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Poetry

Poetry. Mrs. Tuttle. Directions. You are going to analyze theme and tone in poetry. Examine the slides on this powerpoint and then write one paragraph for each piece of writing found in the powerpoint : “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus Lineage-Poetry Snowmen-Poetry

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Poetry

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  1. Poetry Mrs. Tuttle

  2. Directions • You are going to analyze theme and tone in poetry. Examine the slides on this powerpointand then write one paragraph for each piece of writing found in the powerpoint: • “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus • Lineage-Poetry • Snowmen-Poetry • Paragraph one-What is the tone and theme of “The Climb”? • Paragraph two-What is the tone and theme of “Lineage”? • Paragraph three-What is the tone and theme of “Snowmen”? • For all three—use EXAMPLES from the text to support your responses! • Type these responses into a MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENT!

  3. Author’s tone (attitude) • The author’s attitude is expressed through the words and details he or she selects. • Tone is expressed through the words and details the author selects. To determine the author’s tone, you must notice how these words and details are used within the writing. • A subjective tone uses words that describe feelings, judgments, or opinions. The details are likely to include experiences, senses, feelings, and thoughts. • The objective tone is matter-of-fact and neutral.

  4. Theme/Author’s message Theme is: • the central, underlying, and controlling idea or insight of a work of literature. • the idea the writer wishes to convey about the subject—the writer’s view of the world or a revelation about human nature.

  5. Theme in a song • Stories are not the only things that contain a theme. Theme can also be found in movies and songs! • Take a look at the song “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus • What do you think the theme of this song is? • What is the attitude of the writer in this song? • See the song on the next slide!

  6. The Climb (Adapted)Miley Cyrus • I can almost see it.That dream I'm dreaming, butThere's a voice inside my head sayingYou'll never reach itEvery step I'm takin'Every move I makeFeels lost with no direction,My faith is shakin'But I, I gotta keep tryin'Gotta keep my head held highThere's always gonna be another mountainI'm always gonnawanna make it moveAlways gonna be an uphill battleSometimes I'm gonna have to loseAin't about how fast I get thereAin't about what's waitin' on the other sideIt's the climb The struggles I'm facingThe chances I'm takingSometimes might knock me down, butNo I'm not breakingI may not know it, butThese are the moments thatI'm gonna remember most, yeahJust gotta keep goin',And I, I gotta be strongJust keep pushing on, 'causeThere's always gonna be another mountainI'm always gonnawanna make it moveAlways gonna be an uphill battleSometimes I'm gonna have to loseAin't about how fast I get thereAin't about what's waitin' on the other sideIt's the climb

  7. Theme in poetry • Now lets look at two poems. Can you identify the theme and tone in the following two poems?

  8. Lineage by Margaret Walker My grandmothers were strong.They followed plows and bent to toil.They moved through fields sowing seed.They touched earth and grain grew.They were full of sturdiness and singing.My grandmothers were strong.My grandmothers are full of memoriesSmelling of soap and onions and wet clayWith veins rolling roughly over quick handsThey have many clean words to say.My grandmothers were strong.Why am I not as they?

  9. Snowmen By Agha Shahid Ali My ancestor, a man of Himalayan snow, came to Kashmir from Samarkand carrying a bag of whale bones. His skeleton carved from glaciers, his breath arctic, he froze women in his embrace. His wife thawed into stony water, Her old age a clear evaporation. This heirloom, his skeleton under my skin, passed from son to grandson, generations of snowmen on my back. They tap every year on my window, their voices hushed to ice. No, they won’t let me out of winter, and I’ve promised myself, even if I’m the last snowman, That I’ll ride into spring on their melting shoulders. My grandmothers were strong.

  10. Lineage • What is the message/theme that the author is trying to convey in this poem? • What is the tone/attitude of this poem?

  11. snowmen • What is the message/theme that the author is trying to convey in this poem? • What is the tone/attitude of this poem?

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