Poetry - Contemporary Song Titanium II

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Last lesson! - Contemporary Poetry 

Outline

• Learning goals
• Assignment 3: imagery
• Assignment 4: metaphors
• Assignment 5 and 6 (Homework)

• Short note on poetry reader

Learning goals

After this lesson, 

• you can recognize literary devices (i.e. imagery and metaphors) in a contemporary song such as Titanium
• you can explain what these literary devices symbolize

 Assignment 3 - Imagery  

Listen to the song (with lyrics, on next slide) or read the lyrics of Titanium (in your reader, p.36). 

What sort of imagery is used in the song? 

What 'picture'  do you see when you read the lyrics?

Highlight the words that indicate your answer. 

Write your ideas down on p.36 (and on next slide)

(5 min)

Assignment 4 - Metaphors

Find two metaphors in the song.

Explain what they symbolize. 

Write down your answer on p.37 of your reader.

(assignment 3 and 4 are in 'one go')

3 - What sort of imagery is used in the song? What 'picture' do you see when you read the lyrics?

Assignment 5 - The story...

(depending upon time: either in class or homework)

a) Why would this sort of imagery have been used? 

What story is told?

b) What is the message that is presented in the song and what can you learn from it?

(5 min)

Homework - Assignment 6

Listen to two cover songs and find out what the differences are.

Reader

Keep the poetry reader with activities – needed in year 5!