Introduction to Poetry

1. Introduction to Poetry By: Miss Anderson and Mrs. Brown

2. Knoxville, Tennessee By Nikki Giovanni I always like summer best You can eat fresh corn From Daddy’s garden And okra And greens And cabbage And lots of barbecue And buttermilk And homemade ice-cream At the church picnic And listen to gospel music Outside At the church homecoming And go to the mountains With your grandmother And go barefooted And be warm All the time Not only when You go to bed and sleep

3. Poetry Terms • stanza- separations in poetry, divisions, verses, like “paragraphs” in a novel • imagery- language that appeals to your 5 senses; words that create a picture in your mind • meter- the measured pattern of rhythmic accents in poems • rhythm- the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem • repetition- the repeating of lines, words, or phrases in a poem

4. Poetry Terms • rhyme- the repetition of similar sounds at the end of two or more words most often at the ends of lines. • rhyme scheme- the pattern of end rhymes in a poem • symbol- an object or action in literary work that means more than itself • tone- the mood of a poem • form- the way a poem looks on the page, structured or free verse • poetic license- the right to make up language in poetry

5. If I were in charge of the worldI'd cancel oatmeal,Monday mornings,Allergy shots, and also Sara Steinberg. If I were in charge of the worldThere'd be brighter nights lights,Healthier hamsters, andBasketball baskets forty eight inches lower. If I were in charge of the worldYou wouldn't have lonely.You wouldn't have clean.You wouldn't have bedtimes.Or "Don't punch your sister."You wouldn't even have sisters.If I were in charge of the worldA chocolate sundae with whipped cream and nuts would be a vegetableAll 007 movies would be G,And a person who sometimes forgot to brush, And sometimes forgot to flush,Would still be allowed to be In charge of the world. Model PoemIf I Were In Charge of the World by: Judith Viorst

6. If I Were in Charge of the World: Using this poem as a model, rewrite the poem using your own words. You may use this template for your poem. If I were in charge of the world I’d cancel________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ If I were in charge of the world There’d be ______________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ If I were in charge of the world You wouldn’t have________________________________ You wouldn’t have________________________________ You wouldn’t have________________________________ ________________________________________________ If I were in charge of the world ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ And a person who________________________________ Would still be____________________________________ If I were in charge of the world

7. A Limerick is a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines which originated in Limerick, Ireland. The Limerick has a set rhyme scheme of : a-a-b-b-a with a syllable structure of: 9-9-6-6-9 Limerick The Test Pilot A Plane builder needed a pilot, So Bob told the guy he would try it. When Bob took to the air, Plane parts fell everywhere. Bob radioed “where shall I pile it?”

8. More Limericks: There was a Young Lady whose chin,Resembled the point of a pin;So she had it made sharp,And purchased a harp,And played several tunes with her chin. A flea and a fly in a flue Were caught, so what could they do? Said the fly, "Let us flee." "Let us fly," said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

9. Now, Write your own Limerick!You may use the following format to create your limerick: • There was a ____________ from __________ • Who _________________________________ • When ________________________ • He/She/They ____________________ • And _____________________ The Limerick has a set rhyme scheme of : a-a-b-b-a with a syllable structure of: 9-9-6-6-9

10. Epic • An Epic is a long narrative poem celebrating the adventures and achievements of a hero. Epics can also deal with the traditions, mythical or historical, of a nation. • Examples: Beowulf, The Iliad and the Odyssey – by Homer

11. Auto-bio Poem • Read and enjoy the following self-portrait: Cori careful, loving, content, and generous Sister of, Annie, Lindy, Michael, and Amy Lover of the sand at the beach, the laughter of a child and the excitement of a new adventure, Who feels joy when traveling, loneliness in the dark, and happiness when near the water, Who needs sunshine, Saturdays, and friends, Who gives support, encouragement, and smiles, Who fears clowns, cockroaches, and June bugs, Who would like to see respect for our environment, peace in our families, and better housing for the poor, Who lives in a little apartment in Antioch, Anderson

