Poetry Pre-test
Do what you can.
Try your best please and then submit to me at my
desk.
Silently read
Tuesday
Warm Up:
Describe what it would be like to be a
water droplet--use descriptive language.
OR
Describe a time when the weather
impacted your plans (for the better or
worse)
**You will work on this paragraph all week
long and make edits to it.
Look at and highlight your poetry
notes as we go through these
slides.
You will have a quiz on Friday, so
be sure to understand what you
highlight!!!
What makes a poem a
poem?
How is it different from
prose?
1. Speaker
Person talking in the poem (perspective its told from-usually a
character). It is similar to a narrator in a story. This is NOT the
poet.
2. sound devices: add a sound quality to a poem.
alliteration- using words that start with the same consonant sound
onomatopoeia- words that create the sound they mean when you say them
aloud
rhythm- the beat in a poem
refrain/repetition- repeating a word, phrase, line, or stanza
rhyme- words with the same END sound
Alliteration- repetition of beginning sounds
Onomatopoeia- a word that creates its
sound when you say it aloud
The twigs snapped and the leaves
crunched under my feet.
Rhythm
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you
are.
Up above the world so
high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you
are.
Whenever someone reads this, there is a
certain beat that you fall into. This beat is
caused by the pattern of stressed and
unstressed syllables in the lines.
refrain- repeating sounds, words or phrases
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white
as snow.
“I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
‘We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,’
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.”
Rain, rain go away
3. FORM OR STRUCTURE:
Poems are arranged in stanzas, not paragraphs
Punctuation rules are not as strict
4. Figurative Language- descriptive phrases that do not
hold their literal meaning
metaphor- description technique that compares an object
to another object.
simile- description technique that compares an object to
another object using "like" or "as."
personification- description technique that gives an
object human qualities.
hyperbole--extreme exaggeration
Metaphor- a description comparing two
seemingly unlike things
=
Jim is a pig.
?
Simile- description comparing two things
using "like" or "as"
He's as strong as
an Ox.
He was sleeping
like a log.
Personification- giving an object human
qualities
The morning sun greeted me as I stepped out into
the crisp fall day.
NO!
YES!
Hyperbole- description that uses extreme exaggeration
"I'll die if I don't eat soon."
hyperbole
literal
TOD: List the Characteristics of Poetry
**Speaker, Figurative Language, Sound Devices, Form & Structure
Wednesday
Warm Up:
1. The following is an example of which descriptive technique:
Her eyes shone like the stars in the night sky.
2. What is being described?
3. What is refrain? Explain in a complete sentence.
onomatopoeia rhyme
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Stormy
Wind
By Lee
Emmett
refrain
alliteration rhythm
“Eight Balloons”
Eight balloons no one was buyin'
All broke loose one afternoon.
Eight balloons with strings a-flyin',
Free to do what they wanted to.
One flew up to touch the sun - POP!
One thought highways might be fun - POP!
One took a nap in a cactus pile - POP!
One stayed to play with a careless child - POP!
One tried to taste some bacon fryin' - POP!
One fell in love with a porcupine - POP!
One looked close in a crocodile's mouth - POP!
One sat around 'til his air ran out - WHOOSH!
Eight balloons no one was buyin' They broke loose and away they flew,
Free to float and free to fly
And free to pop where they wanted to
STORMY WIND
watch wild wind, whoosh!
flap-flapping wet sheets
endless shuffle of leaves
shapes shift as gust greets
lithe branches creak-creaking
shrill-shrieking gale blows
wind-sucking horse gulps
air, whistles through nose
storm roars, rants, rages
topples metal bin, crash!
cylinder clickety-clacks
rolls, stops at gate, bash!
REV IT UP – Day 3
(Pass out workbooks and interactive
readers)
Media at end of class
Study for poetry quiz on Friday, work
on homework packet
Thursday
Warm Up: Read "Like Book Ends"
p. 583 and do close read questions
Be ready for discussion in 10-15 minutes
FOG
Carl Sandburg
(Model)
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Title Clues:
Setting Clues:
Speaker Clues:
Fig. Lang:
Snowflakes
by Kaitlyn
Guenther
(Guided/
P/S.G.)
