Intro + Poetry

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Part 1 Poetry

Literature 

• .... is a verb.
• .... is more than books.
• .... is everywhere.

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Part 1 Poetry

Literature reader 

• introduction
• how it works
• ItsLearning  

1. poetry

2. short stories

3. novels

Poetry: your thoughts?

Part 1 | Poetry

Poetry Is Everywhere

Far from “going extinct,” as it was once predicted, poems are viral, vital—and invincible. 

(The Atlantic, AUGUST 20, 2018)

"Poetry is everywhere".
How do you think you'll encounter poetry in your life?

Part 1A

Lyrics & Poetry?
* Colors *

Tropicana

Why don't you

Tricky

Poetry Features >>

TASK 1: take notes >>

COLORS started in 2016 with the mission to showcase diverse talent and to connect people across the globe on a creative and emotional level. "We deeply believe and trust that our community of fans, artists and creatives share similar values, such as open-mindedness, acceptance and empathy.

Visit Color's YouTube channel 

& find artist + song that appeals to you

TASK 1 ABC

Song choice

• appropriate
• English
  

Advice & hints

A: message/theme: Genius

B: focus on: metaphors & imagery.

C: "poster" OR a written piece in which you explain: what kind of emotions does this song evoke and how is this achieved? (200 words)

Part 1A

Marshal Matters

8 Mile

Poetic Pattern

F.Y.I.

Poetry features

Assignments 1&2

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy 

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti 

He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready 

To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting 

What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud 

He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out 

He's choking, how, everybody's joking now 

The clocks run out, times up, over, blaow!

Part 1B

All generations: collective experiences

Generations X, Y, Z 

Poetry Connection

Collective Experiences

Diamante poem

Assignments 3-4-5

Part 1C

What the Future beholds 

The Circle

Future Changes?

Lost Generation

Assignments 6+7

Part 1D

A boy named Sue

Acrostic Poems

Assignments 8+9

Chinese names

What's in a name?

Part 1E

Lewis Carrol

Jabberwocky Poems

Assignment 10+11

The trick behind "Jabberwocky":
composed largely of words from a language totally made-up by the poet. Has an air of otherworldliness, as though it were born of a place similar to our own, but just foreign enough to seem enigmatic.

Creating Your Own Nonsense Verse

• follow the rules of English grammar 
• , feel free to invent as many new words as possible to stand in for your nouns, verbs, adjectives etc.. 
• you need not know what every word "really" means;
• the poem should sound as if it could be translated.