WWI Poetry II

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

6V War Poetry Project 

Discussing poetry of the first World War

Road map

• Anthem for Doomed Youth
• Theory on poetry
• Work on presentation/ thesis statement 

Sonnet

14 lines

iambic pentameter

   /. - / . - / . -/ . -/ . -/

• English / Shakespearean sonnet

        3 x 4 lines + 2 

• Italian / Petrarchan sonnet 

        8 lines  + 6 lines 

Poetic forms

rhyming couplet            2

tercet                                  3

quatrain                             4

quintain / quintet          5

sestet                                 6

septet                                 7 

octet                                   8

Sonnet

Turn/ volta

a twist or turn in the argument or train of thought. 

Poetic forms

foot = at least two syllables, basic unit of measurement in poetry

iambic       / . - /

trochaic    / - . /

spondaic       / - - /

pyrrhic      / .  . /

anapestic  / . . - /

dactylic  / - . . /

Poetic forms

number of feet per line:

dimeter =  2 feet per line

trimeter  =  3 feet per line

tetrameter = 4 feet per line

pentameter  = 5 feet per line

hexameter = 6 feet per line

heptameter = 7 feet per line

octameter = 8 feet per line

What to do?

1. Read your poem

2. Understand the poem

3. If necessary find biographical information on the poet/context

4. Analyse its rhyme scheme

5. Analyse its form

6. Come up with an angle/approach and form a thesis statement. 

Presentation

• Introduction + thesis statement
• Background information on poet
• Background information on poem
• Arguments supporting your ts
• Conclusion

• 5 -7 mins.