Objectives:
- to expand our knowledge
of poetic terminology
- to explore another poem
exploring femininity – ‘A
Leisure centre is also a
temple of learning’
To begin…
You have 5 MINUTES to try to fill in the second
section of your glossaries (conceit – first person)
Easy? Try to add some EXAMPLES to each
definition
Really stuck? Ask me for some mixed up
definitions that you can match up…
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CONCEIT – FIRST PERSON
A more polite term used to describe something taboo (spend a penny = go
to the toilet)
Intended to instruct/with an instructive tone
The running of one line of verse into another, with an absence of
punctuation
The circumstances surrounding the production/reception of the poem
Omission of a syllable/letter within a word
Where more taboo terms are used for something that could be described
more politely (worm’s food = dead)
The use of ‘I’/’my’/’mine’ or ‘his’/’her’/’their’ to indicate narrative position
When the reader understands an incongruity between the situation and
what is said, that is not apparent to the speaking persona
Omission of a word/several words within a line, sometimes replaced by
the grammatical construction ‘…’
A literary composition where a single speaker reveals their character to a
presumed listener
Written conversational exchange
An extended metaphor that compares two ideas in unusual or surprising
ways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K
sD_zvwIzvQ
Today’s poem – with musical accompaniment
• The reader claims this poem is about
‘changing’. Do you agree? How?
• Do you think the poem is as funny as the
audience reaction suggests? Why/why not?
Modern v archaic – exploring the two
semantic fields
What words can you find belonging
to the modern, secular world?
What words can you find belonging
to a more archaic, religious register?
‘flexed and toned’
‘chemicals’
‘exfoliant’
‘moisturises’
‘lithe as a young leopard’
‘secret cleft’
‘weaver’s at the loom’
‘kisspoints’
‘waterfall’
‘chorus’
‘we 12’
Now, read the extract from the Old
Testament
• Note down THREE similarities we can find in
the way language is used…
Consider:
- The way the woman is depicted
- Use of senses
- Simile/metaphor
- Natural imagery
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Song of Songs 1 New International Version (NIV) – Old Testament Bible
She
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
for your love is more delightful than wine.
3 Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes;
your name is like perfume poured out.
No wonder the young women love you!
4 Take me away with you—let us hurry!
Let the king bring me into his chambers.
He
9 I liken you, my darling, to a mare
among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.
10 Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings,
your neck with strings of jewels.
11 We will make you earrings of gold,
studded with silver.
She
12 While the king was at his table,
my perfume spread its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh
resting between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
from the vineyards of En Gedi.
He
15 How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.
She
16 How handsome you are, my beloved!
Oh, how charming!
And our bed is verdant.
To conclude…
Complete the following sentence about ‘A
Leisure Centre…’
THE MORAL OF THE POEM IS…