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Petrarchan Sonnets: Characteristics
Choose one of the Petrarchan sonnets from the link. Read it and analyze it. Identify the characteristics of a Petrarchan sonnet (they are different from a Shakespearean sonnet). Then identify/describe the following:
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Rilke: Analyzing and Writing a "Thing" Poem
Assignment Five: Open the PDF of the poem written by Rilke.
* Rilke calls this a "thing" poem. What "thing" is this poem about? * Annotate for rhyme scheme, figurative language, and imagery * What figurative language is in use? (Find 3 examples!) * The poem is rich in imagery. What lines paint a picture of the thing for you? Now look at Rilke's biography in the textbook (p.857). How is the world larger now than it was in Rilke's day? What major interest did Rilke and his wife share? Now read the Informational Text, from "Letters to a Young Poet." Why do you think Rilke maintained the correspondence for so long with Kappos? Finally, write your own "thing" poem using this poem as model. Make your subject elusive in the beginning just as Rilke did. Make sure you include some figurative language. Your length should match his length :) |
Poetry: A Speaking and Listening Activity
To really understand and appreciate a poem, you need to hear it spoken aloud. So many poetic devices are meant to be heard: rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc.
Each of you will choose a poem to memorize and deliver for the class. The poem needs to be one of literary value and a minimum of 12 lines in length. I have linked a site called "Committed to Memory" for you to peruse. You may choose a poem NOT from this list, but you need to get it approved by me. Dates: Choose a poem by Monday, December 12. Practice from December 12-December 18. Deliver your flawless recitation on December 19. |
Poetry Group Project
Each of you will be responsible for explicating a poem from the text book. You will choose from the poems on the following pages: 405, 432, 787, 896, and 931. Everyone at your tables should choose a different poem. The explicating process is really just focused annotating. It is outlined on schoology in the assignment titled "Explicating Your Poem." This is the first step of a two step process and it is to be completed individually. The second step will be completed tomorrow in class. It will be a group effort.
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Choose two poetic concepts to teach using this poem. As a group, prepare a presentation in the format of your choice that presents/teaches information on this poem. In your presentation, use at least three vocabulary words from weeks 13-17. Your presentation should also include at least three images that could be used to illustrate your poem. Please caption each image. To assess the classes understanding of your presentation, create a Kahoot, Quizizz, Socrative, or Schoology quiz. Your assessment should be at least ten questions long.
There should be no spelling or grammar errors in your presentation or your assessment. Five points will be deducted for each mistake; proofread carefully. If you come to class without a completed explication tomorrow, you will do the presentation and the assessment individually. All presentations will be given on Monday. |
Writing Poetry
As a class, we have read three different types of poems: an object poem ("Black Cat"), a lyric poem ("Unmarked Boxes"), and a Petrarchan Sonnet. Now, it's your turn to do some writing! Choose one of the styles we have studied and mirror it in your own poem. Obviously, a Petrarchan sonnet has the most rules, while the other two forms offer your more creative freedom. No matter which form you choose, mimic the poet's form as closely as possible. For example, in "Black Cat," Rilke used a lot of figurative language and never explicitly named his subject (the cat). In "Unmarked Boxes," Rumi is offering advice to a particular audience. He also uses figurative language and a lot of symbolism. See your notes for all of the characteristics of a Petrarchan sonnet.
- length should be approximately the same as your model poem
- be sure to include at least one sound device (alliteration, consonance, assonance)
- be sure to include several examples of imagery