1. Friday, APRIL 15, 2011 GOOD MORNING, HP 10! Please clear your desk except for your poetry packet and a pencil.

2. POETRY: “Miss Rosie” -- Lucille Clifton “Kitchenette Building” – Gwendolyn Brooks “The Taxi” – Amy Lowell Read the poem. What do you notice the first time through? What feelings or images does it conjure? What is the poem about on the surface level? Read it again. Do you see any patterns or poetic devices? Label them. How is the poem written? (rhymed, free verse, stanzas)?

3. POETRY: “Miss Rosie” -- Lucille Clifton “Kitchenette Building” – Gwendolyn Brooks “The Taxi” – Amy Lowell What is the setting? How do you know? What devices are used in the first stanza? What devices are used in lines 6-10? What devices are used in lines 11-15? What phrase is repeated in the poem? What is the purpose of lines 16 – 18? Why are these being used?

4. POETRY: “Miss Rosie” -- Lucille Clifton “Kitchenette Building” – Gwendolyn Brooks “The Taxi” – Amy Lowell Who is the speaker of the poem? (role, age, gender, etc.) How do you know? What is the tone of the poem? What is the poem about on a deeper level? (message?)

5. Detail from PoemInference (what it implies) “ old man ’ s shoes with the little toe cut out ” She ’ s too poor to buy shoes for herself. “ wrapped up like garbage ” “ surrounded by the smell of too old potato peels ” “ waiting for your mind like next week ’ s groceries ” “ wet brown bag of a woman ” “ who used to be the best looking gal in Georgia ” “ through your destruction ” Inferences in “Miss Rosie”

6. The speaker of the poem most likely feels how about Miss Rosie? A. scared because Miss Rosie has psychological problems B. disgusted by Miss Rosie’s appearance C. angry at society for letting this happen to Miss Rosie D. respectful of Rosie even though she’s fallen on hard times

7. The speaker of the poem most likely feels how about Miss Rosie? A. scared because Miss Rosie has psychological problems B. disgusted by Miss Rosie’s appearance C. angry at society for letting this happen to Miss Rosie D. respectful of Rosie even though she’s fallen on hard times

8. POETRY: “Miss Rosie” -- Lucille Clifton “Kitchenette Building” – Gwendolyn Brooks “The Taxi” – Amy Lowell Read the poem. What do you notice the first time through? What feelings or images does it conjure? What is the poem about on the surface level? Read it again. Do you see any patterns or poetic devices? Label them. How is the poem written? (rhymed, free verse, stanzas)?

9. POETRY: “Miss Rosie” -- Lucille Clifton “Kitchenette Building” – Gwendolyn Brooks “The Taxi” – Amy Lowell What is the setting? How do you know? What devices are used in stanza 1? What devices are used in stanza 2? Why are these being used? What does the speaker wonder about? What takes over in the last stanza?

10. POETRY: “Miss Rosie” -- Lucille Clifton “Kitchenette Building” – Gwendolyn Brooks “The Taxi” – Amy Lowell Who is the speaker of the poem? (role, age, gender, etc.) How do you know? What is the tone of the poem? What is the poem about on a deeper level? What is the message rather than the topic?

11. POETRY: “Miss Rosie” -- Lucille Clifton “Kitchenette Building” – Gwendolyn Brooks “The Taxi” – Amy Lowell Read the poem. What do you notice the first time through? What feelings or images does it conjure? What is the poem about on the surface level? Read it again. Do you see any patterns or poetic devices? Label them. How is the poem written? (rhymed, free verse, stanzas)?

12. POETRY: “Miss Rosie” -- Lucille Clifton “Kitchenette Building” – Gwendolyn Brooks “The Taxi” – Amy Lowell What is the setting? How do you know? What devices are used in lines 2-3? What device is used in lines 6-8? What device is used in lines 9-10? What device is used in line 12? Why are these being used?

13. POETRY: “Miss Rosie” -- Lucille Clifton “Kitchenette Building” – Gwendolyn Brooks “The Taxi” – Amy Lowell Who is the speaker of the poem? (role, age, gender, etc.) How do you know? What is the tone of the poem? What is the poem about on a deeper level? What is the message rather than the topic?

14. Detail from the poemInference (what it means) “ The world beats dead like a slackened drum ” “ Streets coming fast wedge me away from you ” “ And the lamps prick my eyes ” “ To wound myself upon the sharp edges of the night ” Inferences in “The Taxi”