Mr. Wright’s Two Rules: Listen quietly while a teacher or a classmate is addressing the whole group. Be nice. Materials Needed Every Day Pen or Pencil A notebook with lined paper that is used for English class only. Assignments that have not yet been submitted. Any Handouts or Textbooks that the class is currently using.

Syllabus! THEN EXAMS Grade 10: Use of textual evidence Change in mood or demeanor, plot events that caused change in mood Loss of Innocence, End of Childhood, Symbolism of laying down flowers and changing of season, Grade 9 theme vs. summary negative consequences of war

What is poetry? What makes poetry different than other kinds of writing? What are the names of some of the memorable poems that you have read? Choose your favorite from this list. What was the poem about? Why did you like it? What do you like about poetry? What don’t you like about poetry?

Important terms that are used to describe and talk about poetry. How to analyze and write about poetry.

Form Speaker Sound Imagery Figurative Language

Form is the shape of a poem or the way it looks on a page. Poems are written in lines. (Prose is written in sentences and paragraphs.) A group of lines is called a stanza (kind of like a paragraph in a poem). Some poems have a structured form, like a haiku. A poem without a structured form is called freeverse.

Do not go gentle into that good night By Dylan Thomas Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Advice from a Speed Skater By Priscila Uppa Stay low to the ground. Pass on the inside. Beware of those who get too close, too fast. Beware of trips. Be your own machine. Be your own speed demon. Grow a second skin, not necessarily a thick skin. Everything that’s ever happened will happen again, probably within seconds. Trust time—you don’t have the luxury of watching the clock. When they need it, give friends a strong push.At the end of life, stick your foot out. Better yet, kick.

The speaker is the person (or voice) that is talking in the poem. The speaker is often the voice of the poet himself/herself, but not always.

Poets use sound devices in their poetry. These include: Rhyme- the repetition of a similar sound at the end of a word, like place and face Alliteration- the repetition of consonant sounds at the the beginning of a group of words, like great green gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts Onomatopeia- words that are formed in imitation of natural sounds, like meow, or whoosh, or boom, or kerplop

A poet uses imagery when they use the 5 senses to describe something in a way that helps the reader to visualize.

Figurative language is words and phrases that help readers to picture ordinary things in new ways. Simile- a comparison that uses that uses the signal words “like” or “as.” For example, “The pain from his sunburn was like a thousand bee stings.” Metaphor- a direct comparison, with no signal words. “Mae Tuck, a great potato of woman…” Personification- giving human qualities to a non-human thing. For example, “the warm smile of the sun.”

Speaker- the person, voice, or object that is speaking in the poem. Audience- this is who/what the poem is being addressed to (can be general or very specific) Subject- the topic of the poem; what the poem is about Situation- the answer to the questions: What is happening and where is it happening? What actions are taking place in the poem?