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The Elements Of Poetry - Overview
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . these are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Richard F. Thomas - Why Bob Dylan Matters
Richard F. Thomas, George Martin Lane Professor of the Classics, was born in London and brought up in New Zealand. He was educated at the University of Auckland (B.A. 1972; M.A. 1973), and at the University of Michigan (Ph.D. 1977). He...
Wonderscape
Literature Kids: Exploring Poetic Devices
In this video, the teacher discusses the fundamental poetic devices of alliteration, assonance, and consonance. They explain how these devices create rhythm and rhyme in poetry and provide examples from famous poets such as Walt Whitman...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Poetry - Figurative Language
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . These are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
Advocate of Wordz
Is Hip-Hop, Poetry? - Poetry Defined
Hip-Hop is the culture, Rap is the artform. So when people ask if Hip-Hop is Poetry, they mean "is rap a form of poetry?". And in this episode, we don't hold back in answering this question.
Institute of Art and Ideas
What is beyond language?
The power of words is a wonder, and language perhaps our greatest skill. Yet the gap between the sound of a bell and its description is huge. Are the limits to language so profound that the big questions of science and philosophy are...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Poetry - Rhyme And Rhythmn
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . these are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
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The Elements Of Poetry - Figurative Language Continued
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . these are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
PBS
Amanda Gorman Reads Inauguration Poem, 'The Hill We Climb'
Following in the tradition established by John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton, the Inauguration Ceremony of Joseph Biden featured an Inauguration Poem. National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman's powerful recitation of her...
TED-Ed
Why Shakespeare Loved Iambic Pentameter
Spice up your traditional approach to teaching poetic structure with a wonderful animated video, which not only covers such terms as foot, meter, verse, but also stresses Shakespeare's unique use of iambic pentameter to convey...
TED-Ed
"Three Months After" by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
What does despair feel like, and what does it look like? Pupils explore the theme of sadness with the sixth episode from the first season of the "There's a Poem for That" playlist. They watch an animated representation of Cristin O'Keefe...
TED-Ed
"All the World's a Stage" by William Shakespeare
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" ... and so begins one of English literature's most quoted plays. Scholars watch a visual interpretation of William Shakespeare's poem "All the World's a Stage" from As...
TED-Ed
"The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats
War, anarchy, destruction ... William Butler Yeats's poem "The Second Coming" has a little something for everyone! With episode four from season one of the "There's a Poem for That" playlist, scholars watch an animated version of the...
TED-Ed
"The Nutritionist" by Andrea Gibson
How can poems help people express their innermost feelings? With episode three from the first season of the There's a Poem for That playlist, pupils listen to the narrator share about her inner world. As Andrea Gibson reads her poem,...
TED-Ed
"To Make Use of Water" by Safia Elhillo
How can someone manipulate language to describe an essential resource such as water? Pupils consider the question with the second episode from season one of the There's a Poem for That playlist. Learners watch an animated version of the...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read Sylvia Plath?
Are the works of Sylvia Plath relevant to the modern reader? The narrator of a short video argues for why viewers should read the works of Sylvia Plath, citing lines from Plath's poetry and images from her stories.
Crash Course
Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson
Everything you wanted to know about Emily Dickinson in 10 minutes. John Green’s rapid pace and hyperkinetic personae may not appeal to all viewers, but the video is, as advertised, a crash course in Dickinson’s life and her poetry. A...
Curated OER
Traveling Robert FrostÕs The Road Not Taken
Explore poetry with this resource featuring the work of Robert Frost. An instructor describes Frost's life and poetry in this video. It could provide a short introduction to a lesson on his poetry.
Other
Sound Cloud: Nypl: Tracy K. Smith, New u.s. Poet Laureate
A 2016 podcast interview with Tracy K. Smith, the U.S. Poet Laureate for 2017. [37:43]
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: Ezra Pound
Part of a video series that "explores the lives and works of 13 of America's most famous poets," this site consists of a video (with transcript) and a series of links to resources about Pound, including an excerpt of "Canto LXXXI." [56:59]
Other
Literary Arts: The Archive Project: Tracy K. Smith
A podcast [1:07:17] of Tracy K. Smith, the 2017 U.S. Poet Laureate, reading her poetry and discussing the cultural importance of literature. Published February 16th, 2017.