April 16, 2015 limericks Ho mework: Study your notes. Poetry test next Wednesday April 22! Bring in...
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April 16, 2015 limericks Ho mework: Study your notes. Poetry test next Wednesday April 22! Bring in random object. Objective I can identify the elements
April 16, 2015 limericks Ho mework: Study your notes. Poetry
test next Wednesday April 22! Bring in random object. Objective I
can identify the elements of a limerick. Warm Up: Today we will be
moving away from narrative poetry to look at another type of poem -
a LIMERICK. Look up the definition of LIMERICK in the glossary of
your Literature book and copy it into your notes.
Slide 2
Random object requirements Th e object CANNOT be electronic in
any way - no batteries, no cords or plug ins It should be something
that you use fairly often It should not be an ordinary school
supply - pencil, pen, marker, notebook, etc. It should be something
that has a story behind it, is special in some way It should be
something fairly unique to you
Slide 3
Limerick a shor t, humorous poem made up of five lines. It
usually has a rhyme scheme aabba, created by two rhyming couplets
followed by a fifth line that rhymes with the first couplet.
Slide 4
A silly young fellow named Ben Swallowed up his wrist watch,
and then He coughed up the date And time on his plate April first,
ten seconds past ten. - Jack Prelutsky
Slide 5
A bugler named Dougal McDougal Found ingenious ways to be
frugal. He learned how to sneeze In various keys, Thus saving the
price of a bugle. - Ogden Nash
Rhyme Pattern: T he last words of the first, second, and fifth
lines all rhyme with each other. Well call those rhyming words A,
like Peru, shoe, and true or Tim, swim, and him. And the last words
of the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other. Well call
those rhyming words B, like night and fright or dock and rock.
Slide 10
Rhythm Pattern: T he first, second, and fifth lines all have
this rhythm pattern: da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (notice there are 3
DUMS or beats). Say, There once was a fellow named Tim out loud.
Now say, da DUM da da DUM da da DUM out loud. Notice that both have
the same rhythm. The third and fourth lines have a different rhythm
pattern: da DUM da da DUM (notice there are 2 DUMS or beats). Say,
He fell off the dock out loud. Now say da DUM da da DUM out loud.
Notice that both have the same rhythm.
Slide 11
1. There was an old man from Peru, (A) da DUM da da DUM da da
DUM (3 DUMS) 2. who dreamed he was eating his shoe. (A) da DUM da
da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) 3. He awoke in the night (B) da DUM da da
DUM (2 DUMS) 4. with a terrible fright, (B) da da DUM da da DUM (2
DUMS) 5. and found out that it was quite true. (A) da DUM da da DUM
da da DUM (3 DUMS)
Slide 12
When you write a limerick, make sure that it has the same AABBA
rhyme pattern. Make sure it also has the same 3 DUMS, 3 DUMS, 2
DUMS, 2 DUMS, 3 DUMS rhythm pattern, too. To be sure, recite the
poem, substituting da for all unaccented or unstressed syllables
and DUM for all accented or stressed syllables. If your poem doesnt
have a similar rhythm pattern, then you need to make some
adjustments.
Slide 13
There once was a young girl named Jill. She screamed at the
sight of a drill. She brushed every day Her dentist would
say...
Slide 14
There once was a young girl named Jill. She screamed at the
sight of a drill. She brushed every day Her dentist would say...
Your teeth are so perfect; no bill. "Oh my, what a beautiful
grill!"
Slide 15
Your turn! You will now work in your groups to create a
limerick based on one of the poems that we have read in class.
Think about the events that happened in your poem. If you could
make some sort of change anywhere in the poem, a funny twist in the
plot or in the events, what would it be? Write a limerick about
something funny that could be added to your original poem.
Slide 16
Message from a Caterpillar Caterpillar in its cocoon It shines
in the light of the moon Falls out of the tree Gets stepped on by
me No butterfly anytime soon
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