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Visualizing Meaning Poem: “The Song of Wandering Aengus” W.B. Yeats Mary Ann Reilly

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Comprehension process that makes use of visualization, drawing, and talking in order to make meaning of a poem by William Butler Yeats.

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Page 1: Visualizing Meaning

Visualizing Meaning

Poem: “The Song of Wandering Aengus” W.B. Yeats

Mary Ann Reilly

Page 2: Visualizing Meaning

Task

1. Fold your white art paper into six boxes and then select a pencil.

2. I will be reading aloud the W.B. Yeats poem, “The Song of Wandering Aengus” (1899).

3. I have divided the poem into six sections. As I read each section, you will sketch the mental picture you see based on each section of the poem as it is read.

4. By the conclusion of the poem, you will have made six sketches.

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I WENT out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread;

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And when white moths were on the wing, And moth-like stars were flickering out, I dropped the berry in a stream And caught a little silver trout.

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When I had laid it on the floor I went to blow the fire aflame, But something rustled on the floor, And some one called me by my name:

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It had become a glimmering girl With apple blossom in her hair Who called me by my name and ran And faded through the brightening air.

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Though I am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly lands,I will find out where she has gone, And kiss her lips and take her hands;

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And walk among long dappled grass, And pluck till time and times are done The silver apples of the moon, The golden apples of the sun

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Task 2

• Reread the poem and discuss it with your partner. Show your drawings to one another.

• Examine your six drawings and create a final illustration on the new sheet of paper you have been given that combines all or some of the stanza-by-stanza pictures into an image that best represents the meaning of the whole poem. You may use pencil and/or color to render this final drawing.

• Post your final image.

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Task 3

1. With a partner, take a gallery walk of the posted images.

2. Discuss what the final drawings suggest about the poem. What images are common across the gallery?

3. In 5 minutes, be ready to discuss your ideas with the group.