Figurative Language Poems and Response Questions
Due Date: Friday January 29th
Worth: 10 points
Directions: Answer questions 1-6 on page 628 and question 1-4 on page 629 on a seperate sheet of paper. Please restate the question in your answer.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Assignments for Monday and Tuesday 1/25-1/26
Imagery Walkabout:
Due: Next Class Period
Worth: 20 Points
Directions: Pick two places in your house and write a half page description of them using imagery. Remember that imagery is language that appeals to the senses. Spend time describing what the setting smells like, sounds like, looks like, and feels like.
Due: Next Class Period
Worth: 20 Points
Directions: Pick two places in your house and write a half page description of them using imagery. Remember that imagery is language that appeals to the senses. Spend time describing what the setting smells like, sounds like, looks like, and feels like.
Assignment for Monday and Tuesday 1/25-1/26
Haiku Poems an
Haiku Poems:
Due: 1/27-1/29
Worth: 20 Points
Directions: Write three Haiku poems on nature. They must be done on computer paper and either typed or written in pen.
Haiku poems are a form of Japaneese poetry that follows a specific pattern. The pattern is that the first line is 5 syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the third line is 5 syllables.
Example:
As the wind does blow (5 syllables)
Across the trees, I see the (7 syllables)
Buds blooming in May (5 syllables
taken from: http://www.international.ucla.edu/shenzhen/2002ncta/cunningham/Webpage-HaikuPoems.htm
Haiku Poems:
Due: 1/27-1/29
Worth: 20 Points
Directions: Write three Haiku poems on nature. They must be done on computer paper and either typed or written in pen.
Haiku poems are a form of Japaneese poetry that follows a specific pattern. The pattern is that the first line is 5 syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the third line is 5 syllables.
Example:
As the wind does blow (5 syllables)
Across the trees, I see the (7 syllables)
Buds blooming in May (5 syllables
taken from: http://www.international.ucla.edu/shenzhen/2002ncta/cunningham/Webpage-HaikuPoems.htm
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Essay #1: Descriptive Essay
Final Draft Date: Feb. 10 (a)/11 (b)
Revisions:Students are required to make three revisions between now and Feb. 10/11.
Total Points: 75 points
Revisions:Students are required to make three revisions between now and Feb. 10/11.
Total Points: 75 points
Prentice Hall Essay Grader
All students will be writing their essays this semester on a computer program call Essay Scorer. The program is valuable to our students for a couple of reasons:
- It provides instant feedback for students after they are done writing their essays.
- Their essays are graded objectively by a computer program. Although this takes out the negative side of the human element, as a teacher, I will still reserve the right to look at the computer assessment and make changes if they are necessary.
The website for the Essay Scorer is:
www.essayscorer.com/ph/nm/vvhs
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
"I Am A Rock" Lyrics and Questions Due: 1/20-1/21
By Paul Simon
A winter's day
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
Don't talk of love,
But I've heard the words before;
It's sleeping in my memory.
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I have my books
And my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.
Questions:
Answer the following questions on another sheet of paper:
1. What is this song about?
2. What is the theme of this song?
3. What line(s) do you especiallyI like in this song?
4. Are there any examples of poetic devices in the lyrics of this song (alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor, rhyme, etc.)?
Your Favorite Lyrics- Follow these directions on another sheet of paper:
1. Find the lyrics to a song that you feel have a special meaning. Print them out and bring them to class.
2. What is the name of the song?
3. What is the name of the group? Album?
4. How would you describe this song?
5. What is the song about?
6. What is the theme?
7. Copy down your favorite lines and explain what they mean to you.
A winter's day
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
Don't talk of love,
But I've heard the words before;
It's sleeping in my memory.
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I have my books
And my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.
Questions:
Answer the following questions on another sheet of paper:
1. What is this song about?
2. What is the theme of this song?
3. What line(s) do you especiallyI like in this song?
4. Are there any examples of poetic devices in the lyrics of this song (alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor, rhyme, etc.)?
Your Favorite Lyrics- Follow these directions on another sheet of paper:
1. Find the lyrics to a song that you feel have a special meaning. Print them out and bring them to class.
2. What is the name of the song?
3. What is the name of the group? Album?
4. How would you describe this song?
5. What is the song about?
6. What is the theme?
7. Copy down your favorite lines and explain what they mean to you.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Personal Poem
"I AM" Poem Outline & Directions
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FIRST STANZA:
I am (two special characteristics you have)
I wonder (something you are actually curious about)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (the first line of the poem repeated)
SECOND STANZA:
I pretend (something you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you very sad)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
THIRD STANZA:
I understand (something you know is true)
I say (something you believe in)
I dream (something you actually dream about)
I try (something you really make an effort about)
I hope (something you actually hope for)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
List the above characteristics, etc. at the end of each line.
