Poetry-Sea poems

The first question we must ask ourselves is: What is poetry?

What makes a piece of writing/text a poem?

Is it the language?

The author?

The style?

The subject matter/content?

What do you think?

Monday

Warm-up:

Working with your grown-up try to find a definition

for ‘poetry’ or ‘poem’

Note ideas down

Let´s look at some definitions

On the following slides are some examples of

definitions of poetry

How do they differ from your own?

Poetry is the best words in

the best order

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Poetry is the art of rhythmical

composition, written or spoken, for

exciting pleasure by beautiful,

imaginative or elevated thoughts.

Macquarie Dictionary

Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the

happiest and best minds.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

• How different was your definition?

• Do you think you need to add to or adjust your

definition?

What features and figures of speech can we find

in a poem?

Rhyme

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Metaphor

The repetition of sounds. End rhyme- the

last word on each line rhymes.

Example: hat, cat, brat, fat, mat, sat

My Beard

by Shel Silverstein

My beard grows to my toes,

I never wears no clothes,

I wraps my hair

Around my bare,

And down the road I goes.

Internal rhyme- Words INSIDE the sentence rhyme.

The repetition of the initial letter or sound in two or more words in a line.

To the lay-person, these are called “tongue-twisters”.

Example: How much dew would a dewdrop drop if a dewdrop did drop dew?

She Walks in Beauty

She walks in beauty, like the nightOf cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all that’s best of dark and brightMeet in her aspect and her eyes:

Thus mellowed to that tender lightWhich Heaven to gaudy day denies.

Let’s see what

this looks like

in a poem.

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These examples use the beginning

sounds of words only twice in a line,

but by definition, that’s all you need.

Words that spell out sounds; words that sound like what they mean.

Examples: growl, hiss, pop, boom, crack, ptthhhbbb.

Let’s see what

this looks like

in a poem.

Noise Day

by Shel Silverstein

Let’s have one day for girls and boyses

When you can make the grandest noises.

Screech, scream, holler, and yell –

Buzz a buzzer, clang a bell,

Sneeze – hiccup – whistle – shout,

Laugh until your lungs wear out,

Toot a whistle, kick a can,

Bang a spoon against a pan,

Sing, yodel, bellow, hum,

Blow a horn, beat a drum,

Rattle a window, slam a door,

Scrape a rake across the floor . . ..

Onomatopoeia

Several other words nothighlighted could also be considered as onomatopoeia. Can you find any?

A comparison between two

usually unrelated things using the

word “like” or “as”.

Examples: Joe is as hungry as a bear.In the morning, Rae is like an angry lion.

Let’s see

what this

looks like in

a poem.

Ars Poetica

By Archibald MacLeish

A poem should be palpable

and mute as a globed fruit,

Silent as the sleeve-worn

stone

Of casement ledges where the

moss has grown—

A poem should be wordless

As the flight of birds.

An implied comparison between two usually unrelated things.Examples:

Lenny is a snake.Ginny is a mouse when it comes to standing up for herself.

The difference between a simile and a metaphor is that a simile requires either “like” or “as” to be included in the comparison, and a metaphor requires that neither be used.

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

Example: The sun stretched its lazy fingers over the valley.

Your task

Using the information about poetic devices you

have seen on the boards, create a colourful

poster including all of them and a short example

for each.

Once you finish your poster, look at the sea

poems and find as many poetic devices as you

can. Use your poster to help you!

Poetry- Sea PoemsAs a warm-up, do your comprehension task. You

can find it in the school website ready to

download. Once you finish, check your answers

using the answer sheet.

Tuesday

The longboat’s story.Brave, courageous, fearlessThe waves tower above her The rain batters her body like bullets from a gunBut still she battles on.Focused, determined, strongThe sun melts her skinThe cold bites at her insides like a ferocious dogBut still she soldiers on.Loyal, caring, selflessThe lightning strikes her maskThe tornado wind whips her to and fro like fragile treeBut still she pushes on.

Can you find any poetic device?AlliterationPersonificationSimileMetaphorPersonification,etc

Your task

Copy the following questions and answer them looking at the poem shown on the slide above. Discuss them with your grown-up if you need help.

• What is the meaning of the poem?• What language is the author using to describe the scene?• What atmosphere is the author trying to evoke?•What picture is the author creating in your head?• What poetic devices is the author using? (Use your poster to help you.)• Why do you think the author uses that vocabulary?

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Personification

Wednesday

Can you spot

personifications in

these poems?

What is the

definition of

personification?

Check the slides or

your poster.

Your task

First, choose a sea creature of your preference, once you have it your task is to start writing a list of actions that humans can do matching it to your sea creature.For example, ‘The crab grabbed the seaweed for his lunch’ or ‘The sea worm snoozed lazily on its rocky couch.’Write at least five sentences, showing personifications.

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Personification Thursday

Your Task

Feeling poetical today?

Your task is to write a poem about your sea creature

using personifications. For that, use the sentences you

built yesterday and the examples provided, where you

can magpie ideas from, if you need to.

Remember to use creative vocabulary to evoke

atmosphere and to create a picture in the reader’s

head.

Share your poem with your grown-ups, they will be

impressed!

Poetry- Sea PoemsFriday

Check your spellings and write a row and

a sentence with the ones you get wrong.

Good luck!

Your task today is to write your own poem or poems about the sea.

Look at the poem you created yesterday and your poster to help you.

Create a poem about this coral reef using personifications and two more

poetic devices of your choice.

You can illustrate it at the end if you like.