1. By William Butler Yeats
The Stolen Child
By William Butler Yeats

2. Today’s Objectives To learn about how poems help create mood.
To see samples of poems in a particular mood.
To write group mood poems in class and begin your own individual mood poem (and free up homework time if you’re productive!!!)

3. WHERE dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake, There lies a leafy island Where flapping herons wake The drowsy water rats; There we've hid our fairy vats, Full of berries And of reddest stolen cherries. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a fairy, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.
Grey or white bird with long neck, legs, and beak
Container for holding liquid

4. Where the wave of moonlight glosses The dim gray sands with light, Far off by furthest Rosses We foot it all the night, Weaving olden dances Mingling hands and mingling glances Till the moon has taken flight; To and fro we leap And chase the frothy bubbles, While the world is full of troubles And anxious in its sleep. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.
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5. Where the wandering water gushes From the hills above Glen-Car, In pools among the rushes That scarce could bathe a star, We seek for slumbering trout And whispering in their ears Give them unquiet dreams; Leaning softly out From ferns that drop their tears Over the young streams. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

6. A shelf by the fire to keep things warm
Away with us he's going, The solemn-eyed: He'll hear no more the lowing Of the calves on the warm hillside Or the kettle on the hob Sing peace into his breast, Or see the brown mice bob Round and round the oatmeal chest. For he comes, the human child, To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than he can understand.
A shelf by the fire to keep things warm

7. WHERE dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake, There lies a leafy island Where flapping herons wake The drowsy water rats; There we've hid our fairy vats, Full of berries And of reddest stolen cherries. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a fairy, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than
you can understand.

8. Where the wave of moonlight glosses The dim gray sands with light, Far off by furthest Rosses We foot it all the night, Weaving olden dances Mingling hands and mingling glances Till the moon has taken flight; To and fro we leap And chase the frothy bubbles, While the world is full of troubles And anxious in its sleep. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping
than you can understand.

9. Where the wandering water gushes From the hills above Glen-Car, In pools among the rushes That scarce could bathe a star, We seek for slumbering trout And whispering in their ears Give them unquiet dreams; Leaning softly out From ferns that drop their tears Over the young streams. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

10. Away with us he's going, The solemn-eyed: He'll hear no more the lowing Of the calves on the warm hillside Or the kettle on the hob Sing peace into his breast, Or see the brown mice bob Round and round the oatmeal chest. For he comes, the human child, To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than he can understand.

11. Now You Will Create Your Own Group Mood Poems!!
The mood of today is HAPPY!!

12. Requirements Poem must be happy! I will provide the first line for you
You will fold and pass the poem to the next person
I’ll provide a specific focus for each line
Continue the little poem/ story with the previous line in mind.

13. Class work/ HW Requirements
Poem must be happy!
Poem should be at least ten lines long
Poem should have rhythm
Poem should use at least four of our previously studied lit-devices, underlined.
Poems may rhyme if you wish
New lit device: Poem should use an idiom (i.e. break a leg, on top of the world, happy camper, on cloud nine, tickled pink, pleased as punch, in seventh heaven, hold your horses, ‘til the cows come home, once in a blue moon…)

14. Happy Words You Can Use! hopeful humor inspiration
enjoy enthusiastic euphoric exuberant
fortunate fun gay give glad golden gracious gratitude hallelujah happy heaven
hopeful humor inspiration
inspired jolly joyous jubilant light lighthearted love merry
optimistic overjoyed peace play pleased pleasure red letter day relief satisfaction
serendipity smiles spiritual spontaneous surprise surprised sweet thrill upbeat vivacious whole
aglow amazed amused anticipation awesome beautiful blessed blissful bright celebrate cheerful comedy compassion content cool delight elated

15. If You Are Having Trouble Writing…
Consider using a familiar, happy tune to set the rhythm of your new poem!
Think of a topic that makes YOU happy
Use happy words!

16. Little Miss Muffit
Little Miss Muffet, sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey; Along came a spider, Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away.

17. One For The Money
One for the money, Two for the show Three to get ready, And four to GO!

18. Sing a Song of Sixpence
The King was in his countinghouse, Counting out his money; The Queen was in the parlor Eating bread and honey. The maid was in the garden, Hanging out the clothes. Along there came a big black bird And snipped off her nose!
Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, They all began to sing. Now, wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the King?