Day 1A - the introduction of the poetry.

Intro to Poetry

1. British and American Literature

2. Course Overview Attendance Daily 10% (Absent for 3 days => 0%) Total: 50% Reflection Essay 1 British poetry Day 2 (Essay 1 + 2 + 3)/3 => 20% Reflection Essay 2 “Flight” Day 3 Reflection Essay 3 “The Monkey's Paw” Day 4 Reflection Essay 4 American Poetry Day 5 (Essay 4 + 5 + 6)/3 => 20% Reflection Essay 5 “Story of an Hour” Day 6 Reflection Essay 6 “Everyday Use” Day 7

3. Course Overview Length: 7.5 days (Sunday) Final Test: 50% Note: Final Test's Score < 1 => Subject's Final Score < 3 => Automatically fail!

4. Course Overview Reflection Essay (Format): _Margin: Standard A4 (1 inch) in Word _Font: Times New Roman (black) _Size: 12 _Left corner: 1) Student's Name 2) Student's ID 3) Class _Page number (bottom page, middle) _Page design: Free style

5. Course Overview Reflection Essay (Poetry): 1) The summary of the poem; 2) Analysis of the literal meaning of the poem; 3) Analysis of the figurative language; 4) Your feelings after reading the poem. Min. 500 words (Plagiarism => 0)

6. Course Overview Reflection Essay (Short Story): 1) The summary of the story; 2) Analysis of the main theme; (If there are multiple themes, you can choose one or more .) 3) Analysis of ALL the main characters & conflicts; 4) Your feelings after reading the story. Min. 1000 words (Plagiarism => 0)

7. Course Overview Reflection Essay (Submission): _ On Google Classroom (attachment: “.doc” file) _File name: Student's Name_ID_Class .doc _Lateness / No name= 0 (no excuse & no retesting) _On the last day: +All students make a portfolio of all the essays . +Cover design: Free style +Info: Name, Class, & Student's ID +Instructor's Name + All students submit the portfolios.

8. Introduction to Poetry Ngo Binh Anh Khoa

9. Warm-up _Think of one poem you know. _What does it talk about? _Why do you like it?

10. Definition Words => Ideas Share experiences & feelings . Good poems => delight & wonder

11. Definition of Poetry Poetry - A type of writing that uses language to express imaginative and emotional qualities instead of or in addition to meaning. Poetry may be written as individual poems or included in other written forms as in dramatic poetry, hymns, or song lyrics .

12. Elements of Poetry: Sound Devices

13. 2 Alliteration The repetition of initial consonant sounds S lowly, s ilently, now the moon Walks the night in her s ilver s hoon; This way, and that, s he peers, and s ees S ilver fruit upon s ilver trees… -- from Silver by Walter de la Mare

14. 4 “Hear the music of voices, the s ong of a bird, the mighty s trains of an orchestra, as if you would be s tricken deaf tomorrow. Touch each object as if tomorrow your tactile s ense would fail. S mell the perfume of flowers…” - from “Three Days to See” by Helen Keller Alliteration examples

15. Assonance A repetition of vowel sounds within words or syllables. Fl ee t f ee t sw ee p by sl ee ping g ee se. Fr ee and e asy. M a ke the gr a de. The st o ny walls encl o sed the h o ly space. This o n e is usually NOT on the CST Test, but why n ot know it?!

16. Assonance examples P o etry is o ld, ancient, g o es back far. It is am o ng the o ldest o f living things. S o o ld it is that n o man kn o ws how and why the first p o ems came. --Carl Sandburg, Early Moon “…on a pr ou d ro un d cl ou d in wh i te h i gh n i ght…” - E. E. Cummings

17. The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson He cl a sps the cr a g with crooked h a nds; Close to the sun in lonely l a nds, Ring'd with the a zure world, he st a nds. The wrinkled s ea ben ea th him cr a wls; He w a tches from his mountain w a lls, And like a thunderbolt he f a lls. Assonance example

18. Repe t i t ion Words or phrases repeated in writings to give emphasis , rhythm, and/or a sense of urgency . Example: from Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Bells” To the swinging and the ringing of the bells, bells, bells – Of the bells, bells, bells, bells Bells, bells, bells – To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells! Think of all t he songs you know whe re words and lines are rep eated – often a lot !

19. Rhythm and Meter Rhythm is the sound pattern from stressed and unstressed syllables .  The pattern can be regular or random .  Meter is the regular patterns of stresses found in many poems and songs.. Rhythm is often combined with rhyme , alliteration, and other poetic devices to add a musical quality to the writing.

20. Rhythm and Meter Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare Shall I com pare thee to a sum mer's day ? Thou art more love ly and more tem perate. => Regular rhythm (unstressed - stressed - unstressed - stressed) => This poem has METER .

21. R h y m e The repetition of end sounds in words  End rhymes appear at the end of two or more lines .  Internal rhymes appear within a single line .

22. Example of Rhyme Far over the misty mountains cold by J.R.R. Tolkien Far over the misty mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must a way ere break of day To seek the pale enchanted gold . The dwarves of yore made mighty spells , While hammers fell like ringing bells In places deep , where dark things sleep , In hollow halls beneath the fells .

