Grade 7: Unit 3 Who Am I? Where Am I? Poetry Unit Guiding Questions 1. What poetic devices are present in poems? 2. Why do we write poetry? Why are works of literature translated? 3. The purpose of a poem is lost in translation. Agree or disagree?
First and Last Name Figurative Language Pre-Test on Schoology **All multiple-choice questions. 1. Please match the words to the figurative language. Try your best, although this isn t graded, this will help me to place you in groups and activities throughout the unit. Strong adjectives Imagery Onomatopoeia Repetition Alliteration Enjambment Oxymoron Quatrain Simile Metaphor Hyperbole Personification Refrain Rhyming couplet Stanza Assonance Consonance Words the describe the noun clearly Language that appeals to all 5 senses Words that are spelled how they sound Recurrent words or phrases to focus on an idea Repeated sounds at the start of the word the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear next to one another 4 line stanza Comparison using like or as Comparison not using like or as An exaggeration Giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects Verse or phrase that is repeated Two lines that contain an end rhyme; usually at the end of a poem A poem s paragraph Repetition of similar sounding vowels in words that are next to one another Repetition of similar sounding consonants in words that are next to one another (alliteration) 2. This example is what type of figurative language? The car hummed, reminding me that it was shiny and brand-new. a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Imagery d. Personification 3. This example is what type of figurative language? Her hair shined like the sun. a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Imagery d. Personification 4. This example is what type of figurative language? Her hair is the sun. a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Imagery d. Personification 5. What is being compared in this simile? The man fought like an angry dog. a. Man and angry b. Fought and like
c. Man and dog d. Angry and dog 6. What are the two nouns being compared in this metaphor? Her stormy mood foreshadowed the conflict ahead. a. Storm and mood b. Storm and conflict c. Mood and conflict d. Mood and foreshadow 7. This example is what type of figurative language? Grrr, the man growled, his anger shone like a bulldog. His heart beat to the sound of the drum with drool dripping down his mouth like a waterfall. His scream about to erupt from his volcanic mouth; the smell of fire churning under his tongue as he rushed forward. a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Imagery d. Personification
First and Last Name Figurative Language and Poetic Device Examples: Group 1 Directions: With your partner, read over the poem given to you. Identify the various figurative language examples below to help you remember the types of figurative language. Figurative Language/Poetic Device Definition Example Strong adjectives Words the describe the noun clearly Imagery Onomatopoeia Repetition Alliteration Enjambment Oxymoron Quatrain Language that appeals to all 5 senses Words that are spelled how they sound Recurrent words or phrases to focus on an idea Repeated sounds at the start of the word the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear next to one another 4 line stanza Simile Metaphor Hyperbole Comparison using like or as Comparison not using like or as An exaggeration
Personification Refrain Giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects Verse or phrase that is repeated Rhyming couplet Stanza Two lines that contain an end rhyme; usually at the end of a poem A poem s paragraph Assonance Consonance Repetition of similar sounding vowels in words that are next to one another Repetition of similar sounding consonants in words that are next to one another (alliteration) What is the purpose of using figurative language or poetic devices in poetry or prose?
First and Last Name Figurative Language and Poetic Device Examples: Group 2 Directions: With your partner, create examples of figurative language and write them below. This will help you to remember figurative language throughout the unit. Figurative Definition Example Language/Poetic Device Strong adjectives Words the describe the noun clearly Imagery Onomatopoeia Repetition Alliteration Enjambment Oxymoron Quatrain Language that appeals to all 5 senses Words that are spelled how they sound Recurrent words or phrases to focus on an idea Repeated sounds at the start of the word the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear next to one another 4 line stanza Simile Comparison using like or as
Metaphor Hyperbole Comparison not using like or as An exaggeration Personification Refrain Giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects Verse or phrase that is repeated Rhyming couplet Stanza Assonance Consonance Two lines that contain an end rhyme; usually at the end of a poem A poem s paragraph Repetition of similar sounding vowels in words that are next to one another Repetition of similar sounding consonants in words that are next to one another (alliteration) What is the purpose of using figurative language or poetic devices in poetry or prose?
