still More ??? Is there a conflict? What is it about? Is the conflict resolved? Are there symbols in the poem? How do they function? Are there literary allusions in the work? Is there a pattern to the poem?

Poetic Terms to Know and Use Metaphor Simile Allusion Paradox Understatement Hyperbole Irony Stanza Meter  More to come on this... Sonnet Refrain Syntax

Papers about poems Something to look forward to Evaluating poems  Judging, explaining the worth  An invitation to offer your opinion BASED ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA Explicating poems  What does the poem mean; and how does it mean what it means?  A.k.a. “close reading” Analyzing poems  Focuses on a particular feature (or features) of a poem  For example, how does the language of a particular poem achieve its effect?