1. Poetic Devices
End-jammed/End-stopped Lines

2. End Jammed vs. End Stopped
End Jam: The sentence runs into the next line
An example is from an extract from The Winter's Tale by Shakespeare is heavily enjambed (end jammed).
I am not prone to weeping, as our sex
Commonly are; the want of which vain dew
Perchance shall dry your pities; but I have
That honourable grief lodged here which burns
Worse than tears drown.
End Stop: The unit ends when the line ends
An example of end-stopping can be found in the following extract from The Burning Babe by Robert Southwell; the end of each line corresponds to the end of a clause.
As I in hoary winter's night stood shivering in the snow,
Surprised I was with sudden heat, which made my heart to glow;
And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near,
A pretty babe all burning bright did in the air appear.

3. All else is off the point: the Flood, the Day
Of Eden, or the Virgin Birth—Have done!
The Question is, did God send us the Son
Incarnate crying Love! Love is the Way!
In this extract from The Gap by Sheldon Vanauken, the first and third lines are end-jammed, while the second and fourth are end-stopped:

4. End-jammed or End-stopped?
“An Essay on Man: Epistle I”:
Then say not man’s imperfect, Heav’n in fault;
Say rather, man’s as perfect as he ought:
His knowledge measur’d to his state and place,
His time a moment, and a point his space.
If to be perfect in a certain sphere,
What matter, soon or late, or here or there?
The blest today is as completely so,
As who began a thousand years ago.

5. End-jammed or End-stopped?
William Carlos Williams’s “Between Walls”:
the back wings
of the
hospital where
nothing
will grow lie
cinders
in which shine
the broken
pieces of a green
bottle

6. Poetry Unit (3)
Writing prose, psalms, hymns, and epic poetry.

7. Prose/Psalm/Hymn
You will choose one of the following types of poems and create an original piece following the guidelines of the type you select.
Prose: Prose poetry looks a lot like an excerpt from a narrative. A prose poem tells a story.
While it lacks the line breaks associated with poetry, the prose poem maintains a poetic quality, often utilizing techniques common to poetry, such as fragmentation, compression, repetition, and rhyme.
The prose poem can range in length from a few lines to several pages long, and it may explore a limitless array of styles and subjects.
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8. Prose/Psalm/Hymn
Hymns: Hymns are like prayers that can be turned into songs. Hymns are usually “composed” with the intent of putting it to music.
Hymns usually include rhyme or repetition (select one) and end with the “best” line
Options: Write your own, original hymn OR write 2 stanzas to a hymn that already exists
Tip for Getting Started: Select a verse or passage from a religious based text (such as the Bible) and use that as inspiration or select phrases/lines that can be included in your hymn

9. Prose/Psalm/Hymn Psalm: Psalms are also known as prayers or songs
The psalms cover the full range of human emotion through prayers, cries, questions, laments and praises to a higher power
Do not need to rhyme or be repetitive, but do include other poetic devices such as extended metaphors or similes and imagery
Topics to choose from:
1) praise
2) ask for help
3) gratitude
4) ask for forgiveness
5) Worship
Psalms usually provide encouragement, joy, faith and hope.
Tips to writing a psalm:

10. Assignment #1: Prose/Psalm/Hymn Assessment Score: 15 points
Follow the guidelines of the type you choose to write about
AND ALSO….
Must be 8 lines (2 verses)
Must have rhyme OR repetition (not both)
Must include imagery
Rough draft due: Friday, 12/20
Final draft (typed, titled and in portfolio) due: January 2, 2014

11. Assignment #2: Epic Poem Assessment Score: 25 points
Epic Poem: Writing about a larger than life figure!
Assignment:
Write about a hero (can be yourself, family member, god/goddess, superhero) and tell about an adventure where the hero was assigned a “task” or job to do and their journey to complete this assignment then the hero’s return home;
Must include super power but ALSO a flaw that derails the hero’s journey
Does not HAVE to rhyme but must be 20 lines!
Must include at least 2 end-jammed and 2 end-stopped lines
Rough draft due: Friday, 12/20
Final draft (typed, titled and will go in portfolio): due 01/02