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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine World War I poetry for historical context, poetic devices, and participate in a class discussion. They write an analysis of the poetry's form and its content. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define and explain in context common poetic devices, such as alliteration, consonance, and repetition. They discuss poetic meter and rhythm and its relationship to theme. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read the poem, Still I rise, by Maya Angelou. They examine how language, poetic devices, and format contribute to the poet's message. They identify poetic devices used in the poem. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study poetic devices and use them in their own writing and apply them when reading poetry. In groups, they describe an item using poetic devices. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students are introduced to various basic and advanced poetic devices. They read several poems and practice identifying poetic elements. They identify at least two different poems and substantiate why they belong in the canon. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how Robert Hayden and Theodore Roethke incorporate poetic devices to convey meaning in the poems, 'Those Winter Sundays,' and 'My Papa's Waltz.' They listen to audio clips, explore websites, and write an analysis of the poem's form. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students create a working file/toolbox of poetic devices and poetry vocabulary. After reading "Redemption Song", students, working in groups, identify the poetic devices rhythm, line breaks, and stanza. They create definitions for these poetic devices and add them to their poetry toolbox. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students read a poem and identify the poetic devices the author uses to convey racial identity. Working in groups, students explain the importance of poetic devices when the author is conveying a theme. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students read and analyze poetry and identify a variety of poetic devices. They create a mind web about why people write about love, read "One Perfect Rose" by Dorothy Parker and "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" by William Shakespeare, and answer discussion questions in small groups. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and analyze the poetic devices of alliteration, metaphors, onomatopoeia, personification, rhyme, and similes. They identify examples of each poetic device in songs, complete a worksheet, and teach the devices to a group of students in the class. Full Review »

