1. Please have Close Reader open to “Star Fish” on page 18
Independent Reading
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Please have Close Reader open to “Star Fish” on page 18

2. Discuss Billy Collins page 57
The Trouble with Poetry
Today

3. #22 Which is Which? 10/10
1. 14 lines, made up of 3 quatrains and a rhyming couplet. Iambic pentameter: _______
2. Tells a story, often sung, lots of repetition, usually dialogue, jumping from scene to scene:________________
3. Written in praise of something, usually addressing that something:___________

4. #23 Poetry Features 10/10 Sound (rhythm, rhyme, alliteration)
Structure (look at the title, first line, last line. Are there forms or patterns- ode, ballad, or sonnet?)
Graphic elements (stanzas, line arrangement, white space, line length, punctuation)
Literary devices (metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, symbolism, etc).

5. “Ode to the Sea” Pablo Neruda. Listen and follow along
“Ode to the Sea” Pablo Neruda. Listen and follow along. Fill in the chart.

6. For Monday…
Write your own ode. On paper to turn in. Can be silly or serious.
Requirements:
At least 15 lines
Focused on one person, place, or thing that you love
Expresses why you love it so much
Expresses your ideas in an “original way”- use imagery, metaphors and similes, sensory details, creative diction.