Mrs.Lutzes Poetry Unit

Mrs. Lutzes Poetry UnitCombining Poetry and Song

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What is Poetry?Group Activity-Read your section of the What is Poetry handout and share with the class the most poignant partListen while I read What is Poetry? by T.S.EliotRespondListen while I read What is a PoetRespond

Good Day SunshineThe Beatles:Listen while reading the lyricsWhat are the feelings portrayed in the lyrics and the song?How do we know?Respond in your journal.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7YxIxHepI

Do You Remember What a Simile is?Cut out the cue card-golden pages-simileWrite two original examples of a simile on the cue card.Who is Langston Hughes?http://www.biography.com/people/langston-hughes-9346313#synopsis&awesm=~oEJESLzUbwiG6IRead and analyze Dream Deferred

What is Personification?Review the meaning of Personification-find your cue card-gold pages and write down two original examples.Jimi Hendrix-Who is he?http://www.biography.com/people/jimi-hendrix-9334756#awesm=~oEJG0wwmW3zjTWThe Wind Cries MaryListen and highlight the examples of personification on the lyrics page.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pomuC6QP3Vs Group Activity-Look for Personification and Imagery iin the song-Share with the class

What is CatharsisWrite definition on your empty cue card sheet. Write down Evelyn Laus poem as an example and select one of your choice.Greek-katharsis-purification.Aristotle-ancient philosopher was the first to use it-he felt that tragic drama allowed audience to feel the effect of relief of emotional pain.Psychiatry-alleviation of fear and problems by bringing them into the conscious mind.

http://natalieglasgow.blogspot.ca/Guess the Metaphors????????????

Evelyn LauVancouver Based AuthorAuthor of:The Quiet Room

What is Metaphor?Write two examples on your golden cue card.What is MOOD?-Write two examples on cue card.Read and analyze The Quiet Room Evelyn Lau.Bio: http://www.oolichan.com/author-evelyn-lauThe Quiet Room:http://mspendergast.weebly.com/uploads/1/7/1/6/17164236/the_quiet_room.pdf

Can you hear the rhythm?

What is Rhythm?What is RHYTHM? Write definition on empty cue card sheet- Rhythm refers to the pattern of sounds made by varying the stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.How is RHYTHM used in Laus poem?Who are The Police? http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/the-police/biographyListen to King of Pain highlight use of metaphor in the songDiscuss use of rhythm in the song with a partner.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3l0kpl5tA4LYRICShttp://www.metrolyrics.com/printlyric/king-of-pain-lyrics-sting.html

What is Symbolism?Write the meaning on your golden cue card.What are the symbols in the song King of Pain?Who is the speaker talking to?Who is Robert Frost? http://www.biography.com/people/robert-frost-20796091#awesm=~oEPYVDdFybIDCgRead Robert Frost Poem Aquainted with the Nighthttp://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~dvivian/public_html/3F61%20docs/3F61%20poems.pdfChoose one word in the poem that you think is most significant-share with the class.Journal Entry-why do you think so many artists discuss and portray pain and loneliness in their art form? Why do you think people can relate to it?A Simple Love SongLYRICShttp://www.metrolyrics.com/all-my-loving-lyrics-beatles.htmlSong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWvurnpKjE4&feature=kp

What is a Sonnet?IAMBIC PETAMETER: Cue CardCue Card: A fourteen line poem written in Iambic Pentameter. Different kinds of sonnets have different rhyme schemes.Internal Rhyme: cue cardLiteral Language: cue card

Elizabeth Barrett BrowningBiographyElizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the most prominent English poets of the Victorian era. Her poetry was widely popular in both Britain and the United States during her lifetime.Sonnets from the Portuguese(1850)

The Clasped Hands SculptureClasped Hands of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett BrowningHarriet Goodhue Hosmer(18301908)

Clasped Hands of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett BrowningHarriet Goodhue Hosmer(18301908)

How Do I Love Theehttp://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/how-do-i-love-thee-sonnet-43Respond to Lizzys idea of love in your journal.

Introducing Shakespeare

All of MeJohn Legendhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=518WB1IcjPI