4h literature 3: this be the verse

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

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Today: Literature 3: This be the verse

Recap: Explain personification. Use and example in your answer

The title: This be the verse

1.  What does the title remind you of?

2. What could the poem be about?

This be the verse

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.

    They may not mean to, but they do.

They fill you with the faults they had

    And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn

    By fools in old-style hats and coats,

Who half the time were soppy-stern

    And half at one another’s throats.

Man hands on misery to man.

    It deepens like a coastal shelf.

Get out as early as you can,

    And don’t have any kids yourself.

stanza 1

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.

    They may not mean to, but they do.

They fill you with the faults they had

    And add some extra, just for you.

? What does this stanza mean?

stanza 2

But they were fucked up in their turn

    By fools in old-style hats and coats,

Who half the time were soppy-stern

    And half at one another’s throats.

? What does this stanza mean?

stanza 3

Man hands on misery to man.

    It deepens like a coastal shelf.

Get out as early as you can,

    And don’t have any kids yourself.

? What does this stanza mean?

What is the message of the poem? Do you agree?

What is the rhyme scheme?

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.

    They may not mean to, but they do.

They fill you with the faults they had

    And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn

    By fools in old-style hats and coats,

Who half the time were soppy-stern

    And half at one another’s throats.

Man hands on misery to man.

    It deepens like a coastal shelf.

Get out as early as you can,

    And don’t have any kids yourself.

assonance

is the repetition of the same  vowel sounds within words, phrases, or sentences. 

--> She seems to beam rays of sunshine with her eyes of green.

consonance

It’s when the same consonant sound appears repeatedly in a line or sentence. Either at the beginning, end or in the middle

--> However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin ! (V for Vendetta)

Wonderfully built to Withstand the bloWs

1. assonance
2. consonance
3. allieteration
4. metaphor

A hOst, of gOlden daffOdils;

1. assonance
2. consonance
3. alliteration
4. metaphor

I have Stood Still and Stopped the Sound of feet

1. assonance
2. consonance
3. alliteration
4. metaphor

hyperbole

is an exaggeration, an overstatement (the opposite of an understatement). You use extreme language to make a point

--> I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

Which one is a hyperbole?

1. Into that silent sea
2. She’s a curvy woman
3. She’s going to die of embarrassment
4. It is a bit chilly here

Which one is a Metaphor?

1. America has tossed its cap over the wall of space
2. Denial is a river in Egypt.
3. Going to a better place
4. The pain is like an axe that chops my heart

What is the tone of the poem? And how do you know?

the "you" is unclear. Why do you think the poet did this?

Find assonance/consonance

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.

    They may not mean to, but they do.

They fill you with the faults they had

    And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn

    By fools in old-style hats and coats,

Who half the time were soppy-stern

    And half at one another’s throats.

Man hands on misery to man.

    It deepens like a coastal shelf.

Get out as early as you can,

    And don’t have any kids yourself.

Find a hyperbole

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.

    They may not mean to, but they do.

They fill you with the faults they had

    And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn

    By fools in old-style hats and coats,

Who half the time were soppy-stern

    And half at one another’s throats.

Man hands on misery to man.

    It deepens like a coastal shelf.

Get out as early as you can,

    And don’t have any kids yourself.

Find a metaphor

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.

    They may not mean to, but they do.

They fill you with the faults they had

    And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn

    By fools in old-style hats and coats,

Who half the time were soppy-stern

    And half at one another’s throats.

Man hands on misery to man.

    It deepens like a coastal shelf.

Get out as early as you can,

    And don’t have any kids yourself.

Bonus creative assignment:

 find 3-5 pictures that represent the poem. For each picture explain which section of the poem they represent and why.

Find a picture that fits the poem. Be ready to explain why.