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Parody PoemsSlide2
A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule.
Turn to a neighbor and tell them about some parodies you know of that are school appropriate.
ParodySlide3
A single line in a poem – may or may not be the end of a sentence.
LineSlide4
A group of lines in a poem that belong together, sort of like a paragraph in an essay.
Side Note:
Often each stanza has the same number of lines or there is a pattern to how many lines it has.
StanzaSlide5
The
pattern
of rhymes used in a poemUsually the pattern is marked by letters to symbolize lines that rhyme.
What is the rhyme scheme in this stanza?
T’was
the night before Christmas, when all through the
house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that St `Nicholas soon would be there.AABB Rhyme Scheme
Rhyme SchemeSlide6
To create a parody poem. You may use “
T’was
the Night Before Christmas” or another poem from your own culture.If you do change poems, please share the original with Mrs.
Ginder
.
Your parody poem doesn’t have to be funny, but it does need to retain the look, feel, and rhyme scheme of the original poem.
Your task is….Slide7
Points: 20 points
10 for content and 10 or more stanzas
5 for rhyme scheme adherence2 for quality, effort, grammar (especially plurals and possessives).
Your poem can’t simply cut off; it needs to come to satisfying end.
2 for decoration, illustration, and/or prettiness.
Due on
Thursday
– will be returned on Friday for you to share with your families over break.
Points