PPT-Why do poets split their poems into multiple stanzas if the

In this lesson you will learn how a poems organization influences its meaning by asking how the stanzas in a poem fit together STANZA Small section of poem Made of 1 lines Separated by a break. Why were they called the “Fireside Poets”?. Families would sit around the fireplace reading and discussing their favorite poems. . Remember, this was before electricity provided lighting, radio, television, or video games. . William Wordsworth. born April 7, 1770, in . Cockermouth. , Cumberland, to John and Anne (Cookson) Wordsworth, the second of their five children. 1787 - went to . St. John's College, Cambridge. Went to France in 1791 (during French Revolution). Introduction. There are two main forms of poetry, . closed form. and . open form. …. Closed. Form. Open. Form. -characterized. by patterns. (stanza length, verse, rhyme, meter, syllables). -the content . 1800-1860. “I unsettle all things. No facts are to me sacred.”. --Ralph Waldo Emerson. Purpose of Writing. As a . reaction against rationalism. To explore . imagination. and . emotion. Emphasized. 1785-1830. What is Romanticism?. a complex artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution.. Poems of Celebration. It’s not true that all poems are depressing!. Odes can:. Celebrate. Commemorate. Meditate on people, events, or, in Neruda’s case, ordinary objects. A Brief History of the Ode. Senior Assistant Professor. Department of English & Other Foreign Languages,. Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi. What is Metaphysical Poetry?. A new kind of poetry, known as the Metaphysical Poetry began with John Donne. The term ‘Metaphysical’ as applied to poetry was first used by Dr. Samuel Johnson who borrowed it from Dryden’s phrase for Donne: “he affects the metaphysics.”. p. 32. Nick and the candlestick (p. 32). This was written in 1962 and is, very simply, about walking into Nick’s (her second child’s) room during the night, using a candlestick to see where she is going.. Recognizable patterns. Patterns can be determined by:. Stanza length. Metrical pattern (ex: . iambic pentameter). Rhyme scheme. Syllable count. . Meter. Patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables. Poetry is a way of borrowing from other styles of writing (Rosen, 1997).. Poetry should be a personal encounter with a poet’s words that touches you in such a way to bring you back again and again for more – you can’t get enough! (, 0000)..  . The . sestina. is a tightly structured French verse form consisting of six sestets (six-line stanzas) and a three-line envoy. . Widely acknowledged to be one of the most complicated of verse . forms, the . p. repare a presentation about them to the rest of the class.. Meet the Teams. In today’s lesson you will work in your teams to research your poet.. 20 minutes: collect key information about the life, work and times in which your poet was living and writing. (using approved sources). ‘Checking out Me History,’ . ‘Tissue’. ‘Ozymandias’. Conflict & Power Revision. Theme 1. Power of Humans. Power of Humans. In which poems can we see the . power of humans. ?. Human power is . ‘Checking out Me History,’ . ‘Tissue’. ‘Ozymandias’. Conflict & Power Revision. Theme 1. Power of Humans. Power of Humans. In which poems can we see the . power of humans. ?. Human power is .