Poetry Grade 10
Grade 10's need to fully understand, identify and write:
similes
metaphors
hyperbole
personification
onomatopoeia
alliteration
and
idioms
Be sure you look at the Poetic Devices Notes on the first poetry page for definitions and examples of each. If you need more examples, check out the links provided or look them up yourself on the internet.
similes
metaphors
hyperbole
personification
onomatopoeia
alliteration
and
idioms
Be sure you look at the Poetic Devices Notes on the first poetry page for definitions and examples of each. If you need more examples, check out the links provided or look them up yourself on the internet.
Assignments:
1. Worksheet- Similes and Metaphors- Underline the similes in the first paragraph, and the similes and metaphors in the second paragraph
2. Worksheet- Similes, Metaphors-Complete as instructed on both sides
3. Worksheet- Metaphors- Complete as instructed, both sides
4. Worksheet- Identifying figurative language #1
5. Poetry Collection- Research and copy, in handwriting only, 3 poems that you like. After each poem, with 2-3 sentences, describe what you like about it. Be specific! (Don't say something like "It's nice.")
6. Choose a topic and a poetic form that you would like to try. Write a poem following these steps. All steps need to be done on loose leaf and handed in with the final copy.
a. Brainstorm a list of 20 or more words associated with your topic. Let loose. Be creative, silly. You only have to use the ones you want when writing your poem.
b. Choose a poetic form- haiku? cinquain? limerick? free verse? Look up the requirements on the Poetic Form Notes located on our first Poetry page.
c. Write a rough copy, paying attention to the form you chose. Just get your thoughts down all at once, right to the end. Don't obsess about getting it right in your rough copy. You will revise next.
d. Revise. Look at your word choices. Get a thesaurus and see if you can come up with more unique and specific words that create a better image. Look at poetic devices. Do you have any? If not, revise a couple of your phrases so that you have included at least 1 or 2 poetic devices (also listed on a link on the first Poetry page. Look at your lines. Are they broken up in a way that will force the reader to read your poem the way you want them to?
e. Add a picture, background, some sort of visual, that compliments your poem.
f. Give it an interesting, meaningful title.
g. Hand in your brainstormed wordlist, rough copy (with stuff scratched out and moved- revisions), and final copy either handwritten neatly or typed (with the visual).
a. Brainstorm a list of 20 or more words associated with your topic. Let loose. Be creative, silly. You only have to use the ones you want when writing your poem.
b. Choose a poetic form- haiku? cinquain? limerick? free verse? Look up the requirements on the Poetic Form Notes located on our first Poetry page.
c. Write a rough copy, paying attention to the form you chose. Just get your thoughts down all at once, right to the end. Don't obsess about getting it right in your rough copy. You will revise next.
d. Revise. Look at your word choices. Get a thesaurus and see if you can come up with more unique and specific words that create a better image. Look at poetic devices. Do you have any? If not, revise a couple of your phrases so that you have included at least 1 or 2 poetic devices (also listed on a link on the first Poetry page. Look at your lines. Are they broken up in a way that will force the reader to read your poem the way you want them to?
e. Add a picture, background, some sort of visual, that compliments your poem.
f. Give it an interesting, meaningful title.
g. Hand in your brainstormed wordlist, rough copy (with stuff scratched out and moved- revisions), and final copy either handwritten neatly or typed (with the visual).