Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Abase (V) To degrade or lower in rank, prestige, or esteem.

Published byMadlyn Casey Modified over 5 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "Abase (V) To degrade or lower in rank, prestige, or esteem."— Presentation transcript:

1 Obiter Dictum (N) An incidental remark or observation; a passing comment.
Abase (V) To degrade or lower in rank, prestige, or esteem. Nihilism (N) An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence Mutatis Mutandis (ADV) The necessary changes have been made. Terra Incognita (N) An unknown land, and unexplored region.

2 LIST 16 1. Sedate: calm someone or make them sleep (V) 2. Retort: to answer in a sharp, angry manner (V) 3. Inanimate: Inanimate: not alive, motionless (ADJ) 4. Epigram: a remark expressing an idea in a clever or unusual way (N) 5. Obsequious: obedient or attentive to an excessive degree. (ADJ)

3 How to Read Poetry: 1. Don't skip the title 2. Read it well. a. Read at least twice b. Read aloud c. Pay attention to punctuation 3. Try paraphrasing 4. No words are useless 5. Be open to interpretation- figurative meanings

4 Types of Poetry English 1 CP January 2013

5 Narrative poetry A poem that tells a story or recounts events
Like a short story or novel, a narrative poem has plot, characters, setting, and theme. “The Raven” is a narrative poem

6 Narrative Poetry “We Real Cool,”Gwendolyn Brooks (1960)
“The Death of the Hired Man”, Robert Frost (1915)

7 ode A complex lyric poem that develops a serious and dignified theme.
Appeals to both imagination and intellect May commemorate event or praise people or elements of nature.

8 Ode Essential Question
What is more beautiful: a picture of a beautiful garden with everything fully in bloom or a real garden that blooms and dies with the season? The anticipation for a moment or actually experiencing the moment?

9 WARM UP 1/15 Touch: Taste: Smell: Sight: Sound:

10 Imagery Example Just give me the light Smooth is my bulb
Tastes like hot electricity Ruler of light Gives my home sight Sounds like a buzz We shut off every night

11 Lyric Poetry A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings. Most poems, other than dramatic and narrative poems are lyric poems.

12 LYRIC POEMS In ancient Greece lyric poems were meant for singing.
Poems were accompanied by a lyre Not all modern lyric poems are not meant to be sung or performed (some are)

13 Elegy WARM UP: Identify nicknames that they may have for your siblings, teachers, or friends. Why do they have those nicknames?

14 Elegy Can nicknames be a form of symbolism and extended metaphor?

15 elegy A poem in which the speaker reflects on death
Elegies are often written in tribute to a person who has recently died- or an equally serious subject Written in formal dignified language and serious in tone

16 Elegy presentation You have 5 minutes to prepare with your group
Read the poem aloud Summarize what your group believes the poem to be about Identify the rhyme scheme Identify at least 2 other poetic elements from the poem

17 sonnet A formal poem written in iambic pentameter 14 lines
Classified as Petrarchan or Shakespearian Shakespearian sonnets consist of three quatrains (four line units) and a final couplet ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG.

18 sonnet What could you compare love to? Think of everyday objects and spend a few minutes explaining what love is like, comparing it to those objects.

19 1. Obsequious: obedient or attentive to an excessive degree. (ADJ)
2. Pathetic fallacy: the attribution of human feelings and qualities to objects or animals. (N) 3. Nihilism: extreme skepticism, denying all existence. (N) 4. Interstice: opening, crack, crevice (N) 5. Inanimate: not alive, motionless (ADJ)

Download ppt "Abase (V) To degrade or lower in rank, prestige, or esteem."

Similar presentations

Forms of Poetry 8th Grade GRC OMMS.

Forms of Poetry 8th Grade GRC OMMS.
Shakespearean Sonnets

Shakespearean Sonnets
Poetic Forms. Ballad  Ballads, one of the earliest forms of literature, are narrative songs.  Traditionally passed down orally from generation to generation,

Poetic Forms. Ballad  Ballads, one of the earliest forms of literature, are narrative songs.  Traditionally passed down orally from generation to generation,
Poetry Terms English 10. LINE Definition: A poetic line of poetry, which may or may not be a complete sentence. – Run-on Line: When the poetic sentence.

Poetry Terms English 10. LINE Definition: A poetic line of poetry, which may or may not be a complete sentence. – Run-on Line: When the poetic sentence.
Poetry Between what I see and what I say,

Poetry Between what I see and what I say,
Poetry Classification. Poems Narrative Tells a story Lyric Expresses a poet’s feelings Descriptive An impersonal word painting.

Poetry Classification. Poems Narrative Tells a story Lyric Expresses a poet’s feelings Descriptive An impersonal word painting.
LYRIC POEMS. Lyric Poems  Lyric poems are usually, but not always, short.  They express a speaker’s personal thoughts or feelings.  The elegy, ode,

LYRIC POEMS. Lyric Poems  Lyric poems are usually, but not always, short.  They express a speaker’s personal thoughts or feelings.  The elegy, ode,
Poetic Forms English 1201.

Poetic Forms English 1201.
A poem is a composition in verse. It paints pictures by means of poetic devices such as figurative language, rhythm and rhyme.

A poem is a composition in verse. It paints pictures by means of poetic devices such as figurative language, rhythm and rhyme.
Terms and Examples PART I

Terms and Examples PART I
POETRY TERMS Figure of speech  compares one thing to something entirely different-It’s never literally true!  Ex: It’s raining cats and dogs.

POETRY TERMS Figure of speech  compares one thing to something entirely different-It’s never literally true!  Ex: It’s raining cats and dogs.
Poetry Terms. Alliteration The repetition of the beginning consonant sound in several words.

Poetry Terms. Alliteration The repetition of the beginning consonant sound in several words.
Poetry Jeopardy Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy.

Poetry Jeopardy Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy.
Figurative language. metaphor a comparison between two unlike things.

Figurative language. metaphor a comparison between two unlike things.
POETIC DEVICES. Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (nodded nearly napping) Allusion: a reference to a well known.

POETIC DEVICES. Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words ("nodded nearly napping) Allusion: a reference to a well known.
Are you a poet and don ’ t know it? Evaluation & Analysis of Poetry Writing Original Poetry.

Are you a poet and don ’ t know it? Evaluation & Analysis of Poetry Writing Original Poetry.
Poetry Terms Mrs. Martin English. Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words EX: Polly’s pink pajamas.

Poetry Terms Mrs. Martin English. Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words EX: Polly’s pink pajamas.
The Sonnet a poem of rhyme and meter. The word “sonnet is Italian for “song” or “little sound.” All sonnets must have 14 lines. All sonnets must be written.

The Sonnet a poem of rhyme and meter. The word “sonnet is Italian for “song” or “little sound.” All sonnets must have 14 lines. All sonnets must be written.
3/31: Copy the following terms on your note cards 15.Speaker: the voice that talks to the reader in a poem (may or may not be the author of the poem) 16.Haiku:

3/31: Copy the following terms on your note cards 15.Speaker: the voice that talks to the reader in a poem (may or may not be the author of the poem) 16.Haiku:
Poetry and Poetic Terms “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” - Fredrick Douglass Samples and Examples with a Focus on Prominent Black Writers.

Poetry and Poetic Terms “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” - Fredrick Douglass Samples and Examples with a Focus on Prominent Black Writers.

Similar presentations

Ads by Google