COPY DOWN YOUR HOMEWORK April 20 COPY DOWN YOUR HOMEWORK DO NOW – In your journal, write anything that you know about poetry – as much as you can! Goal – What do we know about poetry? How can we answer poetry questions on the state test? Agenda – 1. Share Do Now 2. Mini-lesson: Poetry 3. Graded Practice

POETRY REVIEW

Stanza or Verse Two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of the poem; basically a grouping of lines in a poem I got a new girlfriend, though I don't like girls. I haven't much money, but I buy her pearls. I'm always embarrassed, but I give her flowers, and talk on the phone every evening for hours. We go to the movies, and she gets to pick. She wants to hold hands, though it makes me feel sick. She likes when I smell good, so I take a bath. I do what she asks me, and she does my math.

Rhyme Repetition of the same or similar sounds in two or more words. Words that rhyme sound alike. Ex: Twinkle, twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.

Which set of words from a poem does not rhyme? Floor and door Around and ground Ground and bore Door and bore

Two Types of Rhyme End Rhyme Internal Rhyme When the rhyme occurs at the end of the line Ex: Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. Internal Rhyme When the rhyme occurs in the middle of the lines Ex: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

Couplet A pair of rhyming lines Ex: There was a little hermit crab Who thought his tank was rather drab At first he didn't know what to do Then he decorated with pink and blue. Now he is no longer crabby With his new home, he's rather happy! A non-example: Roses are red Violets are blue I don’t like your dog And you stink, too!

Free Verse Poetry without a regular pattern or rhyme Ex: Trust-- A token, dropped In the machine-- Time's up. I have proven over And again, I am Tougher than I seem--

Rhythm The sound of the lines of poetry when they are read aloud; how the voice rises and falls Identified by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem  When you say one syllable slightly more loudly than another, the louder syllable is stressed.

Rhythm: Stressed & Unstressed Syllables Ex: Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Ex: I wish that my room had a floor! I don’t so much care for a door. But this crawling around Without touching the ground, Is getting to be quite a bore!

How many stressed beats are there in Line 1 of the poem above? A) two I wish that my room had a floor! I don’t so much care for a door. But this crawling around Without touching the ground, Is getting to be quite a bore! How many stressed beats are there in Line 1 of the poem above? A) two B) seven C) four D) three

Repetition The use of a word, phrase, or sentence more than once in a piece of writing The author uses this technique to emphasize or stress an important point. Ex: We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon.

Symbol A word, picture, or idea that represents something else Ex: American flag represents freedom Ex: The Greasers’ long hair in The Outsiders represents rebellion & individuality. The Socs fancy cars represent wealth and power.

When a test question asks you to identify the tone of the poem… Look for key words and phrases that hints at feelings and emotions. “Hear” the poem in your head; put yourself in the author’s shoes and imagine how he/she feels. Think about how the speaker is feeling as he/she reads the poem, and choose the emotion that best matches this feeling

Read the poem below, and determine the author’s TONE: If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win but think you can't, It's almost certain you won't. Life's battles don't always go To the stronger or faster man, But sooner or later, the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can.

When a test question asks you to identify the speaker of the poem… The speaker is the person who is narrating the story to you; this may not be the same as the author of the poem Figure out what the poem is talking about and what the speaker wants Figure out the tone of the poem / how the speaker feels Use all the clues to guess what type of person would have written the poem Ex: If the poem is about how school sucks, it is probably written by a student!

When a test question asks you to identify who would be the audience of the poem… First determine who the speaker is and what his/her purpose is for writing the poem or passage. Also consider the structure the poem or passage was written in With that purpose in mind, who would he/she want to read the poem or passage to get their message across?

1) Read the poem below. 2) Identify the speaker, the intended 1) Read the poem below. 2) Identify the speaker, the intended audience, and the tone of the poem. Where is the Jim Crow section On this merry-go-round, Mister, cause I want to ride? Down South where I come from White and colored can’t sit side by side. Down South on the train There’s a Jim Crow car. On the bus we’re put in the back – But there ain’t no back To a merry-go-round Where the horse For a kid that’s black?

Homework Find a poem or song and write down the following elements: The speaker The intended audience The author’s tone Any examples of figurative language Symbols in the poem The theme