1. Work on ode for Poetry Cafe - (Thursday and Friday)
April 20, 2015
odes and ode assignment
Homework:
Study your notes - Poetry test on Wednesday April 22nd!
Work on ode for Poetry Cafe - (Thursday and Friday)
ALL odes due on Thursday April 23rd!
Objective
I can identify the elements of an ode and combine sound devices and figurative language into my own original ode.
Warm Up:
Take out your concrete poem. Make sure you have the title of your original poem at the top and that your name is on it. Take out your random object.

2. lyric poetry

3. lyric poetry
poetry that presents the personal thoughts and feelings of a single speaker. Most poems are lyric.

4. ode

5. ode
a type of lyric poem in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love for someone or something

6. Let's take a look at one of his most popular odes...
John Keats was an English poet famous for writing odes.
Let's take a look at one of his most popular odes...

7. Ode To Autumn 1. Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;
To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells
With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
For Summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells.

8. Now, original odes were very serious, appreciating the beauty of things in an elevated way.
But odes can also be more entertaining, also appreciating the beauty of everyday things all around us.
Let's take a look at two examples of more lighthearted odes...

9. Ode to Artichoke
by: Pablo Neruda pg

10. Ode to Pablo's Tennis Shoes by: Gary Soto

12. your assignment

13. Really examine your object
Really examine your object. The first few lines of your ode should discuss your object’s appearance,. Later you can get into discussing some of its uses, benefits, history behind it, etc.

14. Random object ode requirements
2 stanzas made up of 10 lines each - 20 lines total!
Each line should be a complete sentence.
You will need 2 typed copies of your ode - one for yourself to read from as you present, and the other for me to follow along with and grade. Both copies should be marked with the required sound devices and figurative language examples.

15. Sound devices:
Rhyme – your rhyme scheme should be couplets – AA, BB, CC, DD, etc. Don’t force rhymes that don’t make sense or lose meaning just for the sake of rhyming. Rephrase your sentences, move words around to create rhyme.
Rhythm – try to create a musical note to your ode. Pay attention to number of syllables and line length so that your ode has a nice flow when you read it and make sure each line is a complete thought / sentence.
Alliteration – one line must contain 3+ words that start with the same sound

16. Figurative language:
One line must use a metaphor – a direct comparison
2. your choice - either a hyperbole or a personification in another line

17. Highlight and label your alliteration, metaphor and either hyperbole or personification examples on both papers.

18. These are just a few examples. Now take out your random object
These are just a few examples. Now take out your random object. This will be the topic for an ode that you will write for yourself or the topic that you will write about for someone else. My random object was a red silicone spatula.
So now here is my ode to Red Silicone Spatula

19. Your handle is more silver than the finest aluminum foil.
Your heat resistant silicone can withstand a rolling boil.
You’ve separated ground beef as it browned for taco night.
The scrambled eggs you slowly stirred usually turned out right.
You’ve dipped out mashed potatoes, and helped to fluff up rice,
The brownie batters left on you all got licked off – how nice!
You’ve helped many a cake batter make its way from bowl to pan.
You’ve even helped ease tuna fish out of its tiny can.
You’ve mixed and stirred so many dishes going slow and fast,
You’re one well used utensil and you’d never come in last.

20. Your red tip is an upraised hand begging to be chosen
You'll skillfully stir any food, be it fresh or frozen.
You live with roommates that include wooden spoons and tongs,
But no other utensil deserves such praising songs.
Once you’ve been picked, you’ll do the job whatever it may be,
And when you’re done the dishwasher is the next place that you’ll see.
To get washed clean and ready for your next kitchen task.
Tongs, ladle, spoon or spatula – Do I even have to ask?
So simple yet so functional, whatever would I do
Could there ever be a spatula as wonderful as you?

21. As you are writing, remember that you should remain enthusiastic about your subject material. An ode is like a love song to the subject. The more it sounds like you’re “in love” with your subject, the better, and more entertaining, it will be. My ode is just a model for structure and requirements. Don’t use any of the same examples or ideas I used. Be creative! I don’t want to hear any of the same examples I came up with; you can come up with something way better – YES, YOU CAN!