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Terms to Know
Terms to Know
Diction: a person’s style and choice of words in writing or speech; word choice
Syntax: the arrangement of words and phrases to create a particular effect or meaning
Form: the structure of a poem; includes elements such as line lengths and meters, stanza lengths, rhyme schemes and systems of repetition; examples of defined forms include haiku, tanka, sonnet, villanelle, sestina, pantoum, acrostic
Prosody: patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry
Imagery: descriptive words and language that helps the audience visualize
Glossary of Poetic Terms - from Poets.org
Glossary of Poetic Terms - from Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Classroom - from Harvard University - includes
Key to Poetic Form
Guide to Poetic Terms
Guide to Prosody
Glossary of Poetic Genres
What Makes a Poem... a Poem?
What Makes a Poem... a Poem?
What Makes a Poem... a Poem? - TED Ed video by Melissa Kovacs (5 minutes)
Getting Started with Poetry: Explore
Getting Started with Poetry: Explore
Use one of the following websites to select a poem that you like (or select one from the list of mentor texts provided).
Write a reflection on the poem in your journal
What is the title and author of your poem?
Why did you choose this poem?
What did you like about it?
What does it make you think of?
What literary devices did you notice?
Sonnets
Sonnets
Ekphrasis
Ekphrasis
"An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning. A notable example is “Ode on a Grecian Urn,” in which the poet John Keats speculates on the identity of the lovers who appear to dance and play music, simultaneously frozen in time and in perpetual motion."
--Ekphrasis, Poetry Foundation
More about ekphrasis: "Ekphrasis: Poetry Confronting Art" on Poets.org
Some ekphrastic poems:
"Ode to a Grecian Urn" by John Keats
"Musee des Beaux Arts" by W.H. Auden
"Looking at Photos" by Jesús Cos Causse
"Brueghel’s Two Monkeys" and "Rubens’ Women" by Wislawa Szymborska
"Blue Book" and "Vignette" from Belloqc's Ophelia by Natasha Trethewey
More ekphrastic poems on Poetry Foundation
More ekphrastic poems on Poets.org
LMS Voice Curriculum Database - "a searchable collection of writing and analytical workshops that focus on poems by a diverse array of socially-engaged artists"
Contemporary Poetry Collections
Contemporary Poetry Collections
Tips and strategies for teaching contemporary poetry collections from Roy F. Smith, AP English Literature teacher at Round Rock High School in Texas
Teach Living Poets website with resources
Learning with Poetry
Learning with Poetry
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