PPT-Backwards Poetry

We can tell a lot about a poem based on the authors word choice Often times word choice will help us determine tone Tone the authors attitude toward the subject Task 1 Circle the . Milton’s poetry consists of the moral & religious influences of Puritanism that are blended with the generous culture of the Renaissance. It falls into four periods: 1) the college period; 2) the Horton period; 3) period of his prose writings; & 4) period of his greatest poetic achievement. ‘Ode . From Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes. Poetry is…. One of the three major types of literature (the others being prose and drama). “Literature that makes use of highly concise, musical, and emotionally charged language.”. Pastoral Poetry. "Pastoral" (Latin for "shepherd") refers to a literary work dealing with shepherds and rustic life. . It presents an idealized rather than realistic view of rustic life. . Classical (Greek and Latin) pastoral works date back to the 3rd century B.C. Questions:. 1. . It refers to the time and place that the event(s) in the story take . place. 2. This element refers to the topic that the writer writes or comments on in his or her writing. . 3. . It refers to the tension, the fight or the struggle between the various characters or forces in the story. An Introduction for 4. th. Grade Connections. Lines and Stanzas. Single lines in a poem.. Several lines are organized into stanzas.. 2 lines = Couplet. 3 lines = . Tercet. 4 lines = Quatrain. 5 lines = . By: Megan McConaghy. I like Poetry, Yes I do!. I like Poetry, How ‘bout you?. POETRY RULES! . As you can see, Poetry is everywhere…. ... In Bumper stickers, songs, nursery rhymes, and plain old silly phrases!. an Interactive PowerPoint. Not Your Average Classroom . Language Arts Units. Assignments:. What does Poetry Do? Graphic Organizer(s). Prose vs. Poetry Top Hat. Elements of Poetry Web Quest. Elements of Poetry Mini Presentation. p. repared by . Camille . Quamina. What is poetry?. The Eagle. He clasps the crag with crooked hands;. Close to the sun in lonely lands,. Ringed with the azure world, he stands.. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;. Form. Form is the physical arrangement of the words on the page. This includes the length and placement of the lines, and the way they are grouped into stanzas.. Some poetry (limericks, sonnets, etc.) are written in strict formal patterns.. Yay. ! . Poetry Analysis. A huge portion of your AP exam . You will answer multiple choice questions AND an essay on poetry. How the heck do I analysis poetry?. …without killing people. . TIPCAST. Here’s a tip: Don’t break your arm!. The new form of storytelling. Spoken Word Poetry is different . Spoken Word is not like the standard poetry that you learn about in ELA. It has soul and feeling that is easily identifiable. Spoken Word. Middle School Masters. T. om Phillips. Blackout Poetry. Note to Teachers. At the beginning of the year, have your media specialist save books that would ordinarily be thrown away or destroyed. Before you know it, you have enough “text” for all of your students and even for some of your colleagues!. Haiku. Cinquain. . Diamante . Rhyming . Free Verse. Poetic Devices . Alliteration-. the initial sounds of a word, beginning either with a consonant or a vowel, repeated in close succession.. Assonance-. poet. .. Sometimes, poems have rhyming words in them.. Poetry is meant to be read aloud.. Rhyming Words. Some poetry has rhyming words at the end of lines. When words rhyme, they start with different sounds, but sound the same at the end of the words. So ‘cat’ rhymes with ‘bat’ and ‘hot’ rhymes with ‘lot’. .