Reading poetry- Still I rise 18-11-2020

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1-3

Hello and welcome!

Today we are going to do some reading. Reading is part of your test of the upcoming test week but also part of your exam!

Enjoy!

Poetry

According to google it means: "literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature."

Aka a way for people to express emotions and ideas and connect with others. 

Why poetry?

To understand poetry you have to analyse it from different views that you usually don't do with other texts. However, analytical skills are needed when reading anyway so training it with poetry is a lovely but also a good way. 

Poem by Maya Angelou

She was a poet, actress, singer and a civil rights activist. 

Her poems are called the anthem of African-Americans. 

Still I Rise- Maya Angelou

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46446/still-i-rise

What kind of feeling do you get when reading this?

What do you think it is about?

00:07

What does she mean with "You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,"

00:57

What kind of attitude is she trying to portray?

01:10

How do these lines link up to our current situation in our society?

01:34

Stanza eight analysis

"Out of the huts of history’s shame

I rise

Up from a past that’s rooted in pain

I rise

I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,

Welling and swelling I bear in the tide"

Slavery mentioned as history's shame. Coming from a past filled with pain.

Ocean is a powerful source of nature with waves falling, because of an opressor,  but always rising up again. 

02:04

Why is she the hope of her ancestors and the slaves?

What is the whole essence/purpose of this poem?

What do we think about poetry in our classes?

Poetry in our classes; yes or no?

1. Yes, definitely!
2. No, don't feel it

Thank you for today and see you soon!