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THE BARE BONESOF POETRYTHE BASICS
“I CAN” STATEMENTSI CAN USE EXAMPLES FROM THE POEM TO SUPPORTMY ANSWER RL7.1I CAN DETERMINE THE THEME OR LESSON FROM APOEM RL7.2I CAN DETERMINE HOW WORDS ARE USED IN A POEMUSING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE RL 7.4
Poetry is a type ofliterature, or artisticwriting, that attemptsto stir a reader'simagination oremotions.
MEANINGPoetry isn’t “throw away writing” like anewspaper. It requires more thought,and it offers more with each reading.
Empathy is theability tounderstand andshare the feelingsof another.“You never reallyunderstand aperson until youconsider thingsfrom his point ofview. Until youclimb inside ofhis skin and walkaround in it.”
The Speakeris the voice(or narrator)of the poem.VS.The Poet is thewriter (orauthor) of thepoem.
From “In Flanders Fields”Poet: John McCraeIn Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders fields.
FLANDERS FIELD
A Line refers to an arrangement of words(on a single line)LINELINELINENo man is an island entire of itself;every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less,
A Stanza is a group oflines that create averse (the poetryversion of a paragraph)You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I'll rise.Does my sassiness upset you?A Stanza Break is aspace left in betweenstanzasWhy are you beset with gloom?’Cause I walk like I've got oil wellsPumping in my living room.
The Subject is the surface appearance ofthe poem. What does the poem look like itis about “at first glance”
The Theme is thelesson that the poetwants you to learn byreading their poem.How can this lessonapply to the BIGWORLD around you?
"Cowards die many times before theirdeaths; The valiant never taste of deathbut once. Of all the wonders that I yethave heard. It seems to me most strangethat men should fear; Seeing that death,a necessary end, Will come when it willcome.” From Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
The Tone is thespeaker’s attitudetoward the subject orthe theme of thepoem.
Denotation is thedictionary definition ofa specific word.Connotation is thefeeling created by theword itself.
The kid that sits in the back of theclassroom is a very unique individual.The kid that sits in the back of theclassroom is a very weird individual.These are synonyms for each other,but dramatically change the feeling of theentire line as it is read.
The girl arrived at the party wearingvintage clothing.The girl arrived at the party wearingold clothing.These are synonyms for each other,but dramatically change the feeling of theentire line as it is read.
Diction is the wordchoice made by thepoet.Word choice canchange the entire toneof the poem.
"You can choose your friends but you sho' can'tchoose your family, an' they're still kin to you nomatter whether you acknowledge 'em or not, and itmakes you look right silly when you don't.“"They're certainly entitled to think that, and they'reentitled to full respect for their opinions. but beforeI can live with other folks I've got to live with myself.The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is aperson's conscience."What differences do you notice in the examples?
THE BARE BONES OF POETRY THE BASICS. I CAN USE EXAMPLES FROM THE POEM TO SUPPORT . “I CAN” STATEMENTS. Poetry is a type of literature, or artistic writing, that attempts to stir a reader's imagination or emotions. Poetry isn’t “throw away writing” like a . You may write me down
