THE ART OF THE POEM
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THE ART OF THE POEM
Essential Question:
•How do poets express themes of self and identity? •How do poets express themes of human and physical nature?
Focus Questions:
• What is poetry?• What is a poem?• What strategies can we use to
understand poetry?• How does diction help reader’s
experience poetry?• What is the significance of a poem’s
cultural and historical context?
Your goals are to be better able to:• read, discuss, and appreciate a
variety of poems• analyze poems and identify different
poetic forms and devices• compare, contrast, and evaluate
poetry• understand the cultural and historical
context of poems/poets• create original poetry using various
forms, devices, and models
What are the big ideas?
• Poetry can be interpreted in many ways• Poets make deliberate and thoughtful
decisions about style, tone, rhythm, structure, and word choice• Poetry can take many forms• Poetry is about the use of carefully
chosen language and punctuation• Poetry is an important valued literary
genre
Complete this sentence:
All poetry has ____________.
Annotation:
• Underline or circle important words (surprise, imagery, confuse)
• Write your thoughts/conclusions in the margin
• Write a short summary at the end• Write a question: huh? Who? why? What? • Comment on a word or phrase: Exactly!
Awful! So true!