First and Last Name Annotating Poems Directions: Read the 4 poems and annotate the followingà First and Last Name Annotating Poems Directions: Read the 4 poems and annotate the followingà First and Last Name Annotating Poems Directions: Read the 4 poems and annotate the followingà First and Last Name Annotating Poems Directions: Read the 4 poems and annotate the followingà
Display on board while rereading the 4 poems from the homefun. Poem 1: You should annotate as we discuss these questions 6. How does the figurative language affect the mood or the theme of the poem? Poem 2: You should annotate as we discuss these questions 6. How does the figurative language affect the mood or the theme of the poem? Poem 3: You should annotate as we discuss these questions 6. How does the figurative language affect the mood or the theme of the poem?
Poem 4: You should annotate as we discuss these questions 6. How does the figurative language affect the mood or the theme of the poem? Comparing and contrasting all 4 poems: 1. What is different about each structure of the poems? 2. Which one is more difficult to understand or easier to understand? 3. What theme applies the most to your life? 4. Compare the figurative language in each poem.
First and Last Name Annotating Translated Poems Directions: Read the 4 poems and annotate the followingà 6. This poem is translated from the mother tongue. At the bottom of the poem, answer: Do you think the meaning has been changed by the translation? First and Last Name Annotating Translated Poems Directions: Read the 4 poems and annotate the followingà 6. This poem is translated from the mother tongue. At the bottom of the poem, answer: Do you think the meaning has been changed by the translation? First and Last Name Annotating Translated Poems Directions: Read the 4 poems and annotate the followingà 6. This poem is translated from the mother tongue. At the bottom of the poem, answer: Do you think the meaning has been changed by the translation? First and Last Name Annotating Translated Poems Directions: Read the 4 poems and annotate the followingà 6. This poem is translated from the mother tongue. At the bottom of the poem, answer: Do you think the meaning has been changed by the translation?
First and Last Name Presenting Poem in Translation Directions: 1. You are going to be placed in a group of 3-4 and given 1 poem, based on pre-test, your poem rankings, and various class activities 2. You are going to present this poem: a. Song b. Dance c. Media (student-created video, PowerPoint, etc.) d. Dramatic interpretation 3. In your presentation, you should discuss the meaning of the poem and identify the structure of the poem 4. You should illustrate the various figurative language used 5. While this is not graded, think about ways in which I can provide feedback: your oral presentation skills, your analysis skills, you creativity skills, etc. First and Last Name Presenting Poem in Translation Directions: 1. You are going to be placed in a group of 3-4 and given 1 poem, based on pre-test, your poem rankings, and various class activities 2. You are going to present this poem: a. Song b. Dance c. Media (student-created video, PowerPoint, etc.) OR d. Dramatic interpretation 3. In your presentation, you should discuss the meaning of the poem and identify the structure of the poem 4. You should illustrate the various figurative language used 5. While this is not graded, think about ways in which I can provide feedback: your oral presentation skills, your analysis skills, you creativity skills, etc.
First and Last Name Group and Poem Title Audience Notes Meaning of Poem, as Presented by Group What did you like? What did you like/dislike about this activity? Be honest! Do you agree or disagree with this statement: This purpose/meaning of a poem is lost in translation.
Peer Edit On Board 1. Read through both poems and label the figurative language 2. What is the meaning/theme of both poems? Write on the page. 3. Circle anything that is grammatically incorrect and spelled incorrectly 4. How can they improve the title? Write on the page. 5. Where can they add more figurative language? Write on the page. Author of Poem What do you want Mrs. G to look at in your poems? Write on the post-it note and bookmark where you have written the poems.
Student First and Last Name Grade 7 Dear Parents, 7 th Grade Poetry Parent Edit We have been talking about poetry and the use of figurative language for the past few weeks. We have been working hard to write our own poems and reflect on the power of language. We would like to share this with you before the final product is submitted. Please read our poems and complete the following: 1) Read the poems first without making any comments 2) Read it a second time to offer feedback in regards to grammar, spelling, punctuation, and ideas 3) Answer the questions below We appreciate your help and feedback! Thank you J. ~Mrs. Goffi and Students Parent Name: // Parent Signature: 1. What did you envision while reading the poem? What specific lines helped you to envision this? 2. What are 1-2 areas in the poems that need improvement? Be specific so students can fix this before submitting the final piece! 3. What did you enjoy about the poems? Why?
