An in-depth analysis
A Japanese poetic form with 5 unrhymed lines Exactly 31 syllables 5 syllables in lines 1 and 3 7 in lines 2, 4, and 5 Evokes a single image
Author’s Background Translated into English (syllable variation) Italics Regret?
Write a Tanka in correct form over one of the following topics. You must convey a single image. Friendship Adolescence Nature
English sonnet also known as Shakespearean sonnet 14 lines 3 quatrains Rhymes Scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG 10 syllables /line (iambic pentameter)
Author’s Background Author’s Purpose Comparison? Is this a love poem?
Find an example of the following: Personification Assonance Repetition Alliteration Logical structure of argument Inverted language Unusual language and vocabulary
Expresses a speaker’s emotions or thoughts Short and musical Based on strong emotion
Author’s Background Mood Tone Heart vs. Brain Personification Word Choice
Parody: a humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature Write a parody of Heart! We Will Forget Him!
A surprising comparison Can be direct or indirect
Author’s Background Grammar as a metaphor Syntax Punctuation
Create a two-column chart to track the contrast between order and emotion Cummings ignores the rules of grammar and punctuation Put them back in—what is the effect on the poem?
Comparison using “like” or “as” Can be extended over multiple lines
Author’s Background Mood of the poem? Diction to support the mood?
Re-write the poem to create the opposite mood Maintain the use of simile
Tells a story Uses rhythm, rhymes, and repetition Refrain
Folk Ballad Purpose of the refrain What details are left out?
This ballad is filled with the formal diction characteristic of the time period of the poem. Re-write two of the stanzas updating the language with more modern expressions.