Poetry Terminology

December 3, 2015

E.Q: Define poetry terminology.

Identify poetic devices in poetry.

Obj: I can define and identify poetic devices in poetry.

Starter: 

Use the McGraw-Hill link to help you study terms that you may still be unfamiliar with. 

Take out your Cornell Notes and make any necessary revisions. 

While you are revising make sure that you are actually studying your notes. 

We will play Quiz. Quiz. Trade. to test your knowledge later. 

Vocabulary:

Terms from notes. 

Activity:

1.  Quiz. Quiz. Trade.

Using the index flashcards from yesterday we will play quiz. quiz. trade. for several minutes. 

a.  Pair Up

Use the stand up/hands up/pair up method for students to find a partner.  Partner A holds up the flash card to show Partner B the term or definition.  Partner B answers. Partner A praises if correct or coaches if incorrect.  They switch roles and Partner B asks Partner A the next term.

b. Hands Up

After thanking each other and switching cards, Partners A and B raise their hands to find a new partner and repeat the process for an allotted amount of time.

2.  Poetry Practice 

Copy and paste the poem below into a Google Drive.

Read through it two times.

The first time just read it.

The second time make annotations.

When you are done annotating answer the questions posted below the poem. 

By The Sea

I started early, took my dog,
And visited the sea;
The mermaids in the basement
Came out to look at me,

And frigates in the upper floor
Extended hempen hands,
Presuming me to be a mouse
Aground, upon the sands.

But no man moved me till the tide
Went past my simple shoe,
And past my apron and my belt,
And past my bodice too,

And made as he would eat me up
As wholly as a dew
Upon a dandelion's sleeve —
And then I started too.

And he — he followed close behind;
I felt his silver heel
Upon my ankle, — then my shoes
Would overflow with pearl.

Until we met the solid town,
No man he seemed to know;
And bowing with a mighty look

At me, the sea withdrew.  

A.  What is the objective summary of the poem?


B.  Which line best captures the main idea and why?

C.  What is the speaker's attitude?

D.  List a few examples of figurative language?
What does it represent?

E.  What is the overall tone and mood?

Closure: 

Based on the website of poetic devices answer the following questions: 

3 terms you still need practice with.

2 terms that you have learned from yesterday.

1 question you still have.