12. Use the following structure to write about yourself. Do not aim at rhyme, but use lively, colorful, and specific language. CREATE YOUR OWN, write about yourself OR someone elseUse the following format for your Auto Bio Poem: • Line 1. Your first name only, or your nickname • Line 2. Four traits or qualities that describe you, (use adjectives) • Line 3. Brother/Sister of….(their names) • Line 4. Lover of…(three ideas, groups, people etc.) • Line 5. Who feels…(three emotions) • Line 6. Who needs…(three items) • Line 7. Who gives…(three items) • Line 8. Who fears…(three items) • Line 9. Who would like to see…(three items) • Line 10. Who lives…(describe briefly where) • Line 11. Your last name only

13. Couplet- a pair of verses, a two line poem Eddie, the spaghetti nut, courted pretty Nettie Cutt They wed and Ed and Nettie got a cottage in Connecticut by Jack Prelutsky When the band comes marching down the street, The music sounds so very sweet. by William Cole The folk who live in Backward town Are inside out and upside down by Mary Ann Hoberman

14. What is the extended metaphor in this poem? Using an extended metaphor, write a poem about yourself using aMetaphor. First, establish through a simile what you are like. For example, you might compare yourself to a city. Then, throughout the remainder of the poem, talk about yourself exclusively in terms of your object - - how you look, the sounds, smells, and activities. Poetry is like flames, which are swift and elusive dodging realization. Sparks, like words on the paper, leap and dance in the flickering firelight. The fiery tongues, formless and shifting shapes tease the imagination. Yet for those who see, through their mind's eye, they burn up the page. Extended Metaphor PoemA poem where one thing is called another……

15. More Extended Metaphor Poems: My son is a bat.His eyes blink when darkness comes.His body stirs with life.His limbs gorge with blood as he sets out through the cave of nighthis roof the starsthe moon a big white eye watching.Attracted by the false lightshe mingles with his batty friendsweaving in and out of nightclubsendless partieseach other’s placestill sensing the sudden ebbof darknesshe flutters homea cloaked Draculato the hollow of his roomwhere he will sleep all day My life is like a river Sometimes flowing lightly and gently Moving along with ease My life is like a river Sometimes rough and rapid Longing for some release Trying to calm the storm Waiting for the sun to shine overhead Looking for the rainbow in the sky My life is like a river I like the gentle bends I like the smooth waters They bring me peace and joy I do not like the rocks and currents They are struggles in my life I enjoy the nice peaceful waters My life is like a river Having ups and downs Twists and turns Trying to smooth them out

16. Now, write an extended metaphor poem about YOURSELF!

17. Concrete poetry is a collection of words, letters, or symbols that creates meaning both by what it says and how it looks. Form is meaning. Read the examples, and notice how form contributes to the meaning of the poem. Create your own concrete poem – remember form is meaning! Be creative!!! Do not choose a simple object such as a circle, pencil, or a table. Example of Concrete Poem: A poem can play with the wind and dart and dance and fly about in the mind like a kite in the cloudy white sky at so dizzy a height it seems out of reach but is waiting to be very gently pulled down to the page below by a string of musical words Concrete Poem

18. Concrete Poem Example: & Now, write a concrete poem

19. Narrative-a long, often historical poem that tells a story Listen my children and you shall hearOf the midnight ride of Paul Revere,On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;Hardly a man is now aliveWho remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, "If the British marchBy land or sea from the town to-night,Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry archOf the North Church tower as a signal light,--One if by land, and two if by sea;And I on the opposite shore will be

20. Wind and Rain westerly whips up wavessloshes, splashes on shoreseagull winging bravelyslipstreams, flaps some morerain patters and splattersdrops, plops on windscreenmeditative silence shattersfresh gust wakes from daydream Horses Horses are wild, fast, and colorful Bountiful beautiful beauties They gallop-clop, clop Their tails flying faster with each swift step The beat of the wind blowing, blowing Onomatopoeia Poem -poems that are full of onomatopoeia words

21. Onomatopoeia Poem: “Cafeteria” Boom!Went the foodtrays. Clap! Clap!Goes the teacher.Rip! Went the plastic bag.Munch! Munch!Go the students.Slurp!!!Went the straws.WhisperIs what half the kidsin the roomare doing.Crunch! Crunch!go the candy bars.

