So what do you need to know?
NO test on this unit
speaker--person or object talking in a poem
stanza--the sections a poem is divided into (like paragraphs)
figurative language--phrases that mean more than the literal
sound devices--using language to create interesting sounds in a text
rhyme--same end sounds
rhythm--the beat of a poem
refrain--repetition in poetry
onomatopoeia--words that create the sound they mean when the word is said aloud
What other terms do you think are important?
Do you remember how to analyze a poem?
Let's look at the poem "Daisies" together--this is on a handout for
you, so you are to mark it as I mark it.
On the next slide, read the poem silently and then when I click play
you will see what I would mark as a starting point to understanding
the poem.
You should make notes in the margin about the speaker, the
setting, and the literal events in the poem in order to help you
figure out the metaphorical--drawing pictures is helpful!!
Read it at least 3 times!!
Then you will discuss it as a class.
Daisies
by Evaleen Stein
At evening when I go to bed
I see the stars shine overhead;
They are the little daisies white
That dot the meadow of the Night.
And often while I'm dreaming so,
Across the sky the Moon will go;
It is a lady, sweet and fair,
Who comes to gather daisies there.
For, when at morning I arise,
There's not a star left in the skies;
She's picked them all and dropped them down
Into the meadows of the town.
How does the speaker feel about daytime?
What about nighttime?
What about nature in general?
Put all this together and find the theme, or
message, of the poem--what is the poet trying
to tell us with this poem?
Now do the next poem on the sheet
remembering to look at each "sentence."
Hint: each season and month is personified-that's why there is dialogue. Consider them as
characters.
Summer is Coming
by Dora Goodale
"Summer is coming!" the soft breezes whisper;
"Summer is coming!" the glad birdies sing.
Summer is coming - I hear her quick footsteps;
Take your last look at the beautiful Spring.
Lightly she steps from her throne in the woodlands:
"Summer is coming, and I cannot stay;
Two of my children have crept from my bosom:
April has left me but lingering May.
"What tho' bright Summer is crownèd with roses.
Deep in the forest Arbutus doth hide;
I am the herald of all the rejoicing;
Why must June always disown me?" she cried.
Down in the meadow she stoops to the daisies,
Plucks the first bloom from the appletree's bough:
"Autumn will rob me of all the sweet apples;
I will take one from her store of them now."
Summer is coming! I hear the glad echo;
Clearly it rings o'er the mountain and plain.
Sorrowful Spring leaves the beautiful woodlands,
Bright, happy Summer begins her sweet reign.
1. Reread this line from the "Summer Sun"
"To keep the shady parlour cool."
What is the effect of the poet using the word
parlour instead of room?
A. it adds a rhyming sound to the poem
B. it helps the reader understand in what time
period the poem takes place
C. it makes sun seem brighter
D. it adds a musical sound to the poem
2. What is the purpose of lines 3 and 4 in
"Summer Sun"?
A. to explain the sun is not as strong as the rain
B. to help the reader feel the heat of the sun
C. to show that the sun overpowers the rain
D. to show the sun's rays are not as visible as
rain showers
3. How is the tone of "Snow Toward Evening" different from the tone of "Summer Sun"?
A. the tone of STE is joyful, while the tone of SS is calm
B. the tone of STE is peaceful, while the tone of SS is melancholy
C. the tone of STE is indifferent, while the tone of SS is excited
D. the tone of STE is peaceful, while the tone of SS is joyful
4. What is the purpose of the metaphor in STE?
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 images for the reader
D. to emphasize the rhyming words
5. What is the purpose of the personification in the last line of "Summer Sun"?
A. it emphasizes that the sun helps life to grow and thrive
B. it shows that the sun plays an important part in planting crops around the world
C. it describes the heat of the sun
D. it tells the reader that the sun is important to the speaker
3. How is the tone of "Snow Toward Evening" different from the tone of "Summer Sun"?
A. the tone of STE is joyful, while the tone of SS is calm
B. the tone of STE is peaceful, while the tone of SS is melancholy
C. the tone of STE is indifferent, while the tone of SS is excited
D. the tone of STE is peaceful, while the tone of SS is joyful
4. What is the purpose of the metaphor in STE?
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 images for the reader
D. to emphasize the rhyming words
5. What is the purpose of the personification in the last line of "Summer Sun"?
A. it emphasizes that the sun helps life to grow and thrive
B. it shows that the sun plays an important part in planting crops around the world
C. it describes the heat of the sun
D. it tells the reader that the sun is important to the speaker
Draw a picture (quick sketch) of what the Bed
In Summer setting looks like
Include-
The setting
The speaker
Write the theme at the bottom of your paper