1. POETRY

2. Poetry Vocab
Poem – writing that expresses a feeling, idea, or story, by use of figurative language and sound devices.
Prose – writing that isn’t poetry.
Stanza – a group of lines in a poem, much like a paragraph in prose.
Tone – the speaker’s attitude toward the subject.
Repetition – intentional, repeated use of words and phrases.
Mood – the way the reader feels while reading
Theme – a life lesson or message about life.
Imagery – language used to create mental pictures and create emotions.

3. Directions for All Poetry Analysis Slides
Complete the tasks, and answer the questions using complete sentences with the question reflected in the answer.

4. Dreams by Langston Hughes – Page 1
Complete the tasks, and answer the questions using complete sentences with the question reflected in the answer.
Label the metaphors in this poem.
Label the rhyme scheme.
Why does the author use repetition?
What is your dream? This is a serious dream.
How will you achieve this dream? What steps have you taken or will you take?

5. “The Arrow and the Song” By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Page 2
Complete the tasks, and answer the questions using complete sentences with the question reflected in the answer.
Mark the rhyme scheme.
Which sense does Longfellow say was not capable of following the arrow or the song?
What do you think Longfellow is saying about human actions?
What did Longfellow mean when he says he found the song in the heart of a friend?

6. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” By William Wordsworth– Page 3
What is an image or memory that you can always count on to lift you out of the blues?
In her journal, Dorothy Wordsworth wondered how so many daffodils could have gotten along the shore, bordered by the trees on one side and the lake on the other. How do you think they got there?
Why is a cloud lonely? What could the speaker mean when he says this?
What picture does this poem paint for you? Describe it.
Mark the rhyme scheme (pattern) on the poem.
Highlight and label the figurative language.

7. “If I Can Stop One Heart” By Emily Dickinson– Page 4
Highlight and label the literary device.
Mark the rhyme scheme.
3. Why does the author feel that helping others would
make her life useful?
4 What does the author imply about a person and a robin in this poem?
5. What does it mean to “not live in vain”?
6. In what way can you help the people and creatures around you?

8. “Stopping by the Wood on a Snowy Evening” Poem on page 5
“Stopping by the Wood on a Snowy Evening” Poem on page 5. Questions on page 6
Highlight and label the figurative language.
Mark the rhyme scheme.
What is the tone of this poem?
What is the mood of this poem?
What is a possible theme for this poem?
Write line or lines stood out to you. Why?
Why do you think Frost uses the word "woods" instead of "forest"? How are these two words different from one another?
Why does Frost repeat the final line of the poem?

9. “maggie and milly and molly and may” Poem on page 7
“maggie and milly and molly and may” Poem on page 7. Questions on page 8.
Highlight and label figurative language.
Mark the rhyme scheme.
Who is the speaker?
What is the tone? How about the Mood?
Why only one capital letter in the entire poem?
Why wasn’t the horrible thing named?
What can the sea teach us?
What does the item each girl find say about them?
Why doesn’t the poet use a lot of punctuation?
With which character do you most connect? Why?

10. “It Happened in Montgomery” Poem on page 9. Questions on page 10.
1. List five or more adjectives that describe the man in the poem.
2. List five or more adjectives that describe the woman in the poem.
3. What do you think is the most important line in the poem?
4. Why did the poet use dashes at the end of lines 1, 10, 16, and 22.
5. Highlight the figurative language in the poem. Label each piece of figurative language you highlight.

11. “Mother to Son” & “ Dear Momma”
Poems on page 11. Questions on page 12.
“Mother to Son”
1. What does mother say about her life?
2. How does her life influence her advice to her son?
3. Why is there a lot of punctuation in this poem?
4. Who is the speaker?
5. What is the lesson for the son?
6. To what does the mother compare her life?
7. This entire poem is a metaphor for what?
“Dear Momma”
Who is the speaker?
What lesson does the speaker learn?
Why did the speaker write this poem/song?

12. Quatrains – Page 13 top A four-line poem that rhymes.
At least two of the lines must rhyme.
You will write 3 quatrains on your own paper, and choose the best one to write in your poetry book.

13. Quatrain Examples Missing is my best friend’s cat,
Stripes of orange and white
She love to play in paper bags
And prowls the house by night.
Choosing colors, feeling cloth
Flitting around just like a moth
How I wish they’d give a prize
When I find my perfect size!

