Poetry Devices and Analysis

Poem of the Day: I ask them to take a poem

Starter 3 (first poem only- "Direct Orders"): What was your favorite line?  Why?  What experience or perspective does this poem give you that changes how you see or feel?

Poetry Notes: The Walrus and the Carpenter

1. Read out loud
2. Annotate the poem to mark what makes it unique (in blue reader)
3. What experience does this poem give you?
4. In poetry notes: Humor, Irony, Personification, Symbolism, Repetition

Poetry Notes: Shakespeare Sonnet 116

1. Annotate and paraphrase with Lori (in blue reader)
2. Poetry Notes: Sonnet form, Couplet, Turn, Enjambment

Poetry Analysis

1. Choose 2 of the remaining poems in your blue reader
2. Read poem out loud until you have a fluid reading
3. For each poem:
• Label the poetic devices used (from list or notes) on the poem
• What experience does this poem give you that changes your perceptions?  (1 paragraph, be specific!)
• What is the most powerful line, or set of lines?  What makes it/them powerful?
• For each poem choose 1 device (from list or notes), define it in your own words, and talk about how that device affects your experience of the poem.

Homework: DUE Tuesday, 3/22/11

1. Choose 3 poetic devices from your notes or the handout
2. Write a poem on a topic of your choice that uses those three devices