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“Amazing Peace” an exploration of poetry and language

“Amazing Peace” an exploration of poetry and language. English for Academic Purposes (Fall 2010). By Amy McWhirt. Poetry Vocabulary. stanza. verse. Organizing principle of a literary work. Two or more lines of poetry that together form a division. Poetry itself, one line in a poem.

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“Amazing Peace” an exploration of poetry and language

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  1. “Amazing Peace”an exploration of poetry and language English for Academic Purposes (Fall 2010) By Amy McWhirt

  2. Poetry Vocabulary stanza verse Organizing principle of a literary work. Two or more lines of poetry that together form a division. Poetry itself, one line in a poem Combination of heavily stressed and lightly stressed syllables. Same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words. form rhythm rhyme

  3. Poetry Vocabulary Implied meaning of a word or words accent Accent or emphasis given to each syllable or word to reinforce meaning. Emphasis given to a syllable or word. Speaker of the poem—not always the author Definition of a word stress connotation denotation persona

  4. Maya Angelou-Biography mayaangelou.com

  5. Maya Angelou- “Amazing Peace” http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/maya-angelou-recites-her-christmas-poem/61cvycc?from=sharepermalink

  6. Homework: What represents peace for you?

  7. Persona Poem Source:http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/bio-poem.html Kate Thompson By Leslie Opp-Beckman Kate... tall, energetic, happy, intelligent , mother of Danny , who loves music, books, and fresh air , who is afraid of President Bush, spiders, and heights, who wants to see Latin America, the end of poverty, and summer, resident of this moment, ...Thompson.

  8. Persona Poem Explanation:

  9. Persona Poem Explanation:

  10. Using suffixes to increase vocabulary A suffix is a group of letters attached to the end of a word to change its meaning. Create. concordancer

  11. Persona Poem Format title name of the author of the poem Line 1: first name/nickname of the person in the poem Line 2: 4 adjectives which describe the person Line 3: X of Y formula, about an important relationship to the person Line 4: 3 things s/he loves Line 5: 3 things that scare her/him Line 6: 3 things s/he wants to see Line 7: resident of...a place or time or concept Line 8: last name of the person in the poem Kate Thompson By Leslie Opp-Beckman Kate... tall, energetic, happy, intelligent , mother of Danny , who loves music, books, and fresh air , who is afraid of President Bush, spiders, and heights, who wants to see Latin America, the end of poverty, and summer, resident of this moment, ...Thompson.

  12. Homework: Complete your Persona poem and record if for the class on voicethread. http://voicethread.com/share/1206264/ Submit a written copy of your poem to me in ANGEL.

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