An Introduction

  Line:  basic structural component of a poem  Does not have to be a complete sentence  Stanza:  one or more lines that make up the basic units of the poem  Separated from each other by space Poetry Pieces

  Poetic foot:  Basic unit in a meter  Meter:  Gives rhythm and regularity to poetry  The regular pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables  Most common in English is the iambic  Rhythm:  Movement with uniformed reoccurrence of a beat or accent  A pattern of stresses Poetic Rhythm

  Alliteration  The repetition of initial sound  Ex. Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore  Allusion  A reference to another literary work or well known character/person  Imagery  Writing that appeals to the senses Literary Terms often found in Poetry

  Metaphor:  a comparison between two unlike objects WITHOUT using like or as  Ex. My love is a rose  Onomatopoeia  Sound words  Ex. splat Literary Terms often found in Poetry

  Personification:  Giving human qualities to inanimate objects  Ex. The diamonds begged her to take them home.  Simile:  A comparison between two unlike objects using like or as  Ex. The warm air wrapped around her like a blanket Literary Terms often found in Poetry

  Symbol: something which represents something else  Understatement: when the intensity of what is said does not match the intensity of the event  Mood/tone: the author or poet’s attitude towards his subject Literary Terms often found in Poetry

 1.Communication 2.Perspective 3.Expression 4.Enjoyment Reasons for Poetry

 “The Rose that Grew from Concrete” Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong, it learned to walk with out having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared. Tupac Shakur Music and Poetry

 Reason #1 Communication Poetry in Music

 Is music a form of poetry?  Many songs contain the same elements that a poem does  Theme, rhythm, beat  Who are some musical artists that you consider to be poets?  Is rap/hip-hop a form of poetry?

 Empire State of Mind  Yea I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca right next to Deniro, but I'll be hood forever I'm the new Sinatra, and... since I made it here I can make it anywhere, yea, they love me everywhere I used to cop in Harlem, all of my Dominicano's right there up on Broadway, pull me back to that McDonald's Took it to my stashbox, 560 State St. catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons with them Pastry's Cruisin' down 8th St., off white Lexus drivin' so slow, but BK is from Texas Me, I'm out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me Say what's up to Ty-Ty, still sippin' mai tai's sittin' courtside, Knicks & Nets give me high five I be Spike'd out, I could trip a referee Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from....  New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of There's nothin' you can't do Now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York

 Argument for Rap being a form of Poetry  ohNo3Ao&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode =1&safe=active

 Reason #1 Communication Narrative Poems

  Has a plot  Includes all the elements of a plot diagram  May be long or short…sometimes even as long as a book!  Story can be simple or complex What is a narrative poem?

  “Black or White” by Michael Jackson  Anti-discrimination  “Stand” by Rascal Flatts  Not giving up  “I won’t back down” by Tom Petty  Not giving up  “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young  Anti- War  “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” by Bob Dylan  Anti-War A few songs that take a stand

 “Ohio” Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio. Gotta get down to it Soldiers are cutting us down Should have been done long ago. What if you knew her And found her dead on the ground How can you run when you know? Gotta get down to it Soldiers are cutting us down Should have been done long ago. What if you knew her And found her dead on the ground How can you run when you know? Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio.

 “Born in the USA ” Born down in a dead man town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog that's been beat too much Till you spend half your life just covering up Born in the u.s.a., I was born in the u.s.a. I was born in the u.s.a., born in the u.s.a. Got in a little hometown jam So they put a rifle in my hand Sent me off to a foreign land To go and kill the yellow man Born in the U.S.A... Come back home to the refinery Hiring man said son if it was up to me Went down to see my v.a. man He said son, don't you understand I had a brother at Khe Sahn Fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms now Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery I'm ten years burning down the road Nowhere to run aint got nowhere to go

 *Set up your paper in MLA format (you will lose points otherwise—up to 5!) 1.Find a school appropriate song that takes a stand for or against something. Copy and paste the lyrics. 2.On a separate sheet, write a paragraph describing what stance the song takes. (10 points) 3.Find at least 3 literary devices in the song. Explain their meaning and/or significance. (15 points) Due by the end of class Be prepared to share with the class You may work on this in class after your grammar quiz. Your Task: Song the takes a Stand Assignment