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Death Personified

Death Personified. Apostrophe Poems. Warm-up: 5 important things to say. In your journal , make a list of five important things you haven’t said, but would say to someone if you had the guts/knew there would be no consequences.

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Death Personified

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  1. Death Personified Apostrophe Poems

  2. Warm-up: 5 important things to say • In your journal, make a list of five important things you haven’t said, but would say to someone if you had the guts/knew there would be no consequences. • You can choose one person to say five things to or five different people. • You can be positive or negative. • The goal is for you to mine your brain for important things you really want to say to people.

  3. Death Be Not Proudby John Donne DEATH be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so, For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow, Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee, Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee doe goe, Rest of their bones, and soulesdeliverie. Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell, And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well, And better then thy stroake; why swell'st thou then; One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally, And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt not die.

  4. Death Be Not Proudby John Donne • Was John Donne effective in the areas of voice and idea development? Look for specific words and lines that support those traits. • What is the message of the poem? How do you know? • How do you know how the poet felt about the topic?

  5. Death Be Not Proudby John Donne Donne uses a strong, condescending, almost mocking tone towards death while attacking the pride Death feels for putting such fear in the minds of people. What if Death can hear him? You will be writing a poem modeled after Donne's idea.

  6. Apostrophe Poems • In small groups, read and respond to all of the poems on your handout. • Map the tone of each poem. • Then look back at the journal writing you did at the beginning of class and decide on the concept you wish to address. • Write a poem in your journal addressing your concept and be prepared to discuss the tone you used.

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