Good Good Day To Day To You!You!

So much to do, so So much to do, so little time… We need little time… We need

to get busy.to get busy.

Do NowDo NowIn your opinion, In your opinion,

what makes a what makes a poem good? Use an poem good? Use an example to support example to support

your answer.your answer.

InformationInformation Journals due FridayJournals due Friday Wiki is updatedWiki is updated

- journals, vocabulary, - journals, vocabulary, handoutshandouts

Midterm – 16 daysMidterm – 16 days

Auspicious – (adj.) favorable; fortunate

Synonyms – encouraging, promising

Antonyms – sinister, ominous

Biased Biased - - (adj.) favoring one side (adj.) favoring one side unduly; unduly; prejudicedprejudiced

Synonyms – unfair, partial, bigoted

Antonyms – fair, impartial, just

What is a poem?What is a poem? In the next minute, discuss with a In the next minute, discuss with a

partner what a poem is. Be able partner what a poem is. Be able to come up with a definition of a to come up with a definition of a poem.poem.

A poem is a work of literature in verse that often, A poem is a work of literature in verse that often, but not necessarily, employs meter, rhyme, or but not necessarily, employs meter, rhyme, or figurative language in an attempt to communicate figurative language in an attempt to communicate an aesthetic experience or statement which an aesthetic experience or statement which cannot be fully paraphrased in prose. cannot be fully paraphrased in prose.

A Poem is A Poem is

Poetic DevicesPoetic DevicesSpeakerSpeaker - voice behind the poem, point of view- voice behind the poem, point of view

a. 1a. 1stst person – the writer is a character (I) person – the writer is a character (I)

b. 2b. 2ndnd person – not typical, usually in song lyrics person – not typical, usually in song lyrics (You) (You)

c. 3c. 3rdrd person – narrated (he, she, it) person – narrated (he, she, it)

d. 3d. 3rdrd person omniscient – Narrator/reader knows person omniscient – Narrator/reader knows all of all of the characters’ thoughts, not a character in the the characters’ thoughts, not a character in the poempoem

SituationSituation- circumstances surrounding the - circumstances surrounding the poempoem

Poetic DevicesPoetic Devices

DictionDiction- choice of words- choice of words

Take a moment and think about the reason Take a moment and think about the reason why the word choice is important.why the word choice is important.

Why? Why?

ImageryImagery- verbal expression of a sensory - verbal expression of a sensory detail (visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, detail (visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory)or olfactory)

Poetic DevicesPoetic Devices

SymbolismSymbolism- representation in which an object - representation in which an object or action represents something beyond itselfor action represents something beyond itself

metermeter: measured pattern of rhythmic accents : measured pattern of rhythmic accents in a line of versein a line of verse

- it’s the beat of the poem- it’s the beat of the poem

rhymerhyme: correspondence of terminal sounds of : correspondence of terminal sounds of words or ofwords or of lines of verse lines of verse

Jimmy Santiago BacaJimmy Santiago Baca Lived with grandparents Lived with grandparents

and was placed in an and was placed in an orphanageorphanage

Taught himself to read Taught himself to read and writeand write

On the streets by age 21On the streets by age 21 Arrested and spent 6 Arrested and spent 6

years in prisonyears in prison Sold his poems to Sold his poems to

inmates for cigarettesinmates for cigarettes

Who Who Understands Me Understands Me

but Mebut Me Read the poemRead the poem Identify symbolismIdentify symbolism Identify imagery usedIdentify imagery used Identify “other” poetic devicesIdentify “other” poetic devices

- language used - language used - rhyming patterns- rhyming patterns

Write your answers on the Write your answers on the back of the Poemback of the Poem

““Who Who Understands”Understands”

Point-of-View/Speaker:Point-of-View/Speaker:

Situation:Situation:

““Who Who Understands”Understands”

Diction:Diction:

Imagery:Imagery:

Symbolism:Symbolism:

““Who Who Understands”Understands”

Meter:Meter:

Rhyme:Rhyme:

Meaning of the Poem:Meaning of the Poem:

New Poetry New Poetry TermsTerms

Literal MeaningLiteral Meaning

Figurative MeaningFigurative Meaning

New PoemsNew Poems

Read Each Poem twiceRead Each Poem twice

- 1- 1stst time read it time read it

- 2- 2ndnd time, look for additional time, look for additional informationinformation

Be detailed with your answersBe detailed with your answers

- use examples from the poems- use examples from the poems Use class time to complete the Use class time to complete the

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