22. Another Onomatopoeia Poem:

23. Write your own Onomatopoeia Poem • Name 10 onomatopoeic words. • Name 10 alliterative words. • Write a poem describing a place or thing that has many sounds using the onomatopoeic words you wrote. • Use at least 5 onomatopoeic words. Also include at least 2 examples of alliteration in your poem, remember they can be the same exact word repeated.

24. Give it a Complete Personality Choose a thing, color or quality to personify. Choose one of the following: Love, Worry, Red, Heart, Trees Breeze, Cars, Friendship Bravery, Yellow, Eyes, Sea, Stones Refrigerator, Fear, Respect Transparent, Liver, Sky Wind, Stove, Envy Happiness, Skateboard, Feet Football, Clouds, Hoagie Jeep, Sand Now, give the thing you chose a personality by providing some information about it. Describe for example: Where it lives, its favorite color, clothes, food, holiday, its job, hobbies, Its friends, relatives, where it goes on vacation, its memories or dreams, problems it has, the way it moves Write this information in a poem format, be creative. Personification Poem

25. Ketchup Lives in my refrigerator Enjoys summer picnics and trips to the hot dog man Friends with mustard and mayonnaise But rather ooze alone Velvet Velvet remembershow it wrapped aroundme.Keeping me warmon a snowy day.Velvet remembershow it laid softly on my bed.Velvet tells me notto forgetit. Examples of Personification Poem:

26. Haiku Poem • Haiku is a type of Japanese poetry that has seventeen syllables and just three lines. It is a short poem that captures a moment in nature. • Line 1 Five syllables • Line 2 Seven syllables • Line 3 Five syllables • Write three haiku poems about one topic; include a one-sentence description of what all three poems are about. For example, you could write three haiku poems about three different types of birds or three different types of sports. Your one sentence descriptionmust tell what the poems are about, and what point you are making in your poems.

27. A bitter morning Sparrows sitting together Without any necks. How beautifully That kite soars up to the sky From the small boy's hand. Frog sunning on lily padas dragonfly darts by.Thrapp! Haiku softly singsand a word picture is formed.A feast for the mind. Examples of Haiku Poems: Haikus are easy But sometimes they don’t make sense Refrigerator

28. Bellwork: Write your own haiku using at least 1 Wordly Wise word. • Remember a haiku has a syllable structure of 5-7-5. That’s the only rule. It can be about any thing! • Ex: Today is Friday I can’t wait for the weekend To sleep in till noon

29. Cinquains are much like Haiku in that they are a "syllable count" poem. Your subject could be about anything, and it doesn't even have to rhyme. Line1: A noun Line2: Two adjectives Line 3: Three -ing words Line 4: A phrase Line 5: Another word for the noun Cinquain

30. Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious Mules Stubborn, unmoving Braying, kicking, resisting Not wanting to listen People Cinquain Examples:

31. Free Style Poem • This poem is up to you – see how creative and imaginative you can be! You may write about anything you feel passionately about. Anything, any topic, any image, you would like to write about! • First, brainstorm some images and/or topics that are very clear to you. • Then write down your feelings about the scene in your mind – what do you see, how do you feel? • Now compose those images and feelings into any type of poem – it may be in the form of one you have completed in this project, or it may be your own style of poetry…whatever you feel comfortable doing. • There is no requirement for this poem except that it must be at least 4 lines long and includes 1 instance of any type of figurative language.

32. Analyzing Poetry • There are steps to analyzing a poem. The most important thing is to read and re-read. Read the poem all the way through to get a feeling for the topic, mood, setting etc. Re-read the poem again looking at the specifics, similes, metaphors, rhyme scheme, etc. Then read the questions below. Go back and again, re-read the poem, answering the discussion questions. • 2 points for each answer in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. Please include the title of the poem to which you are answering the questions.

33. You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I'll rise. Does my lovliness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I've got diamonds At the meeting of my eyes? Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise. Still I Riseby Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise. Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries? Does my haughtiness offend you? Don't you take it awful hard 'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines Diggin' in my own backyard. You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes,

34. Discussion Questions • 1. Find a simile that is used in the poem. What is it describing? • 2. What line is repeated many times throughout the poem? • 3. Whydid the author do that? Explain. • 4. Write an example of personification in the poem. What is it describing? • 5. Who is the author talking about – describe the person/people she is speaking of.

