Objective: Do Now: Scholars will understand that a parody is; EQ: Why is imagery and symbolism as a poetic device important to the understanding/appreciation of poetry? Objective: Do Now: Scholars will understand that a parody is; An imitation of a particular writer, artist, or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic/humorous effect. Read the parody Oh William!!!!Oh William!!! At your tables discuss what you noticed

(usually using lines and stanzas) Poetry is… A type of literature that expresses ideas and feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)

A Parody Is an imitation of a particular writer, artist, or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic/humorous effect.

Parody The humorous effect in a parody is achieved by imitating and overstressing noticeable features of a famous piece of literature, where certain characteristics of a person are highlighted to achieve a humorous effect.

The obvious point to know about parody In order to write a parody, there has to be an original work that the poet refers to (either to criticize or make fun of). Therefore, as readers, we need to be familiar with that original work in order to fully understand what is being parodied.

Function of Parody Establishes a dialogue with the original work. In order to write a parody, you need to really understand the original work to reproduce its style and manner. A commentary on the original work for different purposes (make fun of, criticize…etc.). The purpose of parody to be funny or witty and make us (the reader) laugh. Provides a fresh perspective on the original work and what it represents. That fresh look might be about the poem or about something larger than the poem.

Function of Parody When one writer parodies another writer’s work, it does not necessarily mean that the original writing is without merit. According to critic Dwight Macdonald “Most parodies are written out of admiration rather than contempt.”

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB8y2zLwkPY

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1-How to Write a Parody Start with a rhythm and a rhyme pattern you like and stick with it like glue. A consistent rhythm and rhyme pattern is an essential element in a poem that’s going to be fun to read. Probably the best way to accomplish that goal is to write a “pastiche” of a well-known poem or song.

Vocabulary Pastiche-(N) a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs/techniques borrowed from one or more sources.

2-How to Write a Parody You’ll need a premise or concept that expresses your humorous point-of-view about the subject. Then make a list of funny facts that support the humorous point you are trying to make. For example, if you are making fun of a teacher, principal, sibling, parent, or politician, you might want to write verses about how forgetful, contradictory, ineffective, or out of touch they seem to be.

3-How to Write a Parody Then add humorous “facts” (the closer you get to the truth, the better) to support your point of view.

Acrostic Poems The first letter of each line forms a word or phrase (vertically). An acrostic poem can describe the subject or even tell a brief story about it. After an extensive winter Pretty tulips Rise from the once Icy ground bringing fresh signs of Life.

A broken signboard banging Haiku Japanese style poem written in three lines Focuses traditionally on nature Lines respectively are 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables Whitecaps on the bay: A broken signboard banging In the April wind.

Limerick A five line poem with rhymes in lines 1, 2, and 5, and then another rhyme in lines 3 and 4.

Limerick A limerick is a silly poem with five lines.  They are often funny or nonsensical.  How to write a limerick: The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 8 or 9) The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 5 or 6) Limericks often start with the line "There once was a..." or "There was a..."

Limerick Poetry There was a young boy from Rome,  who visited the Millennium Dome,  it made him terribly sad,  that it was so incredibly bad,  he decided he might just as well go home!

Limerick Poetry There once was a hippie,  Who was was very lippie.  He liked to dance, With the ants So everyone said he was dippie!

Elegy A poem mourning the dead. A Poem written for someone who has died, often a tribute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cESxOduxOQ4

Elegy This is what our dying looks like. You believe in the sun. I believe I can't love you. Always be closing, Said our favorite professor before He let the gun go off in his mouth. I turned 29 the way any man turns In his sleep, unaware of the earth Moving beneath him, its plates in Their places, a dated disagreement. Let's fight it out, baby. You have   Only so long left—a man turning In his sleep—so I take a picture. I won't look at it, of course. It's His bad side, his Mr. Hyde, the hole In a husband's head, the O Of his wife's mouth. Every night, I take a pill. Miss one, and I'm gone. Miss two, and we're through. Hotels Bore me, unless I get a mountain view, A room in which my cell won't work, And there's nothing to do but see The sun go down into the ground That cradles us as any coffin can.

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