War Poetry - third lesson

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War Poetry - third lesson

Today

- Who's for the game? - Jessie Pope

- Peace - Rupert Brooke

Learning objectives:

- I can explain the literary devices in italics

- I can understand and explain the two poems (with use of the literary devices)

- I know more about Jessie Pope and Rupert Brooke

I was able to analyse the two poems

1. Yes
2. No
3. Yes, but it was a bit difficult
4. Did we have homework?

I am able to explain the literary devices in my own words

1. Yes
2. Yes, but I need my reader
3. No
4. Not all of them

a situation that appears to be contradictory e.g. it was the beginning of the end

a grouped set of lines within a poem

can be eye, internal, end

you compare sth with like, as, than

attributes human-like qualities to things that are non-human

e.g. the little dog laughed

show love for your country and be proud of it (often strong feelings)

rhyme

stanza

personification

simile

paradox

patriotic

Rupert Brooke (1887-1915): War Sonnets

Looking back, I managed to analyse the two poems

1. Yes
2. No
3. Yes, but it was a bit difficult
4. I need more practice

Homework

Please note:

Tuesday 5th of December (not THURSDAY)

Read & Analyse:

The soldier by Rupert Brooke

Humorous Poetry