35. IfBy Rudyard Kipling If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings, And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them, "Hold on!" If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son If you can keep you head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream-and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;

36. Notes about the author: English short story writer, poet and novelist At the age of six, he was forced to live with foster parents Perhaps best known for the children's book called The Jungle Book Awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907 Discussion Questions How many stanzas are in this poem? How many syllables are in each line? (only need to show 2 line patterns) What about the author's life that might influence why he wrote the poem? (Be sure to explain your answer.) What is the theme of the poem? Do you agree with the theme? Why or why not? Be sure to explain your answer! IF Cont. ….

37. I'm Nobody By Emily Dickinson I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us - don't tell! They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog! Discussion Questions 1.What is the rhyme scheme of this poem? 2.What do you think Dickinson means by "being a nobody"? 3.What does Emily Dickinson write about "being a nobody"? 4.How do you think she really feels about it? 5.What do you think Dickinson means by "being a somebody"? 6.What does she write about being somebody? 7.How do you think she really feels about ‘being a somebody’? 8.What are the advantages of being a “nobody”? 9.How has her life impacted what she has written in this poem? • Notes on the Author • She was very shy and introverted, reclusive • She only spoke with close friends. • Although she wrote over 2,000 poems in her lifetime, only 6 were published while she was alive. • Of these 6, only two were published with her permission.

38. Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? By William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd, And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd: But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, Nor shall Death brag thou wand'rest in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st. So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. Sonnet- a poem that is 14 lines long and has an ending couplet Discussion Questions What is the rhyme scheme of this poem? What is the overall metaphor of this poem? What is the author comparing thee to? Give an example of personification in the poem. Give an example of alliteration from the poem. Is this a sonnet? Why/Why not?

39. A Dream Deferred By Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? • Notes on the Author • He was born in Joplin, Missouri, but lived with his grandmother in Lawrence, Kansas. • Langston began writing in high school in Ohio. • Grandmother was old and poor and unable to give Hughes the attention he needed. • Hughes felt hurt by both his mother and his father, and was unable to understand why he was not allowed to live with either of them. • Money was a nagging concern for Hughes throughout his life. • Claimed Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Carl Sandburg, and Walt Whitman as his primary influences. • Hughes is particularly known for his portrayals of black life in America from the twenties through the sixties. He fought for black desegregation through his literature. Discussion Questions 1.This poem was written in 1951, why is that important? 2.What is the "dream" the poet is talking about? 3.What type of poem is this? Why? 4.Using the 5 senses) list any images that apply to each in the poem. For example, "sight- sun." Give 2 examples of sensory description in the poem that you find. 5.What is the author’s view of life? Explain why you believe that.

40. Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. • Discussion • 1. Write at least a 5-sentence interpretation of this poem. Think about the symbols, imagery, etc. and connect it to your life. Remember to include at least 2 references to poetic devices/figurative language. Please be sure to explain your view clearly with examples from your life and from the poem. • Here is an example of an interpretation with explanation – but the student needs to insert her explanation of some poetic devices in the poems as well. Be sure not to PLAGARIZE this student’s thoughts, use as a model: • This poem made me realize the importance of life. I believe Robert was trying to say that when you’re a child you don’t realize these moments are the highlight of your life. You are too young to try to remember these memories. You start growing up and your innocence goes away, you turn into adults. Nothing gold an stay means that your not going to be a child forever so its too late to try to change thing now. • Include the following: • examples from poem • explanation of opinion/interpretation • 2 descriptions of figurative language • connection to life

