Poetry Study: “Icarus’s Flight” by Stephen Dobyns – pg.40
VOCABULARY:
Form- The way the words in a poem are arranged on the page
Line- The main unit (one line) of all poems
Rhythm- pattern of stressed or unstressed syllables
Stanzas- sections of 2 or more lines in any poem (like paragraphs in a story)
Alliteration- the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. It can establish rhythms in a
peom that create feelings or emphasize ideas and images.
PARTNER STUDY:
1. Fom: How many stanzas are in the poem? Is this poem rhyming or free verse?
What effect is created by extending a sentence into the next line or into the next stanza?
2. Alliteration: What letter is alliterated in lines 10-16? What image does this alliteration help to create?
3. Analysis: What does the poet mean by the two sentences in lines 10-11?
4. Alliteration: Why do you think the author uses ‘him, he, had, his’ together in line18?
What is the author trying to emphasize?
5. Analysis: Consider what you already know about Icarus. How does this poem cause your perception to
change?
Poetry Study: “Icarus’s Flight” by Stephen Dobyns – pg.40
VOCABULARY:
Form- The way the words in a poem are arranged on the page
Line- The main unit (one line) of all poems
Rhythm- pattern of stressed or unstressed syllables
Stanzas- sections of 2 or more lines in any poem (like paragraphs in a story)
Alliteration- the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. It can establish rhythms in a
peom that create feelings or emphasize ideas and images.
PARTNER STUDY:
1. Fom: How many stanzas are in the poem? Is this poem rhyming or free verse?
What effect is created by extending a sentence into the next line or into the next stanza?
2. Alliteration: What letter is alliterated in lines 10-16? What image does this alliteration help to create?
3. Analysis: What does the poet mean by the two sentences in lines 10-11?
4. Alliteration: Why do you think the author uses ‘him, he, had, his’ together in line18?
What is the author trying to emphasize?
5. Analysis: Consider what you already know about Icarus. How does this poem cause your perception to
change?