Provide instructions on how to read a poem. Be sure to address specific skills
and lessons learned from what was discussed in class.
To analyze a poem, you should first start out by reading it aloud. In many
cases, you won’t know the meaning of every word. Look up the definitions of
those words; also paraphrase all of the lines. Once you understand what the
poem is about you should be on the right track. To understand it more list who
is the speaker, the tone of the poem, and the rhyme scheme. One thing that
helps me is when I notice a change in the tone I make a clear mark that would
indicate a change in the poem. Knowing the amount of beats in a stanza is
something to look for too. One more important tip is to know the structure of
the poem.
Share a poem that is not on the memorized poem list and explain why it is
special to you. Please copy the entire poem onto your blog. Do not repeat
poems: First poems posted are the only one that will count. Respond to a peer's post.
"It has been said that life is the most patient teacher. You will be presented
with the same experience over and over until you learn the best way to deal
with the situation.. This is not because life is cruel. Rather, it is because
things have a way of coming back to haunt us when we don't deal with them. One form of intelligence is the ability to learn from mistakes. When you are
presented with a painful experience, take the time to think about how you can
avoid it in the future. This is an example of a lesson learned."
This poem is my favorite at the moment because it relates to my life. I am
starting to learn all of these life lessons that have been infront of my face
the whole time. I would like to thank my family, and especially my parents for
trying to teach me life lessons, but I got have to learn them on my own, thanks
for trying though.
ATTENTION: Brianna Reve Perez, I thought it was touching that your favorite poem is about your passon, playing the bassoon.
What poem have you enjoyed the most from the poetry read in class and why? What was your least favorite poem read in class and why? Be sure to use specific lines from the poem (MLA parenthetical citation) to support your postitions. Respond to a peer's post.
The rules for poetry differ from the rules for quoting prose in two key ways:
- Poetry requires writers to cite line numbers not page numbers.
- Poetry requires writers to keep line breaks in tact.
Quoting 1, 2 or 3 lines of poetry. You can
quote three or fewer lines of poetry without having to place the lines in a
block quote. Use quotation marks. Use a slash to indicate the break between
lines. Put the line numbers in parentheses. Place the period at the end of the
line number(s):.
Heaney directly compares poetry writing to the digging his
ancestors did: "Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests. / I'll
dig with it" (29-31).
Quoting 4 or more lines of poetry. If you quote
four or more lines of poetry, you need to block indent the poem ten spaces on
the left margin.
The author, David Bottoms, is wise to the fact that men
often use sports to communicate their feelings. The persona of the poem,
however, takes years to realize his father's message. Once he realizes the
importance of sports to their relationship, he sends a message back to his
father:
and I never learned what you were laying down.
Like a hand
brushed across the bill of a cap,
let this be the sign
I'm getting a grip
on the sacrifice. (20-23)
Do not use ellipses if you start quoting a poem midline.
If you want to start quoting in the middle of a line of poetry, just
add indentions to indicate the text is only a partial line. Do
not use ellipses points (. . .).
McDonald paints a picture of a family in pain, but he uses
images that usually show up in cozier circumstances, such as children reading
the comics:
At dawn we folded the quilts and funnies, crept softly through our chores. (13-16)
If you remove words from the middle of a line, DO use an
ellipses to represent the missing text.
As a boy, the persona visited his grandfather in the fields:
"Once I carried him milk. . . . / He straightened up / To drink it" (Heaney
19-21).
If you remove one or more full line, use a line of
ellipses to indicate the omission.
The persona in Hayden's poem would wake to hear the fire his
father started before dawn:
Sundays too my father got up early
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I'd wake and hear the cold splintering,
breaking.
When the rooms were warm, he'd call,
and slowly I would rise
and dress. (1, 6-8)
Put line numbers after citing several single words.
If you quote several words or phrases from throughout a poem, list the
line numbers after each word.
Roethke uses a variety of words in "My Papa's Waltz" that indicate
physical violence, words such as "death" (3), "battered" (9), "scraped" (12),
"beat" (13), and "hard" (14).
For one word, put the line number at the end. Just as when
quoting a single word of a prose work, put line numbers at the end of a
sentence if quoting only one word.
When Heaney uses a simile to compare his pen to a "gun," he creates a startling image (2).
I think my favorite poem so far would be “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley.
This poem was too powerful and dark for some. I doubt that there is really a
God sometimes, I can admit it. Henley uses this poem to basically say that he
is the master of his own fate, and regardless of the outcome, he will keep his
head high. I think like this too. Some might look down on me because I don’t
believe in God, but I’m over it. Anyways, this poem brings heavy metal music to
my mind when I read it. Since most poetry is happy and sunshiny, I feel that
this poem stands out. The first line, “Out of the night that covers me, Black
as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be, For my
unconquerable soul” (Henley 1-4). These lines really show that the rest of the
poem is going to be dark and powerful. Even though the poet exaggerates, it
really shows a realness to the world.
ATTENTION: Rianna Lewis, I agree with you because I feel that he is fearful of
the world, but will never man up to his fears. He uses questions to change the
tone of the poem.
What song lyrics do you love and why? Quote a song's lyrics and explain why
you love them. Please do not choose lines that are inappropriate for a
classroom discussion.
Respond to a peer's post.
The song I chose from this blog will have to be Have faith in me by a day to
remember. “Have faith in me Cause there are things that I've seen I don't
believe, So cling to what you know and never let go. You should know things
aren't always what they seem. I said I'd never let you go, and I never did I
said I'd never let you fall and I always meant it, If you didn't have this
chance then I never did You'll always find me right there, again I'm going
crazy, Cause there are things in the streets I don't believe. So we'll pretend
it's alright (pretend it's alright) and stay in for the night. Oh what a world,
I'll keep you safe here with me (with me) I said I'd never let you go, and I
never did, I said I'd never let you fall and I always meant it If you didn't
have this chance then I never did. You'll always find me right there, again” I
chose this song because it has always brought me through the hard times. The
song just gives me a sense of hope, and that I will do well in my life. I just
feel happy when I hear this song. I heard this song when I went to warped tour
and I was just amazed of the intensity it had on the crowd. ATTENTION: Marlo,
you are a good singer! Don’t hold back! I love the song that you chose. It does
have meaning when you really look at the words. I like how you said that the
song unvails a piece of the story with ever note.
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