The goal of this unit is to expose students to poetry and its impact on our daily lives. |
How to read poetry:
- Look at the title. Does it give any clues to the meaning of the poem? Is the title unusual?
- Read the poem over a few times.
- Read this poem out loud.
- Circle any words that you do not know, and then look them up.
- Look for external references to historical events, people, myths, etc.
- Rewrite the poem, a summary of what you think it means, in a few sentences.
- Break the poem into sections (a line, several lines, or a stanza) for analysis.
- List the different writing strategies and tools that author uses.
Strategies and tools:
- figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification)
- patterns (repetition of worlds or symbols, arrangement and number of lines, etc.)
- "sound" (rhyme, rhythm)
- tone
- imagery
- word choice
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2.A.4a Analyze and evaluate the effective use of literary techniques (e.g., figurative language, allusion, dialogue, description, symbolism, word choice, dialect) in classic and contemporary literature representing a variety of forms and media.
2.A.4c Describe relationships between the author’s style, literary form (e.g., short stories, novels, drama, fables, biographies, documentaries, poetry, essays) and intended effect on the reader.
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