POETRY REVIEW
DAY FOR REGENTS
June 10th
Work Handed In
• I will hand back work.
• Please give me any homework that you have
not given me yet.
Poem Performance
• We will take a look at the poem performances. For Period 4, what do you
think the main idea of the poem was?
• LET US ALL TAKE A LOOK AT “PHENOMENAL WOMAN”
Let us Re-analyze. Make sure to look at EVERY STANZA to see….
-What is the main idea and what literary elements / techniques does Maya
Angelou use to drive home her main idea? (the controlling idea)
Re-Analyze
• http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178942
Blank Verse
• Blank verse consists of unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter
(ten syllables with the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth
syllables accented). The form has generally been accepted as the
best for dramatic verse in English and is commonly used for long
poems whether dramatic, philosophical, or narrative.
Free Verse
• Free Verse is poetry that is based on the irregular rhythmic
cadence recurring, with variations of phrases, images, and
syntactical patterns rather than the conventional use of meter. In
other words, free verse has no rhythm scheme or pattern.
However, much poetic language and devices are found in free
verse.
Sonnet
• A 14-line poem with a variable rhyme scheme originating in Italy
and brought to England bySir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard,
earl of Surrey in the 16th century. Literally a “little song,” the
sonnet traditionally reflects upon a single sentiment, with a
clarification or “turn” of thought in its concluding lines.
Couplet
• Rhyming stanzas made up of two lines. A pair of lines of a verse that form a
unit. Some couplets rhyme aa, but this is not a requirement.
• A new borns cry Tearful last good bye Swaying waves of golden prairie grass
Shifting desert dunes - an hour glass An acorn dropping among forest leaves
To mighty oak - a lifetime of dreams The changing moon - to full again Each
morn' the sun - new skies begin Eagles soar high - our hearts go there These
ripples in time - we all share
Ballad
• Strictly, a ballad is a form of poetry that alternates lines
of four and three beats, often telling a story.
Together we will analyze two poems from the
Regents Exam
• Think:
What is the main idea of this poem?
What literary elements / techniques did the author
use?
Answer Poem Questions
We will answer the questions that go along with the poem.
Answer the questions and explain why you got the answer you did.
We’ll review basic poetry terms tomorrow.
EXIT TICKET – ANALYZE POEM
• http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/177021
• Read the poem “Mother To Son” and analyze
• What literary elements / techniques are used?
• What is the main idea of the passage?