MYP4 Lesson 4&5

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MYP4 Lesson 4&5

How was the task last Friday? Do you have any questions about that?

Activity: Valentine's Poems

In this link you will find a some poems for you to analyse. Pick one you like and try to make an analysis of the poem by looking at the following elements: 

Rhyme/ Rhythm/ Structure/ Literary devices/ Theme

Activity: Writing about Poetry

Now that we have spent a lot of time looking at the various elements of the poem: Man and Beast, please try to write a full interpretation (analysis) of it.

Try to write about 200-300 words in which you explain what the poem is about and what the poet is trying to achieve and how he does so.

We will look at your work on Friday.

Literary Devices

Text

Activity 1

Activity 2

What makes you say that?

We worked on this activity about Man and Beast

Now let's do something similar about 'The Raven'

Poem: The Raven

Activity: Common Literary Devices

As you know, poetry is considered by some to be the highest form of writing and using a language. Some poets have perfected this art and can say a lot using very little words. A common 'trick' used, is the use of so called Literary Devices.

Let's look at some of these in this activity.

Common Literary Devices

Common literary devices (1)

Questions and answers

Name the metaphor

Name the simile

Name the personification

Name the symbolism

Examining the Form of a Poem

Text: The form of Poetry (1)

The form of Poetry (2)

Examining the Form of a Poem

Activity (Choose between 'The Raven' and 'Poverty')

Example: The Old Woman

Example: Five ways

Rhyme and Rhythm

Rhyme & Rhythm 1

Rhyme & Rhythm 2

Rhyme and Rhythm

Rhyme & Rhythm 3

War poets

Activity