First Name and Last Name Poems Self-Reflection Directions: Please answer the questions below USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! You will need to look at your paper for pieces of evidence. 1. In writing the poems, what did you learn about figurative language and/or poetic devices that you didn t know before? Give one specific piece of evidence. 2. Describe one way in which you could have improved your poems. Give one specific piece of evidence. 3. What is one area you are particularly proud of in your final poem? Give one specific piece of evidence to support your reasoning. 4. What steps did you take to meet your writing goal? Give one specific piece of evidence. 5. What did you enjoy about this unit or not enjoy? Please be honest; you won t hurt Mrs. G s feelings! **Using a post-it, write 1 sentence explaining what you learned about ONE of the IB themes/global contexts. Put your name on it and then post it under the designated theme on the bulletin board.**
**Poem for figurative language activity
Poem 1: Sonnet 18 by Will Shakespeare **4 poems for class discussion Shall I compare thee to a summer s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer s lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature s changing course, untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow st, Nor shall death brag thou wand rest in his shade, When in eternal lines to Time thou grow st. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. Poem 2: Lucy Gray by William Wordsworth Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray: And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of day The solitary child. No mate, no comrade Lucy knew; She dwelt on a wide moor, --The sweetest thing that ever grew Beside a human door! You yet may spy the fawn at play, The hare upon the green; But the sweet face of Lucy Gray Will never more be seen. To-night will be a stormy night You to the town must go; And take a lantern, Child, to light Your mother through the snow. That, Father! will I gladly do: Tis scarcely afternoon The minster-clock has just struck two, And yonder is the moon! At this the Father raised his hook, And snapped a faggot-band; He plied his work; and Lucy took The lantern in her hand. Not blither is the mountain roe: With many a wanton stroke Her feet disperse the powdery snow, That rises up like smoke. The storm came on before its time: She wandered up and down; And many a hill did Lucy climb: But never reached the town. The wretched parents all that night Went shouting far and wide; But there was neither sound nor sight To serve them for a guide. At day-break on a hill they stood That overlooked the moor; And thence they saw the bridge of wood, A furlong from their door. They wept and, turning homeward, cried, In heaven we all shall meet; When in the snow the mother spied The print of Lucy s feet. Then downwards from the steep hill s edge They tracked the footmarks small; And through the broken hawthorn hedge, And by the long stone-wall; And then an open field they crossed: The marks were still the same; They tracked them on, nor ever lost; And to the bridge they came. They followed from the snowy bank Those footmarks, one by one, Into the middle of the plank; And further there were none! Yet some maintain that to this day She is a living child; That you may see sweet Lucy Gray Upon the lonesome wild. O er rough and smooth she trips along, And never looks behind; And sings a solitary song That whistles in the wind.
Poem 3: The Sick Rose by William Blake O Rose thou art sick. The invisible worm. That flies in the night In the howling storm: Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. Poem 4: Ode to the Artichoke by Pablo Neruda The artichoke With a tender heart Dressed up like a warrior, Standing at attention, it built A small helmet Under its scales It remained Unshakeable, By its side The crazy vegetables Uncurled Their tendrills and leaf-crowns, Throbbing bulbs, In the sub-soil The carrot With its red mustaches Was sleeping, The grapevine Hung out to dry its branches Through which the wine will rise, The cabbage Dedicated itself To trying on skirts, The oregano To perfuming the world, And the sweet Artichoke There in the garden, Dressed like a warrior, Burnished Like a proud Pomegrante. And one day Side by side In big wicker baskets Walking through the market To realize their dream The artichoke army In formation. Never was it so military Like on parade. The men In their white shirts Among the vegetables Were The Marshals Of the artichokes Lines in close order Command voices, And the bang Of a falling box. But Then Maria Comes With her basket She chooses An artichoke, She's not afraid of it. She examines it, she observes it Up against the light like it was an egg, She buys it, She mixes it up In her handbag With a pair of shoes With a cabbage head and a Bottle Of vinegar Until She enters the kitchen And submerges it in a pot. Thus ends In peace This career Of the armed vegetable Which is called an artichoke, Then Scale by scale, We strip off The delicacy And eat The peaceful mush Of its green heart.
Poem in translation #1: The Stars by Edith Sodergan (Swedish) The Stars When night comes I stand on the steps and listen, stars swarm in the yard and I stand in the dark. Listen, a star fell with a clang! Don t go out in the grass with bare feet; my yard is full of shards.