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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Mad poetry skills yo ’. What is your purpose in life?. 5 minutes f/bell… 100words…What purpose do you have in life? How do you live a purposeful life? Does your purpose matter in the vast scope of nature? ( ooooo .. Deep one there Koller !). Our focus.

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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  1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Mad poetry skills yo’

  2. What is your purpose in life? • 5 minutes f/bell… 100words…What purpose do you have in life? How do you live a purposeful life? Does your purpose matter in the vast scope of nature? (ooooo.. Deep one there Koller!)

  3. Our focus • Stanza & Rhyme Scheme • Reading traditional poetry • (don’t fall asleep just yet, this stuff’s not that bad! I swear!)

  4. Look at this dude! • P. 342… what’s your first impression by the picture? • Even our own book doesn’t tell that Paul Revere’s ride wasn’t all that great! • Note: rich, white, males = Romantics (for the most part), that will change in the next unit.

  5. The boring structure stuff. • PS.. It gets NOT so boring when you begin to understand it! • Stanza: group of lines in a poem, usually with a repeated structure (rhyme and number of lines), Each stanza generally has a common image, subject, etc (but not always) • Rhyme scheme: okay, this confused me in school. Pattern of end rhyme in a stanza or poem. Abab, aabb, cdcd, ccdd, etc..

  6. Your challenge! • Write me TWO stanzas of a poem with SOME sort of rhyme scheme. Topic is your choice, but you must include: • 1. At least most of these words: cliff, blueberry, needle, voice, whir, cloud, mother, lick • 2. An adage or familiar phrase that you’ve changed in some way. i.e. “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch” – CHANGE IT! • 3. Oh – and you only have 10 minutes 

  7. 1st Read – With Sounds of nature • What does the title make you think of? • Listen, eyes shut and just write down your impressions, thoughts, etc.. No matter how dumb you think it is.

  8. 2nd read • Look at everything you have put together. Do you see a common theme? Are pieces fitting together? • Read the poem again and start to add more depth. • Why does the author shift from 1st person singular 1st person plural – us instead of “I” • Does he speak for you?

  9. Next… analyze Lines 1-20 • What is the author saying in 5-6? • Is the argument convincing? What support does the author give for this? • What words are in caps & why?

  10. 21 - end • What is the metaphor mentioned here? • How does this encompass the “Romantic” period. • Review fireside poets – how does this “fit” that mold?

  11. Not so hard, huh? • Now do “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” on your own! • You need some ocean sounds

  12. Tide Rises, Tide Falls • What’s the unique rhyme scheme here? • Why use repetition? It’s VERY popular in poetry ya’ know. • Symbolism? What happens to the footprints? What’s the message or theme here? • Tone of the author?

  13. Constructed response • How does the poem, “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” exemplify the Romantic period of literature?

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