March 10, 2015
Journal
Song of the Day: “Busy Man” by Billy Ray Cyrus.
What epitaph will you never see? What is one
rhyme from this song?
Quote
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve
learned about life: It goes on.” – Robert Frost
Word of the Day
He was very sarcastic. Everything that he said
sounded caustic and insincere.
Caustic (adjective)
• Severely critical or sarcastic
Announcements/Reminders
• Epitaphs are due
today!
• Work day tomorrow.
• How to do the
packet…
Narrative
• Tells a story.
• Sometimes, a narrative poem is the same length as a
book.
Ballad
• Similar to a folk tale or legend and often have a
repeated refrain.
• A ballad is often about love and often sung.
• A ballad is a story in poetic form.
Ballad
Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, greenest state in the land of the free
Raised in the woods so's he knew ev'ry tree, kilt him a b'ar when he was only
three
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!
Fought single-handed through the Injun War, till the Creeks was whipped an'
peace was in store
An' while he was handlin' this risky chore, made hisself a legend for
evermore
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!
He give his word an' he give his hand, that his Injun friends could keep their
land
An' the rest of his life he took the stand, that justice was due every redskin
band
Davy, Davy Crockett, holdin' his promise dear!
He went off to Congress an' served a spell, fixin' up the Govern'ments an'
laws as well
Took over Washin'ton so we heered tell, an' patched up the crack in the
Liberty Bell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txcRQedoEyY
Ballad of Davy Crockett
Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear!
He knew when he spoke he sounded the knell, of his hopes for White
House an' fame as well
But he spoke out strong so hist'ry books tell, an' patched up the crack
in the Liberty Bell
Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear!
When he come home his politickin' done, the western march had just
begun
So he packed his gear an' his trusty gun, an' lit out grinnin' to follow
the sun
Davy, Davy Crockett, leadin' the pioneer!
His land is biggest an' his land is best, from grassy plains to the
mountain crest
He's ahead of us all meetin' the test, followin' his legend into the
West
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!
Allegory
• A narrative having a second
meaning beneath the surface
one - a story with two
meanings, a literal meaning
and a symbolic meaning.
Allegory
• Examples: The Tortoise and the Hare, The Ant and the
Grasshopper.
The Walrus and the Carpenter
By Lewis Carroll
The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright-And this was odd, because it was
The middle of the night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00WCEbKM_SE
Epic
• Epic Poems are long, serious, poems that tell the story of
a heroic figure
The Odyssey
• An epic poem
• You’ll get to read it next year…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea_57mfHp9w
Storyboard
• Like a comic strip, it outlines what is happening.
• Get a piece of paper from the front (remember to put your
name and hour on it).
• Draw a storyboard. I will accept stick figures with a decent
attempt to look nice.
• Get a poem from the back.
• Don’t write on the poem.
• Return it to the back when you’re done.
• *Note do Paul Bunyan or Casey at bat for one of these.