Free verse poetry

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Poetry workshop
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B1 DLE
Poetry workshop

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

What did we talk about last lesson?

Slide 2 - Open vraag

Homework:
Write your own 8-line poem with an AABB or ABAB rhyme scheme.

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Insert your poem here:

Slide 4 - Open vraag

Did you like writing a rhyming poem?:
😒🙁😐🙂😃

Slide 5 - Poll

Are you proud of your first real poem?
A
Yes!
B
It could use some improvement.
C
I feel like a famous writer already.

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

Free verse poetry:
Free verse is one of the simplest, and yet most difficult, type of poetry to write. While the poet does not have to worry about all these rules about form, it requires him or her to work hard at creating a piece that is beautiful and meaningful without any specific guidelines about rhyme.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide





Example 1:
Thrill Ride

Up. Up.
Click, click.
Wind blows
sharp in my ears.
My heart jumps. Skips.
It’s up. It’s up higher.
It’s up, up the highest.
Hands grasp at the clouds.
Then a forever pause. Still. Waiting.
Finally. Whoosh!
Steep drop
down,
down,
down.



Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Example 2:

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Example 3: Shelter cat
"I walked into the shelter and looked around.
Out of all the homeless kitties, you stood out like a beacon.
I picked you up, and you purred and snuggled sweetly in my arms.
It was like we had always known each other, always been together.
I filled out the form, made the donation, and took you home.
You're a little shelter cat no more. You're mine."

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

What was your favourite poem?:
Thrill ride
Wanna be a fish
Shelter cat

Slide 11 - Poll

Choosing words carefully: 
Carefully chosen words can help you create a poem that sounds like the situation, emotion, or object you are trying to portray. For instance, short words with sharp consonants cause the reader to stop-and- go in a choppy rhythm: Cut, bash, stop, kick, bite, punch, jump, stick, kiss. They almost sound like what they mean. Use these types of short words when you want to show excitement, fear, anger, new love, or anything that might make your heart beat quickly. Longer words with soft sounds cause the reader to slow down. Use them when you want to show pause, tension, laziness, rest.

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Task: write a free verse poem
Write a free verse poem and make use of short and long words.

Use the short words to show anger/love/excitement/ fear/etc...

Use the long words to when you want to show pause/tension/laziness. 

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Which topic shall we write about?
Your hobby/sport
A movie you have seen
Your family

Slide 14 - Poll

Write your free verse poem:
timer
10:00

Slide 15 - Open vraag

Alliteration:
Alliteration is a literary device where the first sound in a series of words is the same, like “She shares shining shells.” You can use alliteration in free verse to create a particular mood, feeling, or sound to the poem, especially when combined with careful word choice. 

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Examples:
The beautiful bouquet blossomed in the bright sun.
 The candy was killing my cavity.
I forgot my flip phone but felt free.
Most monsters don’t mind making messes.


Slide 17 - Tekstslide

Write down 2 sentences where the first sound of the words is the same:
timer
3:00

Slide 18 - Open vraag

Using personification:
Sometimes giving an inanimate object human characteristics can breathe new life into it. (See, I just did it!) Have you ever heard someone say that the sun was peeking out from somewhere, or that the clouds were lazy, or the water licked the shore

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Example:
Night crept in,
slow and smooth.
It smothered the city
in darkness.
Lights in windows
of tall buildings blinked,
One. Two. Again.
And opened
their bright eyes.



Slide 20 - Tekstslide

Write a six-line poem about an inanimate object, use personification:
timer
10:00

Slide 21 - Open vraag

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

Do you prefer rhyming poetry or free verse poetry?
Rhyming poetry
Free verse poetry

Slide 23 - Poll

What have you learnt these previous lessons?

Slide 24 - Open vraag

What is your opinion on free verse poetry?
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Slide 25 - Poll