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Can a poem be without a theme?
Can a poem be without a theme?
Theme in a Poem
Theme in a Poem
The theme in a poem or any literary work has a very important part in it. It gives life, meaning, and functions as a support for the message the author wants to express.
Whatever it is that the author wants to express, the way to go is by formulating a strong and powerful theme, something that makes readers tremble when reading.
It can become hard to analyze the theme of a poem, but in this class yo will learn key points when the time to identify and analyze the theme comes.
RECAP on Elements and Types of Poetry
RECAP on Elements and Types of Poetry
Remember that for analyzing the theme of a poem you must have in mind the elements of poetry and the type of poem you are reading.
Elements of Poetry:
Line
Stanza
Theme
Mood
Symbolism
Rhyme Scheme
Metaphor
Repetition
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
Types of Poetry:
Free Verse
Acrostic
Haiku
Elegy
Sonnet
(I will add more types of poetry, for the students that would like to study more about the types of poems)
Villanelle
Limerick
Ode
Concrete or Visual Poetry
Forum
Forum
First Assignment
Instructions: Complete the following forum. Write one paragraph (the paragraph needs to have a minimum of 5 sentences well written) about what you know of the types of poetry. You must also comment on two of your peer's forums. Also, the forum must be the first thing you do in your class module, do not submit the forum at the end of the class or in between already submitted assignments. I will be checking every day the forum to make sure you did it, and to give points.
POINTS _____ / 15
PowerPoint on Analyzing the Theme of a Poem
PowerPoint on Analyzing the Theme of a Poem
Class PowerPoint! This PowerPoint will be your guide through the topic of types of poetry. It is very very important you go through the PowerPoint and in case of not understanding something please contact me. Also, I added more complementary information about this class.
How to analyze a theme in poetry by Alfredo Toledo.pdfYouTube Videos for extra help in understanding the theme.
YouTube Videos for extra help in understanding the theme.
Analyzing the theme in a Robert Frost Poem
Analyzing the theme in a Robert Frost Poem
In the class of Elements of Poetry, I added a PowerPoint on a poem that I analyzed. That poem has great key points annotated for when analyzing the theme in a poem. I will provide again the PowerPoint so that you can revise it again.
The Road not taken analisis by Alfredo Toledo.pdfAssignments
Assignments
Homework #1
Homework #1
Read this poem:
“it was when I stopped searching for home within others and lifted the foundations of home within myself I found there were no roots more intimate than those between a mind and body that have decided to be whole.”
― Rupi Kaur
Homework #2
Homework #2
Take the poem that you read in homework #1 and change its theme. You will write in a document a new poem using that poem as a base, and you will change its theme. In the document write a short paragraph about what is the theme of the poem by Rupi Kaur, then tell me to what theme you changed the poem, and why you chose that new theme.
Send this document to my email (alfredo.toledo@upr.edu) in PDF format.
The value for this assignment is 50pts
Homework #3
Homework #3
Read the poem "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost
Make a one-page essay about the theme of the poem "Mending Wall."
Important, answer the 4 questions that were given in the PowerPoint:
What are the explicit themes?
What is the poem's overall tone?
What is the poem's overall mood?
What are the implicit themes?
Send this document to my email (alfredo.toledo@upr.edu) in PDF format.
The value for this assignment is 50pts
Robert Frost
Robert Frost
Recommended Poems
Recommended Poems
This is one of the lists of the best 5 poems that were ever created:
“The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe
“Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost
“A Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“How Do I Love Thee?” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
As you can see, you already have read one of those poems, "The Road Not Taken."
The end of Analyzing the Theme of a Poem Class
The end of Analyzing the Theme of a Poem Class
4/24/2023 was the last date I, Alfredo Toledo Rodríguez, edited the information on this page
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