23. 12 Rhyme Scheme  The pattern of end rhymes (of lines) in a poem.  Labled with letters.  The letter a is placed after the first line and all lines that rhyme with it .  The letter b identifies the n ew rhyme , and all lines that rhyme with it. This may seem confusing, but it isn’t. Really!

24. 13 Rhyme Scheme Examples: Twinkle, twinkle little star How I wonder what you are . Up above the earth so high , Like a diamond in the sky . a a b b Baa, baa, black sheep a Have you any wool ? b Yes sir, yes sir, c Three bags full . b

25. 14 Rhyme Scheme continued… W hat is the rhyme scheme of this stanza ? Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. From Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost

26. D id y o u ge t i t ri ght ? aaba Whose woods these are I think I know. a Hi s hou s e i s i n t h e vi l l a g e th o ugh ; a He will not see me stopping here b To watch his woods fill up with snow. a

27. Onomatopoeia Words that sound like their meaning --- the “sound” they describe . buzz… hiss… roar… meow… woof… rumble… howl… snap… zip… zap… blip… whack … crack… crash… flutter… flap… squeak… whirr.. pow… plop… crunch… splash… jingle… rattle… clickety-clack… bam!

28. Types of Poetry

29. Types of Poetry Free Verse: No specific pattern in line length, rhythm, or rhyme RISK BY ANAÏS NIN And then the day came, when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

30. Types of Poetry Narrative Poem: A poem that tells a story.

31. Types of Poetry _14 lines _Clear structure + rhyme _Italian & English styles _Examples: Shakespeare's sonnets Sonnet: a b a b c d c d e f e f g g

32. Figurative Language

33. Figures of Speech Simile Metaphor Personification Review Practice Figures of Speech Feature Menu

34. Figure of speech — word or phrase that makes a comparison between seemingly unlike things. He collapsed onto the grass like a half-empty flour sack . from “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst You’ll come across figures of speech—or figurative language—in poetry, in prose, and in everyday speaking and writing. Figures of Speech

35. Figures of speech are NOT literally true make imaginative connections express meaning in fresh and original ways Figures of Speech

36. Some figures of speech have become part of our everyday language. We don’t even think about the fact that they aren’t literally true. He didn’t notice how quickly the time flew by. My heart leapt at the thought. His room is a pigsty . Figures of Speech [End of Section]

37. Simile —comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles. The dew on the leaves glistened as brilliantly as loose diamonds on silk. That child’s eyes are warmer than the summer’s sandy beach. A lone oak tree stood in the front yard like an aged but dedicated sentry. Simile

38. Identify the two similes in this excerpt. What meaning is expressed by each simile? Simile Quick Check My mother has the prettiest tricks Of words and words and words. Her talk comes out as smooth and sleek As breasts of singing birds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . We had not dreamed these things were so Of sorrow and of mirth. Her speech is as a thousand eyes Through which we see the earth. — from “Songs for my Mother” by Anna Hempstead Branch [End of Section]

39. My mother has the prettiest tricks Of words and words and words. Her talk comes out as smooth and sleek As breasts of singing birds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . We had not dreamed these things were so Of sorrow and of mirth. Her speech is as a thousand eyes Through which we see the earth. — from “Songs for my Mother” by Anna Hempstead Branch Simile Quick Check Identify the two similes in this excerpt.

40. She has a beautiful, soothing voice. The mother’s words influence the children’s perceptions of the world. Simile My mother has the prettiest tricks Of words and words and words. Her talk comes out as smooth and sleek As breasts of singing birds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . We had not dreamed these things were so Of sorrow and of mirth. Her speech is as a thousand eyes Through which we see the earth. — from “Songs for my Mother” by Anna Hempstead Branch Quick Check What meaning is expressed by each simile?

41. Metaphor comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes the other The flood waters rose, and the river became a ravenous monster. Raging on for hours, it consumed everything in its sight. does NOT use like or as Metaphor

42. Poets use metaphors to make the reader think about new ways of seeing things. My heart it was a floating bird That through the world did wander free, But he hath locked it in a cage, And lost the silver key. —from “The Prince” by Josephine Dodge Daskam What is the poet trying to say with this metaphor? Metaphor

43. A direct metaphor directly compares two things using a verb such as is. His ideas were a flock of birds in flight. An indirect metaphor implies or suggests the comparison. His ideas spread their wings and soared freely. Metaphor

44. Identify each metaphor as either direct or indirect. Metaphor [End of Section] Quick Check This computer is a dinosaur. She stared at me with venomous eyes and hissed out her reply. The old motorcycle barked and yipped before it started up with a howl. Today my mind is the wind blowing across rolling hills.

45. Metaphor Quick Check Identify each metaphor as either direct or indirect. This computer is a dinosaur. She stared at me with venomous eyes and hissed out her reply. The old motorcycle barked and yipped before it started up with a howl. Today my mind is the wind blowing across rolling hills. Direct Direct Indirect Indirect