14. Haiku – Page 13 bottom Japanese poem About nature It should not rhyme
Three lines in length with a special form
Line 1 = 5 syllables
Line 2 = 7 syllables
Line 3 = 5 syllables
You will write 3 haiku on your own paper and choose the best one to write in your poetry book.

15. Examples of Haiku Little blue birds there Chirping gladly on her nest
Two eggs hidden well.
Lit tle blue birds there
Chirp ing glad ly on her nest
Two eggs hid den well

16. Senryu – Page 14 top
A three line poem which follows the haiku form, but does not have to be about nature. It should not rhyme.
Line 1 – five syllables
Line 2 – seven syllables
Line 3 – five syllable
You will write 3 senryu and choose the best one to write in your poetry book.

17. Senryu Examples Baseball is tempting As I stare out the window
Across my math book.
Taking out the trash
Is as boring as it gets
Except for sleeping.

18. Tanka – Page 14 bottom
A five-line Japanese poem about nature, love and/or beauty. It should not rhyme.
Line 1 – 5 syllables
Line 2 – 7 syllables
Line 3 – 5 syllables
Line 4 – 7 syllables
Line 5 – 7 syllables
You will write 2 tanka and choose the best one to write in your poetry book.

19. Tanka Example Yellow day-lily Rising above uncut grass
I read Ovid poems
As my little granddaughter
Plays in a big, cardboard box.

20. Cinquain – Page 15 top Simple poem of five lines Lines do not rhyme
Lines do follow a pattern
Line 1= one word, topic, a noun
Line 2 = two words, describing the topic, adjectives
Line 3 = Three words of action, verbs
Line 4 = Four words expressing feelings about the topic
Line 5 = One word, synonym for the topic, noun
You will write two cinquains and choose the best one to write in your poetry book.

21. Examples of Cinquain Moon High, silent Shining, turning, disappearing
Makes the night magical
Beacon

22. Limericks – Page 15 bottom
Five line Irish poem
Humorous, nonsense verse
Often “There once was” or “There was a”
Has a certain rhythm
Follows the following form:
Lines 1,2,5 rhyme
Lines 3 and 4 rhyme
You will write two limericks and choose one to write in your book.

23. Limerick Example There once was a student at school
Who would not conform to the rule
He used all his time
To write funny rhyme
And limericks he used as his tool.

24. Diamante – Page 16 A seven-line poem Set up to appear diamond shape.
It follows the following form:
Line 1 = One word, topic, noun
Line 2 = Two words describing topic, adjectives
Line 3 = Three words of action, verbs
Line 4 = Four words, nouns, first 2 relate to topic
in line 1, last 2 words relate to topic of
line 7
Line 5 = Three words of action, verbs, relating to line 7
Line 6 = Two words describing topic of line 7, adjectives
Line 7 = One word, noun, opposite of line 1.
You will write two diamantes and choose one to write in your poetry book.

25. Diamante Example School Busy, scheduled Studying, working, learning
Lessons, homework, recess, freedom
Relaxing, playing, resting
Short, delightful
Vacation

26. Free Verse – Page 17
Poems that have no rhyme schemes or necessary patterns or syllables
Original form of your own design
They can be about any topic
Your Free verse however must be 8 lines or longer.
You will write two free verse poems and choose the best one to write in your poetry book.

27. Reflections – Page 18 On page 18, you will write two reflections.
On the top half of the page, you will write a reflection on the analysis part of the poetry book.
On the bottom half of the page, you will write a reflection on the writing of original poetry section of the book.
Your reflections should be in paragraph form, thorough enough to explain your thoughts but brief enough to fit in the space provided.

28. Acrostic – Back Cover
You will write an acrostic poem using your first name. You will also decorate around the poem. Here’s mine: Never a dull moment In her vicinity Never a clue As to what happens next

29. Front Cover
You should have a creative title for your book. My Poetry Book is NOT a creative title. Your name should be on the front cover. You should decorate your front cover in some meaningful way. It should represent you and/or your poetry in some way. Color is a wonderful thing!

30. Preparing For Submission
Check to make sure you have all the analysis of poems completed. Check to see if you have written all the poetry required. Are the covers of your book illustrated? As a final touch, you may illustrate any of your original poetry inside the book. Make sure your illustrations do not cover up your poetry. You will also turn in all of the extra poems you have written separately. Staple these poem together. Make sure you have labeled the types. Put your name on them.