4.5 Analyzing and Responding to Narrative Poetry Springboard 7
Learning Targets Identify the structures and features of narrative poetry Analyze a narrative poem and explain how the writer uses language and narrative elements for effect Name five things you know about narratives. Name three things you know about poetry. Make one prediction about what a narrative poem is.
Prose Prose is writing that is not in poetic form, such as essays, stories, articles and letters. Ideas are written in sentence and organized by paragraphs. Language (diction, syntax, etc.) is used for effect
Verse Verse is poetry. Ideas are usually written in lines, and lines are organized by stanzas. Poetry contains language that appeals to the reader’s emotions or imagination, and it can take several forms. Ex: In free verse poetry, the writer uses lines that do not have a regular line scheme.
Narrative Poetry Narrative poetry tells a story in verse. Narrative poems usually contain the same elements as short stories, such as setting, characters, conflict and plot. There is also a beginning, middle and end. The author considers the purpose, audience and language in order to communicate the story and paint a mental image for the reader.
Poetic Devices Poets use poetic devices to express ideas and create meaning. Poetic devices include: metaphor, personification, simile, symbolism, hyperbole, imagery, rhyme, alliteration, assonance, consonance and sensory details
Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” Get into groups of five. As you listen to “The Raven”, find examples of the following types of figurative language: Personification/Anthropomorphism Hyperbole/Onomatapoeia Symbolism/Imagery Alliteration/Assonance/Consonance Connotation/Words with multiple meanings
Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” Get into groups of five. As you listen to “The Raven”, find examples of the following types of figurative language: Alliteration Sensory details (Imagery) Onomatopoeia (sound words) Connotation (words with multiple meanings) Symbols/symbolism
Also be sure to answer each KID question in complete sentences! With your group, summarize each page of the poem in the “My Notes” section Also be sure to answer each KID question in complete sentences!
In 1-2 sentences, summarize the story of “The Raven”. p. 279 # 7
What is the dominant image in this poem What is the dominant image in this poem? How do the connotative associations with this image and other diction choices fit with the dark and eerie tone Poe is trying to convey? p. 279 #8
You already know abou tend rhyme, the most common form of rhyme You already know abou tend rhyme, the most common form of rhyme. In “The Raven”, Poe also makes use of internal rhyme. What examples of internal rhyme do you see in the first two stanzas? p. 279 #9
How does the poem’s structure or organization contribute to its meaning?
As you listen to the poem a second time, make note of James Earl Jones’ oral interpretation. How does he use volume, pitch, rate and emphasis to better convey the tone and message of the poem?
How can you use Poe’s “The Raven” as inspiration for your personal monologue? Think about all of the poetic devices and figurative language you discussed with your partners. Also consider Ideas, Structure and Use of Language as outlined on page 301. Contemplate James’ Earl Jones’ oral interpretation as well