Poetry.docx - Mme. Elliott



What is Poetry….1. According to the paragraph by T.S. Eliot, what is poetry? 2. What is the main idea shared by e.e. cummings? Let it Be-The BeatlesWhen I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be. And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be. For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see, there will be an answer. let it be. Let it be, let it be, ..... And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me, shine until tomorrow, let it be. I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be, ..... 3. What is the feelings the Beatles are singing about? 4. What strategies do poets use to get their point across? The Simile: A comparison using like or as. Langston Hughes is an African-American poet from the first half of the 20th century. He fought racism & segregation. 5. Read Langston’s poem, “A Dream Deferred” on Pg. 126 of the Poet’s Craft and list all examples of similes. Personification: Giving human traits to animals, objects or ideas.6. Read “Vegetarians” and identify all the personifications.Vegetarians, Roger McGoughVegetarians are cruel, unthinking people.Everybody knows that a carrot screams when grated.That a peach bleeds when torn apart.Do you believe an orange insensitiveTo thumbs gouging out its flesh?That tomatoes spill their brains painlessly?Potatoes, skinned alive and boiled,The soil’s little lobsters.Don’t tell me it doesn’t hurtWhen peas are ripped from the scrotum,The hide flayed off sprouts,Cabbage shredded, onions beheaded.Throw in the trowelAnd lay down the hoe.Mow no moreLet my people go!Jimi Hendrix was the greatest electric guitarist of his era. He was also a singer & song-writer who broke new ground in terms of technique. He overdosed in 1970, at age 38.7. Identify all examples of personification in the following song.Wind Cries Mary-Jimi HendrixAfter all the jacks are in their boxes And the clowns have all gone to bed You can hear happiness staggering on down the street Footprints dressed in red And the wind whispers Mary A broom is drearily sweeping Up the broken pieces of yesterday’s life Somewhere a queen is weeping Somewhere a king has no wife And the wind, it cries Mary The traffic lights they turn up blue tomorrow And shine their emptiness down on my bed The tiny island sags downstream ‘Cause the life that lived is, is dead And the wind screams Mary Will the wind ever remember The names it has blown in the past And with his crutch, it’s old age, and it's wisdom It whispers no, this will be the last And the wind cries MaryAnswer the following questions.8. What feelings & images does the song provoke? 9. What do you think the song is about?Poetry Terms Review Name the variety of examples of poetic devices listed below. 35 mks______________________ I hope my blind date won’t be another Medusa.______________________ That book must weigh a ton.______________________ She looks like a witch.______________________ American as apple pie.______________________ I need a new set of wheels.______________________ He’s pushing up daisies.______________________ Plastic glasses.______________________‘Downsizing instead of firing’._____________________ We are but poor players upon the stage.____________________ Are you trying to be Hercules?____________________ Rain, rain, please go away and come back another day.____________________ Exact estimate.____________________ A difference of opinion instead of a fight.____________________ I need new threads.____________________ My bitter verses are sponges steeped in vinegar.____________________ Hear the jangling, wrangling of the bells.____________________ They ran like a crowd of frightened porpoises.____________________ I keep the roof over your head.____________________ ‘He’s in his golden years’ instead of ‘He’s old’.____________________ The crowd is a murky sea of noise.____________________ His nerves are drawn as tight as a bow.____________________ All sound died away.____________________ All hands on deck.____________________ A sanitation engineer instead of a janitor.____________________ Powerful Poseidon poised his potent, poisonous trident.____________________ Found missing.____________________ He’s such a Homer Simpson.____________________ The birds still bravely sing.____________________ Gruesome Grendel gutted glow worms gladly.____________________ Good grief.____________________ The swords clanged together____________________ The harvest moon peered through the clouds.____________________ He must be a million years old.____________________ He is a dynamo.____________________ His hair was like mouldy hayPain and LonelinessCatharsis: Release of pent up emotion Farewell to a Commercial WriterEvelyn LauUsed to beYour words sank like summer berries onto my tongueEach day nowI dream myself awake, rub raw the darkTill it bleeds into my faceclothI peel loose the skins of drunkenness Mornings and sour wine taste the sameThe distance dilates between usWords being useless vehicles of seduction,I summon tears like flowersThey drink in the rain of your contempt Dawn struggles through the windowYour eyes are innocent in that lightToo bad the light changes so quickly1. What is the poem about?2. What emotion is she releasing (catharsis)?3. Underline and label examples of poetic devices in the poem.King of Pain-The PoliceThere's a little black spot on the sun todayIt's the same old thing as yesterdayThere's a black hat caught in a high tree topThere's a flag-pole rag and the wind won't stopI have stood here before inside the pouring rainWith the world turning circles running 'round my brainI guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reignBut it's my destiny to be the king of painThere's a little black spot on the sun today(That`s my soul up there)It's the same old thing as yesterday(it`s my soul up there)There's a black hat caught in a high tree top(it`s my soul up there)There's a flag-pole rag and the wind won't stop(it`s my soul up there)I have stood here before inside the pouring rainWith the world turning circles running 'round my brainI guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reignBut it's my destiny to be the king of painThere's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall(it`s my soul up there)There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall(it`s my soul up there)There's a blue whale beached by a spring tide's ebb(it`s my soul up there)There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web(it`s my soul up there)I have stood here before inside the pouring rainWith the world turning circles running 'round my brainI guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reignBut it's my destiny to be the king of painThere's a king on a throne with his eyes torn outThere's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubtThere's a rich man sleeping on a golden bedThere's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread King of painThere's a red fox torn by a huntsman's packThere's a black-winged gull with a broken backThere's a little black spot on the sun todayIt's the same old thing as yesterdayI have stood here before inside the pouring rainWith the world turning circles running 'round my brainI guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reignBut it's my destiny to be the king of painKing of painI'll always be king of painI'll always be king of painMetaphor: A direct comparison between two objects or ideas.1. What emotion is Sting trying to express?2. Highlight 4 metaphors.3. Use the following page to complete the next question.Select 4 key images from the poem or song and illustrate those images (full colour).Quote the line from the song/poem. Cite it. Be sure to note the type of imagery and definition. Ex. Simile – a comparison using like or asThe mini-poster will be evaluated on completeness, neatness, legibility and obviously whether or not the quote is correctly identified. 12 mks ................
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