PPT-Kenning Poems

Living and Laughing WordMaker Created for English 12VHS Instructor Mrs Barbara Hooker What is a Kenning A Kenning is a two word phrase describing an person or an object often using a metaphor . .. The poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is set against the dark background of child labour that was prominent in England in the late 18th and 19th century. At the age of four and five, boys were sold to clean chimneys, due to their small size. These children were oppressed and had a diminutive existence that was socially accepted at the time. In the earlier poem, a young chimney sweeper recounts a dream had by one of his fellows, in which an angel rescues the boys from coffins and takes them to a sunny meadow; in the later poem, an apparently adult speaker encounters a child chimney sweeper abandoned in the snow while his parents are at church or possibly even suffered death where church is referring to being with God.. Biography and Poetry. Early Life. Born May 7, 1812 in . Camberwell. , England. Mother was a pianist and father was a banker. Father was also an artist, scholar, antiquarian, and collector of books. Browning’s education came from his well-read father. Beowulf Literary Terms. Literary Terms. Alliteration:. The repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants or consonant clusters, in a group of words. An example from Beowulf is found in the line: “And the . Alliteration. The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another. Often at the beginning of words. Increases poem’s rhythmic and musical effects. Makes a poem’s lines memorable. 6. th. May 2014. What are other people saying about Dickinson?. Say anything nasty and you’re dead!. Objective. To understand critical viewpoints of Emily Dickinson’s poems. It is not worth spending hours learning critical . . The poem is clearly set around conflict, this is shown by the whole poem based on a solider rushing out of the trenches on the attack.. However the poem also looks at the ideas of humanity, nature and transformation.. :. 1. . Content. – What they are about.. 2. The. ideas . in the poems – what the . . poet is saying.. 3. The . mood and atmosphere . of . . the poem.. 4. How they are written – . . Read the riddle and try to guess what the object is!. . Hint: You can find the answers in your classroom!. Poems are from Betsy Franco’s 201 Riddle Poems to Build Literacy (Scholastic, 2000). I have two hands. I have a face. . !!(")*+,-./01-!5!6'3-)$9+;(;':!!)!2"1'12-3!-!-4'5!62=&!'&#x& -1;#%&;7&&$'!38!2=&!8#&%$!38!#.&98%3&'!:!!(1551-651""-!5!6=(29'233%:!!!!!'(."'21651-' (Proverbs 1:6-7) Oedipus found that the king of the 2012. Lines. Stanzas. Rhyme. Rhythm. Alliteration. Simile. Metaphor. Mood. Onomatopoeia. Couplets. Personification. Poetry Terms. Lines- Poets write in lines instead . of . sentences. Stanza- Groups of lines in . – What they are about.. 2. The. ideas . in the poems – what the . . poet is saying.. 3. The . mood and atmosphere . of . . the poem.. 4. How they are written – . . . stylistic. choices.. Write as many diamante poems as time allows.. Illustrate them.. 94 . Poetry. : Diamante . 4/18. 95 . Poetry. : Diamante . 4/18. Essential Skill:. Collaborating toward a creative outcome.. Diamante. identity: . These Germanic tribes considered the family the basic unit of society. . Loyalty to family . and to protecting the kind: To be exiled from your tribe was the worst punishment.. The . Comitatus. What is a Kenning?. A kenning is a poem. . It describes something using clues rather than just saying what it is. . Each line is two or three words long.. A heat giver. A light maker. Where do Kennings come from?.