Snowflakes are our friends
They descend when winter
comes
Making white blankets
Title Clues:
Setting Clues:
Speaker Clues:
Fig. Lang:
(IP)
April Rain Song
by Langston Hughes
Let the rain kiss you
Let the rain beat upon your head with
silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
The rain makes still pools on the
sidewalk
The rain makes running pools in the
gutter
The rain plays a little sleep song on
our roof at night
And I love the rain.
Title Clues:
Setting Clues:
Speaker Clues:
Fig. Lang:
TOD: Write your own stanza to add on to “Fog” or
“Snowflakes” using a metaphor AND personification.
In interactive reader- page 217 &
Snowflakes
Snowflakes are our friends
They descend when winter comes
Making white blankets
Challenge: Write your own poem using an extended
metaphor.
REV IT UP
Thursday homework:
Study for quiz
Work on HW packet
Friday
Warm Up: Review notes on sound devices and figurative language for
quiz
REV IT UP
QUIZ
Poem Analysis Process-Read once--look at title
look for clues to setting (day or night, winter or spring, inside or outside, modern or past)
look for clues to speaker (child, parent, animal, tree, type of person??)
look for clues to tone (happy, sad, sarcastic, bitter, or angry words)
Read again
paraphrase in margin the parts you get
put ? by the parts that confuse you
look at descriptions and visualize!!
Read again as needed
eliminate as many ?s replacing with paraphrasing
Read again
look at the title again
determine poem’s meaning (theme)
Skiing
by Marchette Chute
I'm very good at skiing.
I have a kind of knack
For I can do it frontways
And also on my back.
And when I reach the bottom
I give a sudden flop
And dig myself in sideways
And that's the way I
stop.
1. What is the setting of the poem? How can you tell?
2. Who is the speaker of the poem--what kind of person is he or she?
3. How does the speaker feel about skiing?
4. What is the tone of the poem?
5. What words help you visualize the scene in your mind?
Snow Towards Evening
by Melville Cane
Suddenly the sky turned gray,
The day,
Which had been bitter and chill,
Grew soft and still.
Quietly
From some invisible blossoming tree
Millions of petals cool and white
Drifted and blew,
Lifted and flew,
Fell with the falling night.
Who is the speaker in the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
Paraphrase the poem.
Where does the shift take place in the poem?
What causes the shift?
How does the shift impact the speaker's tone?
To what does the line "from some invisible blossoming tree" refer?
What are the "millions of petals cool and white"?
What is the impact of the figurative language on the poem?
What is the mood of this poem?
In what way can you relate to the situation being described in this
poem?
1. Which of the following best describes the mood at the end of the poem?
a. treacherous
b. peaceful
c. humorous
d. indifferent
2. What is the purpose of the metaphor in the poem?
a. To give the poet an excuse to use little punctuation throughout the poem
b. To give the poem a certain rhythm
c. To enhance the visual images for the reader
d. To emphasize the rhyming words
3. What might the speaker be feeling at the end of the poem?
a. Disappointment, because the weather is so cold
b. Joy, because it is snowing
c. Appreciation, because of the beauty of nature surrounding him
d. Disgust, because the sky is so gray
4. What is the theme of the poem?
a. Weather can change instantly.
b. It is best to stay inside during a snowstorm.
c. The sky turning gray is a warning that something dangerous may happen.
d. Appreciate the beauty of nature.
5. What is the purpose of the rhyme in the lines "drifted and blew/lifted and flew"?
a. To create a pleasing rhythm in the poem and help the reader visualize the situation
b. To make the poem's tone and mood more serious
c. To make the speaker sound more indifferent
d. To add alliteration to the poem
SOMETHING TOLD THE WILD GEESE
By Rachel Field
Something told the wild geese
It was time to go,
Though the fields lay golden
Something whispered, "snow."
Leaves were green and stirring,
Berries, luster-glossed,
But beneath warm feathers
Something cautioned, "frost."
All the sagging orchards
Steamed with amber spice,
But each wild breast stiffened
At remembered ice.
