Brendan Constantine's anti-gun poem, "The Opposites Game," comes to life in a short video that animates the poem as Constantine recites it.

Concepts

poetry, literary analysis, poetry analysis, narrative poetry, animation

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have group (or individuals) create animations or storyboards for their favorite poems
• Show the video of Constantine reading his poem

Classroom Considerations

• Click here to view the full series of animations
• Viewers should be familiar with blank verse poetry

Pros

• The animation is both an illustration and an interpretation of the poem

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3