41. Poetry in Music

42. Cat’s in the Cradle Harry Chapin My child arrived just the other day Came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away He was talkin' 'fore I knew it And as he grew he said, 'I'm gonna be like you, Dad, You know I'm gonna be like you.' Chorus And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon, Little boy blue and the man 'n the moon. 'When you comin' home?' 'Son, I don't know when. We'll get together then. You know we'll have a good time then.' Well, my son turned ten just the other day. He said, 'Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come on, let's play. Could you teach me to throw?' I said, 'Not today. I got a lot to do.' He said, 'That's okay.' And he walked away and he smiled and he said, 'You know, I'm gonna be like him, yeah. You know I'm gonna be like him.' Chorus Well, he came from college just the other day, So much like a man I just had to say, 'I'm proud of you. Could you sit for a while?' He shook his head and he said with a smile, 'What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys. See you later. Can I have them please?' Chorus I've long since retired, my son's moved away. I called him up just the other day. 'I'd like to see you, if you don't mind.' He said, 'I'd love to, Dad, if I could find the time. You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu, But it's sure nice talkin' to you, Dad. It's been sure nice talkin' to you.' And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me, He'd grown up just like me. My boy was just like me. Chorus

43. Discussion Questions 1. What is the significance of the song’s title? 2. What type of poem would this song be? Explain. 3. Summarize the plot of this song. 4. What tone and mood does the background music create? 5. Describe what the final lines mean to the song?

44. I hope that days come easy and moments pass slow, and each road leads you where you want to go, and if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose, I hope you choose the one that means the most to you. and if one door opens to another door closed, I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window, if it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile, More then anything, more then anything, My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it, to your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small, You never need to carry more then you can hold, and while you're out there getting where you're getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too, Yeah, this, is my wish. I hope you never look back, but ya never forget, all the ones who love you, in the place you left, I hope you always forgive, and you never regret, and you help somebody every chance you get, Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake, and you always give more then you take. Oh More then anything, Yeah, and more then anything, My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it, to your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small, You never need to carry more then you can hold, and while you're out there getting where you're getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too, Yeah, this, is my wish. My Wish by Rascal Flatts

45. Notes on Rascal Flatts Two members are second cousins from Columbus, Ohio The cousins moved to Nashville in 1996 to pursue country music careers Rascal Flatts donated 600,000 dollars to the children’s hospital in 2005 They first became famous when three of their songs hit the top ten in 2000 Discussion Questions Use the notes above in coordination with the song lyrics to answer the following questions. Be sure to explain your opinions and reasons for your answers clearly. 1. What type of poem is this song? Why? 2. In the third stanza, the group gives the advice “always give more then you take”, Give an example of how the group has done this. Also give an example of a time where you have done this. 3. What is the author’s perspective on life? Give text to support your answer. 4. Identify and give two examples of poetic devices used in this song. 5. How is the song’s title it connected to the song’s theme?’ In a few sentences, give your thoughts on the significance of the title

46. Pilgrim Lyrics by Enya Pilgrim, how you journey On the road you chose To find out why the winds die And where the stories go. All days come from one day That much you must know, You cannot change what's over But only where you go. One way leads to diamonds, One way leads to gold, Another leads you only To everything you're told. In your heart you wonder Which of these is true; The road that leads to nowhere, The road that leads to you. Will you find the answer In all you say and do? Will you find the answer In you? Each heart is a pilgrim, Each one wants to know The reason why the winds die And where the stories go. Pilgrim, in your journey You may travel far, For pilgrim it's a long way To find out who you are... Pilgrim, it's a long way To find out who you are... Pilgrim, it's a long way To find out who you are... • Discussion Questions: • What is the tone of the song through its lyrics and music? • What does the term “pilgrim” mean? Why did the writer choose this word to use in her lyrics? • What can you picture in your mind as you listen to the song? • What occurred in the author’s life to motivate her to write this song? • Connect to this song – how does the theme apply to your life? Explain.

47. Your Favorite Lyrics • Copy down your favorite song’s lyrics in its entirety. Then answer the discussion questions below using as much text support as possible. • Give the background info on the song. What is the name of the song? What year was it released? What is the name of the group? Album? What kind of music do they play? (Rock/pop/rap/country) Why did you select it? What is the song about? Give a summary of the words. • List 2 examples of figurative language in the poem. Show where in the poem each instance is located. • What type of poem would this song be? Why? • What is the theme of the song? • What would you say is the author’s perspective on life through the words of the song? Explain.

48. BELLWORK • We are having our Poetry test today. • Look over your: Poetry terms, types of poems, Remember the “The Highwayman”? What was the Landlord’s daughter’s name? What was that poem about? STUDY!