1. British Poetry
English III

2. Poetic Devices Poetry is…
Lullaby, nursery rhyme, favorite song, Shakespearian sonnet, limerick
Poetry is different from prose in that it makes the usual new and interesting.
Poets achieve this effect by using poetic devices.
Imagery, figures of speech and sound effects.

3. Poetic Elements Rhyme scheme- the pattern of rhymed lines in a poem.
It is indicated by giving each new rhyme a new letter in the alphabet.
There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, a
The earth, and every common sight b
To me did seem a
Apparelled in celestial light, b

4. Poetic Elements Slant rhymes- words sound similar but not exact
End rhyme- occurs at the end of rhymes
Internal rhyme- occurs within the lines.
Consonance- repetition of final consonant sounds after different vowel sounds. Ex/east, west; dig, dog
Assonance- repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together. Ex/ “An abbot on an ambling pad,
Alliteration- repetition of consonant sounds in words close together. Ex/And with old woes new wail

5. Poetic Elements Metaphor
Synecdoche- a part to represent the whole (wheels/car)
Simile
Repetition
Speaker
Imagery
Inversion
Hyperbole
Tone
Oxymoron
Extended metaphor
Paradox
Metaphysical conceit
Irony
Onomatopoeia

6. Types of Poems Elegy Canto Villanelle Blank verse Elizabethan sonnet
Free verse
Italian/Petrarchan sonnet
Spenserian sonnet
Ballad
Pastoral/anti-pastoral
Metaphysical
Carpe diem

7. Foot Iambic: u / (repeat) Anapestic: u u/ (interrupt)
Trochaic: /u (older)
Dactylic: / u u (openly)
Spondaic: / / (heartbreak)

8. Stanzas A division of poetry named for the number of lines
Couplet- 2 lines
Triplet- 3 lines
Quatrain- 4 lines
Quintet- 5 lines
Sestet- 6 lines
Septet- 7 lines
Octave- 8 lines

9. Verse
A metric line of poetry. Named according to the kind an number of feet.
Monometer: 1 foot
Dimeter: 2 feet
Trimeter: 3 feet
Tetrameter: 4 feet
Pentameter: 5 feet
Hexameter: 6 feet
Heptameter: 7 feet
Octometer: 8 feet

10. Assessments Step 1: Choose 10 British poems you find interesting
Step 2: Copy them onto a sheet of paper
Step 3: Annotate the poem! (go over handout now)
Step 4: From those 10, choose 5 you REALLY like
Step 5: Write an analysis using the format given (go over format now)- you will write 5 total
Step 6: Choose ONE poem you REALLY, REALLY like and practice reciting it…since you will do this for the class!
Step 7: Have fun! Poetry can be very cool if you let it.

11. Due Dates: February 14/15- Choose all 10 poems; write on paper
February 16/17- Perform Macbeth!
February 22/23- Annotate 5 poems, 1 analysis completed
February 24/25- Annotate 7 poems, 2 analyses completed
February 28/Mar. 1- Turn in portfolio!/Review elements/Recite poems
Mar. 2/3- Quest

12. Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
By Dylan Thomas
Elegy- mourns the death of someone or laments something lost.
Lyric- poetry that focuses on expressing emotions or thoughts, rather than telling a story.
Villanelle- 19 line poem divided into 5 tercets(3 line stanzas), each with the rhyme scheme aba, and a final quatrain with the rhyme scheme abaa
Line 1 is repeated to form lines 6, 12, 18
Line 3 is repeated to form lines 9, 15, 19

13. Annotations
Title- Negative (do not); be aggressive (not gentle); specific (that); positive feeling(good); death (night)
Imperative- commanding “Do not!”
Iambic pentameter; repetition of two end-rhyme sounds….somber, musical quality.

14. Stanza 1 Aba rhyme scheme
Iambic pentameter (do not go gentle into that good night)
Possible subject: old age/night/dying
Subject should “rave and burn”; opposite of gentle
“close of day”/night
Repetition- Rage/rage (important…fighting feeling)
“dying of the light”/night/death?

15. Stanza 2 Wise men…subject of stanza 2? Should know death is normal.
What does “words had forked no lightening” mean?
It’s because of that forking they fight death. Hmmm.
Rhyme scheme: aba (again…soothing)
Iambic pentameter again. Nice.
Imagery: one bolt of lightening (no forking?)
Words- lightening …possible metaphor
Repetition of title/line 1…important message?

16. Stanza 3 Good men…subject of stanza 3? “last wave”/death, I’m sure.
Bright deeds/good works? Powerful work? Wait… “frail”…probably not powerful. Fragile, bright, danced…all positive words.
Green bay…earth? Gulf of Mexico? Bathtub? Probably earth.
Oh! Line 3 is line 9! Repetition…what kind of poem does that…hmmmm……
So “old age”, “wise men”, and “good men” all shouldn’t go gentle into that good night. Got it.

17. Stanza 4
Wild men…subject! “caught the sun”, “sang the sun in flight”…what?
Learn too late (that sounds sad…elegy); grief over line 10, but not sure what it means. Help!
Hey, line 12 is line 1! Awesome, I totally know what kind of poem this is. Also, I think the poet is trying to make a point. Hmmmm….

18. Stanza 5 Grave men…subject. Get it? “Grave”, night, death, dying….ha!
“who see with blinding sight”…hey, those words contradict each other…that’s a ____________.
“Who see with blind eyes” that sounds false but is really true…what the heck is that element?
Blinding sight blind eyes could blaze like meteors..ok, I see 3 elements in one line…bam!
How can you be blind and happy (yes, gay means happy)
Line 15 is line 9 repeated. Nice.

19. Stanza 6 Last one so I bet there’s a big finish coming.
“my father”! Wait a second, is this the real subject??
“sad height”..I wonder if his dad was really tall.
Line 17: curse me, bless me with fierce tears. He is praying for this from his father. So, I guess his dad isn’t doing any of this, making the speaker sad. (2nd person narration, btw)
Line 18 is line 1,6,12 and the title.
Line 19 is line 3,9 and 15.
Awesome. I feel the sadness and frustration of the poet. So sad. So great.