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IntroductiontoLyricPoetry?Textbook872-873

Lyricpoetryexpressesthepersonalthoughtsandfeelingsofasinglespeaker.Lyricpoems,orlyrics,

originatedwiththepeopleofancientGreece,whosangthemtotheaccompanimentofastringed

instrumentcalledalyre.Althoughlyricpoetryisnolongersung,suchpoemsretaintheirmusical

feelingandsonglikestructure.Theyareusuallyrelativelyshortandfocusedoncreatingasingle,

unifying,emotionaleffect(Kinsella872).

ElementsofLyricPoetry

Readpages872-873inyourtextbook.Usetheinformationtocompletethefollowing:

1. ExamineShelleysquote.WhatdoyouthinkShelleymeanswhenhesayslyricpoetryliftstheveilfromthehiddenbeautyoftheworld?_________________________________________

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2.Whatarethethreebroadcategoriesofpoemsandhowdotheydifferfromeachother?_____________________________________________________________________________

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3. Whatarethethreeelementsoflyricpoetry?Foreachone,describeitsfunction.a. _______________________________________________________________________b. _______________________________________________________________________c. _______________________________________________________________________

4. Whataretheexamplesofsounddeviceslisted?Makeafewnotesabouteachone.a. _______________________________________________________________________

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5. Thisisnotinyourbook,butnamespecifictypesofimagerythatpoetsandauthorsusetoappealtoonessenses?________________________________________________________

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6. Whatarethefourcommonfiguresofspeechlistedinthebook?Brieflydescribe/defineeach.a. _______________________________________________________________________b. _______________________________________________________________________c. _______________________________________________________________________d. _______________________________________________________________________

7. WhywaslyricpoetryaperfectvehicleforRomanticpoets?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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StrategiesforReadingandUnderstandingLyricPoetry

1. Thebooksuggeststwostrategiesforreadinglyricpoetry.Nameanddescribeeach:a. _______________________________________________________________________

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b. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Now,letstalkpre-AP.Iwouldsuggestthreepossiblestrategies(cleverlymadeintoacronyms)tohelpyouanalyzepoetry.Youdonthavetodoallthree.Picktheonethatyou

thinkservesyoubestanduseittoanalyzethepoem.Eachofthesestrategieshelpsyou

identifyTONE/THEMEandhelpsyousupportyouranalysisofTONE/THEME.

a. SIFT=Symbol,Imagery,FiguresofSpeech,Tone/Theme.b. DIDLS=Diction,Imagery,Details,Language,Syntaxc. TP-CASTT=Title(1stimpression),Paraphrase,Connotations,Attitude,Shifts,Title

(revisited),Tone/Theme

3. ChooseONEofthestrategiesfrom#2.UseittoreadandanalyzeFernHill.Annotatethepoemheavily.Noticeeverythingthatleadsyoutounderstandthespeakerspersonal

thoughtsandfeelings.Usetoanswerthefollowingquestions:

a. Whatisthepoet,DylanThomas,writingabout?b. Howdoyouknow?Whatelementsofpoetryhelpyouunderstandthatmeaning?

FernHillbyDylanThomasNowasIwasyoungandeasyundertheappleboughs

Abouttheliltinghouseandhappyasthegrasswasgreen,

Thenightabovethedinglestarry,

Timeletmehailandclimb

Goldenintheheydaysofhiseyes,5

AndhonouredamongwagonsIwasprinceoftheappletowns

AndoncebelowatimeIlordlyhadthetreesandleaves

Trailwithdaisiesandbarley

Downtheriversofthewindfalllight.

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AndasIwasgreenandcarefree,famousamongthebarns

Aboutthehappyyardandsingingasthefarmwashome,

Inthesunthatisyoungonceonly,

Timeletmeplayandbe

Goldeninthemercyofhismeans,15

AndgreenandgoldenIwashuntsmanandherdsman,thecalves

Sangtomyhorn,thefoxesonthehillsbarkedclearandcold,

Andthesabbathrangslowly

Inthepebblesoftheholystreams.

20 Allthesunlongitwasrunning,itwaslovely,thehay

Fieldshighasthehouse,thetunesfromthechimneys,itwasair

Andplaying,lovelyandwatery

Andfiregreenasgrass.

Andnightlyunderthesimplestars25

AsIrodetosleeptheowlswerebearingthefarmaway,

AllthemoonlongIheard,blessedamongstables,thenightjars

Flyingwiththericks,andthehorses

Flashingintothedark.

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Andthentoawake,andthefarm,likeawandererwhite

Withthedew,comeback,thecockonhisshoulder:itwasall

Shining,itwasAdamandmaiden,

Theskygatheredagain

Andthesungrewroundthatveryday.35

Soitmusthavebeenafterthebirthofthesimplelight

Inthefirst,spinningplace,thespellboundhorseswalkingwarm

Outofthewhinnyinggreenstable

Ontothefieldsofpraise.

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Andhonouredamongfoxesandpheasantsbythegayhouse

Underthenewmadecloudsandhappyastheheartwaslong,

Inthesunbornoverandover,

Iranmyheedlessways,

Mywishesracedthroughthehousehighhay45

AndnothingIcared,atmyskybluetrades,thattimeallows

Inallhistunefulturningsofewandsuchmorningsongs

Beforethechildrengreenandgolden

Followhimoutofgrace,

50 NothingIcared,inthelambwhitedays,thattimewouldtakeme

Uptotheswallowthrongedloftbytheshadowofmyhand,

Inthemoonthatisalwaysrising,

Northatridingtosleep

Ishouldhearhimflywiththehighfields55

Andwaketothefarmforeverfledfromthechildlessland.

OhasIwasyoungandeasyinthemercyofhismeans,

Timeheldmegreenanddying

ThoughIsanginmychainslikethesea