“The Red Wheelbarrow” William Carlos Williams

so much dependsupon

a red wheelbarrow

5 glazed with rain water

beside the whitechickens.

What is theme of the poem? What literary significance does this poem hold?

Imagism Poetry based off of imagery- it speaks to your five senses

◦How do you create that?◦Diction◦Imagery◦Theme

ImagismGoal: Present objects as they actually are- no additional words necessary (not verbose!)Wants poem to be exact representation, not an approximationUse common languageRejects the abstract, overly complex style of the RomanticsTenets (according to Ezra Pound)

“I. Direct treatment of the “thing," whether subjective or objective. II. To use absolutely no word that does not contribute to the presentation. III. As regarding rhythm: to compose in sequence of the musical phrase, not in sequence of the metronome. ”Info from: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/brief-guide-imagism

Imagism Poets ee cummings Robert Frost

•Born to liberal parents, encouraged him to develop his creative gifts •France to serve in the French Army’s volunteer ambulance corps. •Stayed in France after the war. Studied art.•Returned to America and was famous after the publication of two books of poetry. •Didn’t work much- mostly wanted to paint•Poems criticized for not having depth.•Natural, unpretentious and unique—he celebrated a positive affirmation of life.•He rejected the forces in society that said conform and standardize and gave little thought to acquiring material possessions or wealth. •Poetry:• Simplistic view of the world, a creative style, and a playful sense of

manipulating language.• Used verbs as nouns (a technique known as anthimeria), invented

words when he couldn’t find a word that expressed what he wanted to express, and rarely punctuated or capitalized like he was supposed to.

• Common motif: celebration of life in all forms

•He was born in San Francisco. •Moved to Massachusetts after his father died when he was 11 •He started writing poems around 1900, and he also tried to raise chickens on a farm.•The poetry thing worked out well; the chicken thing not so much.•He moves to England•He wrote traditional-sounding poems using American vernacular. •On this, he said, “The ear does it. The ear is the only true writer and the only true reader.” So he tried to capture in verse what he heard in life.•He moved back to America when WWI began.•And he basically wrote poems for the rest of his life.•Poetry is well received. •His poetry, in its complication of tone and its delicate balancing of gravity and wit, asks for constant vigilance on the reader's part.

Robert Frost & ee cumming’s Biography

Write 5 facts you learn about Robert Frost’s life and influence!

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Now 5 facts you learn about e.e. cumming

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Frost “The Road Not Taken” The Road Not Taken

BY ROBERT FROST

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to

way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

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e.e. cumming “dive into dreams”

“dive for dreamsor a slogan may topple you(trees are their rootsand wind is wind)

trust your heartif the seas catch fire(and live by lovethough the stars walk backward)

honour the past

but welcome the future(and dance your deathaway at this wedding)

never mind a worldwith its villains or heroes(for god likes girlsand tomorrow and the earth)”

― E.E. Cummings

Diction, Imagery, Theme Venn Diagram

Compare and Contrast the images, diction, mood of these two poems 1.Pull out specific words of diction that helped to create the author’s tone 2.What imagery is created, pull out two examples of clear images they speak about in their poems. What sense are they appealing to?

3. What figurative language is used, is it similar, what is the effect? 3.What is the theme of the two poems? Are they similar?

Snapchat your life! Looking at the theme from these two poems create a poem that mirrors either EE Cumming’s or Frost’s Style; It should be a about YOU!

This should contain IMAGISM techniques we have discussed….diction, imagery, theme should be clear in 10-12 lines

Create a snapchat visual of your poem (What would the reader be able to see in a 10 second view of your poem?)

Warm Up: Journal: https://youtu.be/NEvjS2JhpdA https://youtu.be/iRUSQm5ZskQ

Have you ever had to face an unpopular or hard decision in your life? What choice did you make?

How did this choice effect you (Negative/Positive)?

Would you looking back (hind sight is always 20/20) make the same decision?