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An Introduction An Introduction

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An IntroductionAn Introduction

Line:

basic structural component of a poem Does not have to be a complete sentence

Stanza: one or more lines that make up the basic units

of the poem Separated from each other by space

Poetry PiecesPoetry Pieces

Poetic foot:

Basic unit in a meter

Meter: Gives rhythm and regularity to poetry The regular pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables Most common in English is the iambic

Rhythm: Movement with uniformed reoccurrence of a beat or

accent A pattern of stresses

Poetic RhythmPoetic Rhythm

Alliteration

The repetition of initial sound Ex. Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore

Allusion A reference to another literary work or well known

character/person

Imagery Writing that appeals to the senses

Literary Terms often Literary Terms often found in Poetryfound in Poetry

Metaphor:

a comparison between two unlike objects WITHOUT using like or as

Ex. My love is a rose

Onomatopoeia Sound words Ex. splat

Literary Terms often Literary Terms often found in Poetryfound in Poetry

Personification:

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects Ex. The diamonds begged her to take them

home.

Simile: A comparison between two unlike objects using

like or as Ex. The warm air wrapped around her like a

blanket

Literary Terms often Literary Terms often found in Poetryfound in Poetry

Symbol: something which represents

something else

Understatement: when the intensity of what is said does not match the intensity of the event

Mood/tone: the author or poet’s attitude towards his subject

Literary Terms Literary Terms often found in often found in

PoetryPoetry

1. Communication2. Perspective3. Expression4. Enjoyment

Reasons for PoetryReasons for Poetry

“The Rose that Grew from Concrete”

Did you hear about the rose that grewfrom a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong, it learned to walk with out having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concretewhen no one else ever cared. 

Tupac Shakur

Music and PoetryMusic and Poetry

Reason #1

CommunicationPoetry in Music

Is music a form of poetry?

Many songs contain the same elements that a poem does Theme, rhythm, beat

Who are some musical artists that you consider to be poets?

Is rap/hip-hop a form of poetry?

Empire State of Mind Yea I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca

right next to Deniro, but I'll be hood foreverI'm the new Sinatra, and... since I made it hereI can make it anywhere, yea, they love me everywhereI used to cop in Harlem, all of my Dominicano'sright there up on Broadway, pull me back to that McDonald'sTook it to my stashbox, 560 State St.catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons with them Pastry'sCruisin' down 8th St., off white Lexusdrivin' so slow, but BK is from TexasMe, I'm out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggienow I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with meSay what's up to Ty-Ty, still sippin' mai tai'ssittin' courtside, Knicks & Nets give me high fiveI be Spike'd out, I could trip a refereeTell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from....

New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made ofThere's nothin' you can't doNow you're in New YorkThese streets will make you feel brand newBig lights will inspire youLet's hear it for New York, New York,New York

Argument for Rap being a form of Poetry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXR-ohNo3Ao&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Reason #1 Communication

Narrative Poems

Has a plot

Includes all the elements of a plot diagram May be long or short…sometimes even as long

as a book! Story can be simple or complex

What is a narrative poem?What is a narrative poem?

“Black or White” by Michael Jackson Anti-discrimination

“Stand” by Rascal Flatts Not giving up

“I won’t back down” by Tom Petty Not giving up

“Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young Anti- War

“A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” by Bob Dylan Anti-War

A few songs that take a A few songs that take a standstand

“Ohio”

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,We're finally on our own.This summer I hear the drumming,Four dead in Ohio.

Gotta get down to itSoldiers are cutting us downShould have been done long ago.What if you knew herAnd found her dead on the groundHow can you run when you know?

Gotta get down to itSoldiers are cutting us downShould have been done long ago.What if you knew herAnd found her dead on the groundHow can you run when you know?

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,We're finally on our own.This summer I hear the drumming,Four dead in Ohio.

“Born in the USA ”

Born down in a dead man town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog that's been beat too much Till you spend half your life just covering up

Born in the u.s.a., I was born in the u.s.a. I was born in the u.s.a., born in the u.s.a.

Got in a little hometown jam So they put a rifle in my hand Sent me off to a foreign land To go and kill the yellow man

Born in the U.S.A...

Come back home to the refinery Hiring man said son if it was up to me

Went down to see my v.a. man He said son, don't you understand

I had a brother at Khe Sahn Fighting off the Viet Cong

They're still there, he's all gone

He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms now

Down in the shadow of the penitentiary

Out by the gas fires of the refinery I'm ten years burning down the road Nowhere to run aint got nowhere to

go

*Set up your paper in MLA format (you will lose points otherwise—up to 5!)

1.Find a school appropriate song that takes a stand for or against something. Copy and paste the lyrics.2.On a separate sheet, write a paragraph describing what stance the song takes. (10 points)3.Find at least 3 literary devices in the song. Explain their meaning and/or significance. (15 points)

Due by the end of class Be prepared to share with the classYou may work on this in class after your grammar quiz.

Your Task: Song the takes a Stand Assignment