V4 Intro to poetry

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V4: Introduction to English poetry

Module goals- being able to:

• Appreciate and enjoy poetry
• Analyse the technical aspects of poetry
• Put poems in their historical and literary context
• Look at poems from a contemporary perspective

I think poetry is....

The difference between poetry and prose is....

I already have a favourite poem in English.

Write down the title of a poem
you remember from last year's
module

What do we need to read poetry?

• an open mind
• a working knowledge of poetic devices
• a working knowledge of historical periods (kenmerkende aspecten)
• Determination (looking up what we don't know) 

Alliteration is:

1. The repetition of a consonant sound, particularly the initial consonants of two or more words.
2. The repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words.
3. An obvious exaggeration made for effect.
4. A series of brief shots that work together to convey a particular meaning.

Alliteration example:

Peter Piper picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers

A simile:

1. Makes a comparison by saying one thing is another.
2. Is an obvious exaggeration made for effect.
3. Makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" .
4. Is a speech by an actor spoken as if thinking aloud.

Example simile:

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun.

Look up, my people,
The dawn is breaking,
The world is waking,
To a new bright day,
When none defame us,
Nor colour shame us,
Nor sneer dismay.

The rhyme scheme for this poem is:

1. people; breaking, waking; day, dismay; us, us
2. ABBCDDC
3. ABCDEFG
4. AABBCCD AABBCCD AABBCCD AABBCCD AABBCCD

Where now the many white men hurry about like ants.

This is an example of:

1. Assonance
2. Alliteration
3. Simile Simile
4. Metaphor

We are the corroboree and the bora ground.

This is an example of:

1. Alliteration
2. Assonance
3. Simile
4. Metaphor

The ghostly galleons grab greedily

This is an example of:

1. Alliteration
2. Assonance
3. Simile
4. Metaphor

Fear knocked on the door.

is an example of:

1. Onomatopoeia
2. Symbolism
3. Personification
4. Hyperbole

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

This extract is an example of:

1. Symbolism
2. Paradox
3. Personification
4. Onomatopoeia

Examples of onomatopoeia include:

1. He ran like the wind.
2. The hose is a green snake on the lawn.
3. The bottle fizzed then popped.
4. Wild horses wouldn't drag me away.

Why use iambic pentameter?

Put simply, iambic pentameter is a metrical speech rhythm that is natural to the English language. Shakespeare used iambic pentameter because it closely resembles the rhythm of everyday speech. 

Rest of lesson/homework

Read: 

• Poetic devices (page 3-13)
• e.e. cummings' 'i carry your heart (i carry it in) 
• How to analyse a poem (last page)