Lyric Poetry HW
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Lyric Poetry – Homework ?Textbook 872-873 “Lyricpoetryexpressestheperson althoughtsandfeeling sofasinglespeaker. Lyricpoems ,orlyrics, originatedwiththepeo pleofancientGreece,whos angthemtotheac companimentofastr inged instrumentcalledalyre.A lthoughlyricpoetryisnolon gersung,suchpoemsretaintheirmusical feelingandsonglikestructure.Theyareusuallyrelativelyshortandfocusedon creatingasingle, unifying,emotionaleffect”(Kinsella872). LyricPoetryonYourOwn Choosealyricpoemormodernsongthatc ouldbedefinedasly rical.MakeSUREto choose somethingthatfit sthedefinitionabov eandthenotesyou tookinclass.Printac opyofthepoem orlyrics(keepitPG -13,please).Comple tethefollowing: 1. Annotatethepoemorsongusingoneofth epre-APstrategies.Sh owyourannotation sonthe poemitself.Markitup. Noticeasmuchas youcan.Startt oidentifypatternsthat leadyouto understandtoneandtheme. a. SIFT=Symbol, Imagery, FiguresofSpeech, Tone/Theme. b. DIDLS=Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, Syntax c. TP-CASTT=Title(1 st impression), Paraphrase, Connotations, Attitude, Shifts,Title (revisited), Tone/Theme 2. Useyourannotation stoanswerthefollowing questionsincompletesen tences: a. Whatisthepoemabout? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ b. Howdoyoukn ow?Whatelementsofpoet ryhelpyouunderstand thatmeaning? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3. Crafta“formulaic”thes isstatementabout yourpoembasedonth eworkyou’vedoneand yourannotations.Usetheformulabelow: a. Inthepoem/song[inserttitle]“______________________________________,”[insert authorname]__________________________________[insertliteraryanalysisverb followedbywhattheauthordoesorwhatthepoemisabout] _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________. [Addaseconds entencethattellswha telementsofthepoem/song helpyou understandyourpreviousstatementtobetrue.] _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________. b. Example:Inthepoem“ FernHill ,”DylanThomas ,expressesasenseofharmonywith naturewhile hintingattheine xorabilityoftime passing.The diction,imagery,and figurativelanguage revealaspeakerunifiedwithnaturebutultimatelysubjectto time.
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LyricPoetry–Homework?Textbook872-873
“Lyricpoetryexpressesthepersonalthoughtsandfeelingsofasinglespeaker.Lyricpoems,orlyrics,
originatedwiththepeopleofancientGreece,whosangthemtotheaccompanimentofastringed
instrumentcalledalyre.Althoughlyricpoetryisnolongersung,suchpoemsretaintheirmusical
feelingandsonglikestructure.Theyareusuallyrelativelyshortandfocusedoncreatingasingle,
unifying,emotionaleffect”(Kinsella872).
LyricPoetryonYourOwn
Choosealyricpoemormodernsongthatcouldbedefinedaslyrical.MakeSUREtochoose
somethingthatfitsthedefinitionaboveandthenotesyoutookinclass.Printacopyofthepoem
orlyrics(keepitPG-13,please).Completethefollowing:
1. Annotatethepoemorsongusingoneofthepre-APstrategies.Showyourannotationsonthe
poemitself.Markitup.Noticeasmuchasyoucan.Starttoidentifypatternsthatleadyouto
understandtoneandtheme.
a. SIFT=Symbol,Imagery,FiguresofSpeech,Tone/Theme.
b. DIDLS=Diction,Imagery,Details,Language,Syntax
c. TP-CASTT=Title(1stimpression),Paraphrase,Connotations,Attitude,Shifts,Title
(revisited),Tone/Theme
2. Useyourannotationstoanswerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences:
a. Whatisthepoemabout?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
b. Howdoyouknow?Whatelementsofpoetryhelpyouunderstandthatmeaning?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Crafta“formulaic”thesisstatementaboutyourpoembasedontheworkyou’vedoneand
yourannotations.Usetheformulabelow:
a. Inthepoem/song[inserttitle]“______________________________________,”[insert
authorname]__________________________________[insertliteraryanalysisverb
followedbywhattheauthordoesorwhatthepoemisabout]
_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________.
[Addasecondsentencethattellswhatelementsofthepoem/songhelpyouunderstandyourpreviousstatementtobetrue.]
_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________.
b. Example:Inthepoem“FernHill,”DylanThomas,expressesasenseofharmonywith
naturewhilehintingattheinexorabilityoftimepassing.Thediction,imagery,and
figurativelanguagerevealaspeakerunifiedwithnaturebutultimatelysubjectto
time.