Write "your" version of the poem on a separate piece of paper using the above as a guideline.
www.ronjones.org
☺
FIRST STANZA:
I am (two special characteristics you have)
I wonder (something you are actually curious about)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (the first line of the poem repeated)
SECOND STANZA:
I pretend (something you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you very sad)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
THIRD STANZA:
I understand (something you know is true)
I say (something you believe in)
I dream (something you actually dream about)
I try (something you really make an effort about)
I hope (something you actually hope for)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)
List the above characteristics, etc. at the end of each line.
Write "your" version of the poem on a separate piece of paper using the above as a guideline.
www.ronjones.org
Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 and Questions
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Response Questions
On a separate sheet of paper please answer the following questions.
1.What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
2.Summarize the theme of this poem.
3.How many syllables are in the first and last line?
4.Why might the last two lines be separated from the rest of the poem?
5.What metaphor is in this poem; what two things are compared?
6.What is an example of personification?
7.What is “this” in the last line? How long will it last?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Response Questions
On a separate sheet of paper please answer the following questions.
1.What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
2.Summarize the theme of this poem.
3.How many syllables are in the first and last line?
4.Why might the last two lines be separated from the rest of the poem?
5.What metaphor is in this poem; what two things are compared?
6.What is an example of personification?
7.What is “this” in the last line? How long will it last?
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Extended Metaphor Poem 1/7-1/8/10
Students were assigned an Extended Metaphor poem today in class. It is a part of their poetry scrapbook and is due at the beginning of the next class period.
Extended Metaphor Poem
My life is like a river
Sometimes flowing lightly and gently
Moving along with ease
My life is like a river
Sometimes rough and rapid
Longing for some release
Trying to calm the storm
Waiting for the sun to shine overhead
Looking for the rainbow in the sky
My life is like a river
I like the gentle bends
I like the smooth waters
They bring me peace and joy
I do not like the rocks and currents
They are struggles in my life
I enjoy the nice peaceful waters
My life is like a river
Having ups and downs
Twists and turns
Trying to smooth them out
Sometimes flowing lightly and gently
Moving along with ease
My life is like a river
Sometimes rough and rapid
Longing for some release
Trying to calm the storm
Waiting for the sun to shine overhead
Looking for the rainbow in the sky
My life is like a river
I like the gentle bends
I like the smooth waters
They bring me peace and joy
I do not like the rocks and currents
They are struggles in my life
I enjoy the nice peaceful waters
My life is like a river
Having ups and downs
Twists and turns
Trying to smooth them out
Literary Terms
Literary Terms: For each term, give either a definition or description and provide an example and the title of the poem which provides an example. Use your notes from class and the Literature textbook. Do this on your own paper and include it in your scrapbook.
1. Alliteration
2. Allusion
3. Analogy
4. Assonance
5. Blank Verse
6. Connotation
7. Couplet
8. Denotation
9. Diction
10. Epic
11. Euphony
12. Imagery
13. Lyric Poem
14. Metaphor
15. Meter
16. Narrative Poetry
17. Onomatopoeia
18. Personification
19. Poetic License
20. Repetition
21. Rhyme Scheme
22. Rhythym
23. Free verse
24. Simile
25. Sonnet
26. Stanza
27. Symbol
28. Tone
1. Alliteration
2. Allusion
3. Analogy
4. Assonance
5. Blank Verse
6. Connotation
7. Couplet
8. Denotation
9. Diction
10. Epic
11. Euphony
12. Imagery
13. Lyric Poem
14. Metaphor
15. Meter
16. Narrative Poetry
17. Onomatopoeia
18. Personification
19. Poetic License
20. Repetition
21. Rhyme Scheme
22. Rhythym
23. Free verse
24. Simile
25. Sonnet
26. Stanza
27. Symbol
28. Tone
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Imagery
Imagery: Language that appeals to the senses.
Remember that imagery is the use of language to put us "in the situation" to either taste, touch, smell, hear, or see something that is being described in literature.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
UNIT 3 LEARNING GOALS
Students will be required to know and be able to apply the below skills at the end of this unit:
Imagery
Figures of Speech
Rhythm and Meter
Sound Effects
Irony and Tone
Simile
Personification
Paradox
Alliteration
Consonance
Assonance
Repetition
Onomatopeoia
Imagery
Figures of Speech
Rhythm and Meter
Sound Effects
Irony and Tone
Simile
Personification
Paradox
Alliteration
Consonance
Assonance
Repetition
Onomatopeoia
Semester Two 1/5/10: Poetry Unit Intro and Concrete Poem
We are starting a poetry unit today that will last through the end of january. Students will be doing a concrete poem today in class. They will probably not finish by the end of the class and it will be due at the beginning of the next class period. It is worth 20 pts.
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