1. Mad poetry skills yo’

2.  5 minutes f/bell… 100words…What purpose do you have in life? How do you live a purposeful life? Does your purpose matter in the vast scope of nature? (ooooo.. Deep one there Koller!)

3.  Stanza & Rhyme Scheme  Reading traditional poetry  (don’t fall asleep just yet, this stuff’s not that bad! I swear!)

4.  P. 342… what’s your first impression by the picture?  Even our own book doesn’t tell that Paul Revere’s ride wasn’t all that great!  Note: rich, white, males = Romantics (for the most part), that will change in the next unit.

5.  PS.. It gets NOT so boring when you begin to understand it!  Stanza: group of lines in a poem, usually with a repeated structure (rhyme and number of lines), Each stanza generally has a common image, subject, etc (but not always)  Rhyme scheme: okay, this confused me in school. Pattern of end rhyme in a stanza or poem. Abab, aabb, cdcd, ccdd, etc..

6.  Write me TWO stanzas of a poem with SOME sort of rhyme scheme. Topic is your choice, but you must include:  1. At least most of these words: cliff, blueberry, needle, voice, whir, cloud, mother, lick  2. An adage or familiar phrase that you’ve changed in some way. i.e. “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch” – CHANGE IT!  3. Oh – and you only have 10 minutes

7.  What does the title make you think of?  Listen, eyes shut and just write down your impressions, thoughts, etc.. No matter how dumb you think it is.

8.  Look at everything you have put together. Do you see a common theme? Are pieces fitting together?  Read the poem again and start to add more depth.  Why does the author shift from 1 st person singular 1 st person plural – us instead of “I”  Does he speak for you?

9.  What is the author saying in 5-6?  Is the argument convincing? What support does the author give for this?  What words are in caps & why?

10.  What is the metaphor mentioned here?  How does this encompass the “Romantic” period.  Review fireside poets – how does this “fit” that mold?

11.  Now do “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” on your own!  You need some ocean soundsocean sounds

12.  What’s the unique rhyme scheme here?  Why use repetition? It’s VERY popular in poetry ya’ know.  Symbolism? What happens to the footprints? What’s the message or theme here?  Tone of the author?

13.  How does the poem, “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” exemplify the Romantic period of literature?