MYP—Monday, September 2, 2014

 Please take out your choice reading book BEFORE class begins.  You will need to read for 10 minutes.

 Objective: Students will identify the poetic structure of 3 types of poems.  Agenda:  Independent Reading  Focus Lesson: Poetic Structure  Annotate a Villanelle, an Ode, and a Shakespearean Sonnet  Homework: None

 FORM - the appearance of the words on the page  LINE - a group of words together on one line of the poem  STANZA - a group of lines arranged together Couplet=a two line stanza Triplet (Tercet)=a three line stanza Quatrain=a four line stanza Quintet=a five line stanza Sestet (Sextet)=a six line stanza Septet=a seven line stanza Octave=an eight line stanza

 The beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem  Rhythm can be created by meter, rhyme, and alliteration.  The meter is based on the number of syllables in a line and on which syllables are stressed and unstressed.

 Definition: Words sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds.  Lamp and Stamp  Near Rhyme is when the words share EITHER the same vowel or consonant sound BUT NOT BOTH.  Rose and Lose (The “o” sound is different, but the “s” is the same.)  A rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhyme (usually end rhyme, but not always).  Use the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to visually “see” the pattern. (See next slide for an example.)

 The Germ by Ogden Nash  A mighty creature is the g erm,  Though smaller than the pachyd erm.  His customary dwelling pl ace  Is deep within the human r ace.  His childish pride he often pl eases  By giving people strange dis eases.  Do you, my poppet, feel inf irm ?  You probably contain a g erm. aabbccaaaabbccaa

 Form: 19 lines divided into five 3-line stanzas and a sixth 4-line stanza  Often in iambic pentameter (5 feet with 2 syllables that are unstressed and then stressed)  Rhyme: ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA  Refrain: 2 lines are refrains that must be repeated  The 1 st line is repeated at the end of stanzas 2 & 4 and in the 2 nd to last line of stanza 6  The 3 rd line is repeated at the end of stanzas 3, 5, & 6

 Two common types of odes are Horatian odes and Pindaric odes. These forms vary.  “To Autumn” by John Keats  Form: 3 stanzas with 11 lines each  Rhythm: mostly iambic pentameter  Rhyme: each stanza starts a new set of rhymes, but the pattern is always ▪ A B A B C D E D C C E ▪ Let’s do the rhyme of the other 2 stanzas together…

 All sonnets are 14-line lyrical poems.  Form:  3 quatrains – gradually develop the problem  1 ending couplet – resolves the problem  Rhythm: written in iambic pentameter  Rhyme:  ABAB CDCD EFEF GG  Other forms include the Petrarchan and Spenserian sonnets.

 Often Free Verse Style  Slam poetry is a movement which became popular in the 1990s. Slam poetry places an emphasis on the performance element of poetry rather than just the content. Many slam poets address racial, economic, and gender inequalities as well as current events. Slam poetry is also known as spoken word poetry.  Slam poetry can be similar to hip-hop music or may use an un-rhyming narrative. Some poets enhance their performances by changing voices and tones, while others sing parts of the poem. Some poets use nothing but their words while others include tap-dancing, beat boxing or choreographed movements.  Slam poetry is often performed at competitions called poetry slams. At a slam, a poet will perform alone or with a team for an audience.

 Often narrative  Does not necessarily have a certain set meter, number of stanzas, etc.  Has a rhyme scheme that can be created by the poet  Does have a rhythm created by the poet since it is typically set to music

 A type of free verse poetry  Does not have set meter, stanzas, etc.  May or may not rhyme  Structure:  Each of the two voices must speak individually  Some lines must be spoken by both voices together  The two voices alternate to move the story forward and/or develop the conflict