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How do you make sense of the way a poem is organized ?

How do you make sense of the way a poem is organized ?. In this lesson you will learn how to understand the organization of a poem by comparing and contrasting stanzas. . Poetry is a type of text which uses:. Words. Sound. Shape. Poems are organized in stanzas and lines .

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How do you make sense of the way a poem is organized ?

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  1. How do you make sense of the way a poem is organized?

  2. In this lesson you will learn how to understand the organization of a poem by comparing and contrasting stanzas.

  3. Poetry is a type of text which uses: Words Sound Shape

  4. Poems are organized in stanzas and lines. Lines= Sentences Line-break= Space in between ---------- Stanzas= Paragraphs

  5. Only reading line by line. Not stepping back to look at stanzas or overall organization of a poem.

  6. How is the first stanza organized? • Stanza 1 • First and last lines match • Talks about the voice of thunder • Talks about where the voice is (ABOVE) and how it sounds • Says it beautifies the land

  7. How is the second stanza organized? • Stanza 2 • First and last lines match • Talks about the voice of grasshopper • Talks about where the voice is (BELOW) and how it sounds • Says it beautifies the land

  8. What was the same and different about both stanzas? • Stanza 1 • First and last lines match • Talks about the voice of thunder • Talks about where the voice is (ABOVE) and how it sounds • Says it beautifies the land • Stanza 2 • First and last lines match • Talks about the voice of grasshopper • Talks about where the voice is (BELOW) and how it sounds • Says it beautifies the land

  9. These two stanzas are twins! With only a slight difference in topic, we see the author organized them the same way. WHO WHERE WHO WHERE

  10. 1 • Read the first stanza. 2 • Read the second stanza. 3 Jot down differences and similarities between the stanzas.

  11. In this lesson you have learned how to understand the organization of a poem by comparing and contrasting stanzas.

  12. What is the “shape” or organization of this poem? How are the first and second stanzas alike and different?

  13. 1) Find another poem to read. Count how many stanzas there are and notice the way the stanzas are organized. • 2) Create a Venn Diagram comparing the similarities and differences you see between stanzas.

  14. Write an explanation of why you think the author made the stanzas in “Twelfth Song of Thunder” almost identical. • What could the author be trying to highlight? How does the shape of the poem affect it’s meaning?

  15. What is the “shape” of a poem? How can you notice it when reading a poem?

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