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“The Bells” & “Christmas Bells” Edgar Allan Poe & Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Read “The Bells” “The Bells”

Poem Structure Analysis -- “The Bells” As you reread “The Bells,” highlight examples of onomatopoeia. How do the examples of onomatopoeia change from stanza to stanza? How do the sounds of the words create a feeling or mood? How do the examples connect with the tone of the stanza? Skim the poem to look at the line lengths, punctuation, and number of lines in each section. What changes or patterns do you notice? What are some examples of different rhyming words, and what emotions do the rhymes suggest? How do the rhymes in this poem add to its meaning? Poe includes a great deal of alliteration. Highlight examples of alliteration. Annotate and describe the effect the consonant sound creates. Highlight examples of personification and annotate how these examples affect the poem’s meaning and tone. How does Poe use word choice, sound devices, figurative language, and repetition to give the poem a feeling of terror and suspense? Write a paragraph response (page 7).

Poem Content Analysis -- “The Bells” Think about the poem’s title. Why do you think the poet created a four-part poem about bells? What seems to happen to the speaker as he expresses the ideas in each part of the poem? What are the subjects of the first two sections of the poem? How are they connected? What is the overall emotion of the poem? For example, does it feel cheerful or angry? Does it change? Analyze the mental state of the speaker. Give evidence from the text as support. Poe has arranged the poem in four stanzas. What is the theme or central idea in each stanza? Highlight and annotate textual evidence to support your ideas. Summarize the poem. Write a paragraph response (page 7).

Author Background -- “The Bells” Research the life of Edgar Allan Poe. Research the background of “The Bells.” Connect the background of the author and poem to the text of the poem. Write a paragraph response (page 7). Audio for “The Bells” -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el6sRvsAaPA

Read and Watch “Christmas Bells”

Poem Content Analysis -- “Christmas Bells” What is the message of the bells in stanzas one and two? What changes the message and the tone in stanzas three-six? What happens to the bells in stanzas seven? What is the overall emotion of the poem? For example, does it feel cheerful or angry? Does it change? Analyze the mental state of the speaker. Give evidence from the text as support. What hopeful “familiar” phrase do the bells “repeat”? Is the message relevant today? Explain. (paragraph response page 10, box 3)

Poem Structure Analysis -- “Christmas Bells” What is the rhyme scheme? Highlight the examples of consonance in stanzas 1, 2, 4, & 5. Annotate and describe the effect the consonant sound creates. Highlight the examples of assonance in stanza 4. Annotate and describe the effect the vowel sound creates. Highlight and label the examples of personification. Annotate how these examples affect the poem’s meaning and tone. How does the poet use repetition? What is being emphasized? Compare/Contrast the poem structure and content with the song. (paragraph response p. 10, box 2)

Author Background -- “Christmas Bells” Research the life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Research the background of “Christmas Bells.” Connect the background of the author and poem to the text of the poem. Write a paragraph response (page 10). Choral version of “Christmas Bells” with beginning background narration -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZtNlZmnEMU

Poetry Final Assignment -- Due November 30 Option #1: Research other poems written by Poe and Longfellow. Choose one poem by each author. Handwrite or print each poem. Connect each poem to the author’s background. Analyze the poem structure. Analyze the poem content. What is the poem’s relevance today? Option #2: Write a poem. 16 + lines Topic = your choice, but it needs to have a central idea (dreams, immigration, bells, etc.) Use figurative language and sound devices. Connect the poem to the author. Analyze the poem structure. Analyze the poem content.