Introduction to Poetry Names, hour:

Content Objectives:

I will be able to access prior knowledge and make inferences about meaning and poetic devices.

I will infer how the techniques a poet uses help create tone.

Part One Directions:

1. Read the poem aloud in its entirety.

2. Re-Read the poem again and listen and watch for the sounds, words, beats, patterns, and rhythm.

3. Annotate and label each stanza for meaning/feeling/tone on the right side of each.

4. Complete the following questions below. Staple this sheet to your poem.

The overall feeling/tone of this poem seems to be:

How did the poet create the tone of the poem?

Part Two Directions:

  1. Read each stanza again to identify the techniques the poet uses. Highlight them. On the left side of each stanza, identify the technique by name.
  2. Look over your annotations to identify which technique the poet used most. Answer the question below:

The poet used mostly ______(technique)

to create the feeling of ______(tone). How does this technique help to

create the tone? Explain you answer using textual evidence (words/phrases) from the poem.

“Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery”

Directions: Look back at the annotation that you and your partner did earlier this week. Your task will be to write an original poem on one of the following ideas: Love, Hate, Bitterness, Courage, Tolerance, Friendship, Rebellion, Revenge, Betrayal, Stress/Anxiety, Innocence, Independence/Freedom. However, you must imitate the techniques used by the poet you studied. This includes structure, figurative language, imagery, and style. You may draft on the lines below. The final copy should be written on loose leaf paper in ink and stapled to the back of this sheet.

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Courageous Courage - Poem by Sharnae Green

I cry in courage
It’s the only way to release pain using bravery and strength
Courage dedicates me to put on my shoes and face the world’s brutality
It holds my head on a holster 10 inches above my chest
It holds my mouth to a crack of a smile that glistens and hide my pain
My courage despises my weaknesses
Courage causes my muscles to tense up in my thighs

and pump my legs to push in front of each other,

causing motion and strength to walk
Courage is power, strength, dedication and this smile that hides my pain!