Literary terms and poetry explained


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This lesson contains 25 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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How are you feeling today?
A
fantastic!
B
could be better
C
Ok
D
Excited

Slide 1 - Quiz

Lesson Goals
I can read and interpret a poem and understand some literary terms.

Slide 2 - Slide

What do you know about poems?

Slide 3 - Mind map

Some Short Poems
Mr. Brown the Circus Clown
Mr. Brown, the circus clown
puts his clothes on upside down.
He wears his hat upon his toes
and socks and shoes upon his nose.

My Penmanship is Pretty Bad
My penmanship is pretty bad.
My printing’s plainly awful.
In truth, my writing looks so sad
it ought to be unlawful.

All My Great Excuses
I started on my homework
but my pen ran out of ink.
My hamster ate my homework.
My computer’s on the blink.

Slide 4 - Slide

Which poem did you like best?
A
My penmanship is pretty bad
B
Mr Brown the Circus Clown
C
All my great excuses

Slide 5 - Quiz

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What do you think the Rhyme Scheme will be?

Slide 12 - Open question

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What's the Rhyme Scheme?
read the poems below once again and analyse what their rhyme scheme is.
My Penmanship is Pretty Bad
My penmanship is pretty bad.
My printing’s plainly awful.
In truth, my writing looks so sad
it ought to be unlawful.
Mr. Brown the Circus Clown
Mr. Brown, the circus clown
puts his clothes on upside down.
He wears his hat upon his toes
and socks and shoes upon his nose.
All My Great Excuses
I started on my homework
but my pen ran out of ink.
My hamster ate my homework.
My computer’s on the blink.
ABAB
AABB

Slide 14 - Drag question



Look at this picture.
List four things you expect the poem to be about? (p. 81, ex. 58)

Slide 15 - Mind map

Read the poem on p.81

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Read the poem on p.40

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What are the similarities (overeenkomsten) between these two poems?

Slide 18 - Mind map

What are the differences (verschillen) between these two poems?

Slide 19 - Mind map

Now go to p. 230 in your stepping stones book.  Look up the meaning of these words...


Narrator
Setting
Stanza

Slide 20 - Slide

Did you find the meaning of these words?  Do you understand?

Narrator = voice that tells the story, sometimes one of the characters
Setting = time and place in which a literary work takes place
Stanza = a set of lines within a poem, usually set apart from the rest of the poem by a blank line or indentation

Slide 21 - Slide

Now read the poem on p. 81 "Summer Goes"

Answer the question under ex. 59

If you don't finish ex. 59 in class it is homework

Slide 22 - Slide


What did you think of this lesson
about rhyming poetry?
A
I liked it!
B
I didn't like it!
C
Neutral

Slide 23 - Quiz


Should we do another lesson on poetry?
A
Yes
B
Mmmmh I don't know
C
No
D
Absolutely, but next month

Slide 24 - Quiz


I Have to Write 
a Poem for Class

  
-by Jack Prelutsky

I have to write a poem for class
But don't think I'll succeed,
I know I don't know all the words
That I am going to need.
I cannot quite imagine
How my poem's supposed to be —
I've got a sinking feeling
I'm not good at poetry.

My poem must have a meter
And it also has to rhyme,
It's due tomorrow morning…
How I wish I had more time!
I do not think that I can write
A poem the way I should —
But look…this is a poem right here,
And it is pretty good.

Slide 25 - Slide