Something told the wild geese
It was time to fly,
Summer sun was on their wings,
Winter in their cry.
Who is the speaker in the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
Paraphrase the poem.
Where does the shift take place in the
poem?
What causes the shift?
How does the shift impact the speaker's
tone?
To what does the line "All the sagging
orchards
Steamed with amber spice" refer?
What is the mood of this poem?
I Heard a Bird Sing
“I heard a bird sing
In the dark of
December
A magical thing
And sweet to
remember.
‘We are nearer to
Spring
Than we were in
September,’
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of
December.”
- Oliver Herford
Who is the speaker in the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
Paraphrase the poem.
Where does the shift take place in the poem?
What causes the shift?
How does the shift impact the speaker's tone?
What does the line "We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September" mean?
What is the "dark of December"?
What is the impact of the figurative language on the
poem?
What is the mood of this poem?
from The Bells by Edgar
Allen Poe
Hear the sledges with the bells Silver bells!
What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
In the icy air of night!
While the stars that oversprinkle
All the heavens seem to twinkle
With a crystalline delight;
Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
Who is the speaker in the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
Paraphrase the poem.
What does the line "What a world of merriment their
melody foretells" mean?
What is the "crystalline delight"?
What is the impact of the figurative language on the
poem?
What is the mood of this poem?
from Blossom Themes
Carl Sandburg
Late in the winter came one day
When there was a whiff on the wind,
a suspicion, a cry not to be heard
of perhaps blossoms, perhaps green
grass and clean hills lifting rolling
shoulders.
Does the nose get the cry of spring
first of all? is the nose thankful
and thrilled first of all?
Who is the speaker in the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
Paraphrase the poem.
Where does the shift take place in the poem?
What causes the shift?
How does the shift impact the speaker's tone?
What does the line "Does the nose get the cry of
spring
first of all? is the nose thankful and thrilled first of
all?" mean?
What is the "whiff on the wind"?
What is the impact of the figurative language on the
poem?
What is the mood of this poem?
From The Prelude
.....All shod with steel,
We hissed along the polished ice in games...
So through the darkness and the cold we flew,
And not a voice was idle; with the din
Smitten, the precipices rang aloud.
The leafless trees and every icy crag
Tinkled like iron...
While the stars
Eastward were sparkling clear, and in the west
The orange sky of evening died away.
Who is the speaker in the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
Paraphrase the poem.
Where does the shift take place in the poem?
What causes the shift?
How does the shift impact the speaker's tone?
What does the line "all shod with steel" mean?
What does the line "not a voice was idle" mean?
What is the impact of the figurative language on the
poem?
from Snow Storm
by John Clare
What a night! The wind howls, hisses, and but
stops
To howl more loud, while the snow volley keeps
Incessant batter at the window-pane,
Making our comforts feel as sweet again;
And in the morning, when the tempest drops,
At every cottage door mountainous heaps
Of snow lie drifted, that all entrance stops
Until the broom and the shovel gain
The path, and leave a wall on either side.
Who is the speaker in the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
Paraphrase the poem.
Where does the shift take place in the poem?
What causes the shift?
How does the shift impact the speaker's tone?
What does the line "incessant batter at the window
pane" mean?
What does the line " and leave a wall on either
side" mean?
What is the impact of the figurative language on the
poem?
An Awful Tempest by Emily
Dickinson
AN AWFUL tempest mashed
the air,
The clouds were gaunt and
few;
A black, as of a spectre’s
cloak,
Hid heaven and earth from
view.
The creatures chuckled on
the roofs 5
And whistled in the air,
And shook their fists and
gnashed their teeth,
And swung their frenzied hair.
The morning lit, the birds
arose;
The monster’s faded eyes 10
Turned slowly to his native
coast,
And peace was Paradise!
Who is the speaker in the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
Paraphrase the poem.
Where does the shift take place in the poem?
What causes the shift?
How does the shift impact the speaker's tone?
What does the line "a Black, as of a spectre's cloak"
mean?
What does the line " and peace, was paradise"
mean?
What is the impact of the figurative language on the
poem?