Day 37 Standard–
DO,IO,PN,PA, and Intro
to Poetry
Objectives
1. Identify and Understand Direct Objects, Indirect Objects, Predicate
Nominative, and Predicate Adjectives
2. Recognize characteristics of a variety of forms of poetry
Homework:
LOTF essay was due today- if you have not submitted it see
me after class
Study Literary terms
Midterm review list posted on Wiki
Warm Up
• Copy the following sentences and labelS,V,DO,IO,PN,and PA
1. An honest man should have been the leader of
the country.
2. Curt's favorite toy is his big truck.
3. Students' favorite food must be pizza.
4. The alarm must be ringing again and again.
Grammar Quiz Time!
Fiction test reviewIf you have not taken the test then you must go
to the media center for 15 minutes.
• You each get your test copy-You will not receive your scantron.
• You and your partner should discuss your answer choices and the
rationale for that choice. You have 10 minutes.
• You must discuss and figure things out on your own
• If you plan to remediate then remediation is after school today
only!
• Retest is Friday after school. Highest grade you will be able to
receive is 79%
Poetry: an elevated form of
composition
Elements:
1. Form
2. Sound
3. Imagery
4. Figurative Language
5. Theme
Understanding and Evaluating
Poetry
1. Speaker – who is the speaker? What is their bias?
2. Occasion – What prompted the author to write?
3. Setting – Where is the poem taking place? What is the time and
place?
4. Purpose – What is the reason behind the text?
5. Diction – What is the word choice? Dialect of the speaker?
6. Imagery – What senses are evoked? How?
7. Figurative Language – What figurative language is used and
how does it enhance the poem?
Understanding and Evaluating
Poetry cont.
8. Symbols – What symbols are used and what do they really
mean?
9. Allusions – What literary, historical, or mythic person, place, or
event is being referenced? Example: Troy or Hercules
10. Tone – How does the author feel about the subject discussed in
the poem?
11. Meter/Scansion – What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed
syllables?
SOAPSTone
Use this pneumonic device to help you remember how to
evaluate poetry:
Speaker
Occasion
Attitude
Purpose
Subject
Tone
Pair Practice
• Analyze the poem on the follow slide using the
SOAPSTone method.
• Write it down in your notebooks and discuss your
analysis with your partner.
• Label each piece of analysis with its corresponding
poetry element.
Closure
• Write 3 things you have learned about poetry.
• Write 2 examples of poetic forms.
• Write 1 question you have concerning poetry.