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summer

At the beach,

waves are
shinning,
grains are
shining

the sun looks people of

the way of clothing
the way of living
the way of loving

In the summer,
I call my family
We recall our memory

At the beach

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Name: Luna
Date: 9,29,2021
Class 11SA
Unit Overview

“If you know what you are going to write when you’re writing a poem, it’s going to be
average.”

– Derek Walcott

Poetry is an important genre in student writing. It gives opportunities to play with

language in new ways, and sometimes to incorporate art and graphic design skills as
well. Understand that it is the message that is important in poetry, not just the format or
rhyming.

Playing with line breaks and white

space, exploring, exploring, exploring repetition and

font choices for emphasis,

Focusing on descriptive language that carries meaning
are all ways to enhance (poetic) writing skills.

During the next few weeks, you will be reading, writing, studying, and discussing
poems. Your unit grade will be primarily based on the following:

⮚ the work done in the packet

⮚ writing of your own poems
⮚ poetry test

In order to understand poetry, you will need to experience the process of writing poetry.
We will study a wide variety of poems and songs. You will take notes on these poems,
annotate and answer questions.

Finally, you should look up any words you do not know. If there is a word you
do not know – and there should be many – use it!

As this packet is an extension of you, feel free to be creative and use the space
you are offered well and to your liking.

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10 points Poetry Terms

Term Definition/Example Picture

Week 1
Alliteration: the repetition of a beginning sound of the same letter for effect / Sheep should sleep in a shed.

Onomatopoeia: the imitation of sound of action / “tick tock”

Simile: a figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way using the word “like” or “as.” /
You were as brave as a lion.

Metaphor: a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true / Her tears were a
river flowing down her cheeks.

Personification: a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes feelings or is spoken of as if
it were human. / My alarm yelled at me this morning.

Hyperbole: exaggerated expression. / There are a million other things to do.

Allusion: an implied or indirect reference / She felt like she had a golden ticket

Week 2
Denotation: actual meaning of the word itself / The orange is very orange.

Connotation: a sense and emotional feeling of the word. /This clothing is affordable!

Rhythm: flow of a poem / Poor Tired Tim! It’s sad for him. He lags the long bright morning through.

Rhyme: identical or similar syllables are repeated in different words. / See you later, alligator.

Imagery: description of something to appeals to reader’s 5 senses. / I could hear the

popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and

soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.

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10 points

Poetry Warm-Up

Instructions: Discuss the questions below with your poetry group. Jot down your answers using
complete sentences.

1. What is poetry? Write your best definition (in your own words).

Description of your feeling and ideas by using rhythm

2. What do you like about poetry? (Or what do you think other people like about poetry?)

rhyme, and creative expression

3. What do you dislike about poetry? (Or what do you think other people dislike about poetry?)

it is hard to understand the author’s intent

4. What are some poems/poets that you have read before? What was your opinion of
those poems/poets?

they are amazing literature works, using mild words or expression

5. Do you believe that it is possible to like a poem but not understand what it means? Explain.

Yes, people can understand the poem superficially, not deeply like real meaning.

6. Do you consider songs to be a form of

poetry? Explain.
Yes, they have rhythm and rhyme, but we need to
add some melody.

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10 points
Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins: Watch the YouTube after you read the poem. YouTube here

I ask them to take a

poem and hold it up to
the light like a color slide

or press an ear against its hive.

I say drop a mouse into a poem

and watch him probe his way
out,

or walk inside the poem's room

and feel the walls for a light
switch.

I want them to waterski

across the surface of a
poem
waving at the author's name on the shore.

But all they want to do

is tie the poem to a chair with
rope and torture a confession out
of it.

They begin beating it with a

hose to find out what it really
means.

Discussion Questions
1. What words and images stand out to you?

someone uses the computer in the room to find out the poem’s meaning
2. What is your emotional reaction to the poem (e.g., surprise, dismay, anger)?
curious
3. What do they think Collins is saying about the study of poetry?
it is the kind of torture
4. According to Collins, what is the real goal of reading poetry?
searching what it means

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10 points
Alliteration and Onomatopoeia

Alliteration and onomatopoeia are poetic devices. Both are methods of using words and sounds
for effect in a poem.

Alliteration is the repetition of a beginning sound for effect. These may be vowel or consonant
sounds. The alliterative sounds have been underlined in the following examples:

The alligator ate apples and

avocados.

Walkin’ in a winter wonderland.

Underline the alliteration in these sentences:

1. The warm wind wafted across the window.

2. I accidentally ate an awful apple.
3. Slipping and sliding, I stumbled in the snow and slush.

Finish these sentences with alliterations of your own:

1. Swiftly swimming is a splendid show .

2. The tired traveler timed his time .

3. While wandering, we want to eat watermelon .

Onomatopoeia is the imitation of natural sounds. For example: The steam hissed from the open
valve. Onomatopoeia is a poetic device that produces an auditory image to the reader.

Underline the words you “hear” in these sentences:

1. The train rumbled down the track.

2. The truck’s brakes screeched in the distance.
3. The old floor creaked as we walked across the room.

Complete the following sentences using onomatopoeia of your own:

1. The rusty gate squeaked when I opened. .

2. The branches howl in the wind .

3. The motorcycle vroom on the road

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Watch YouTube here. Underline the Onomatopoeia. Read the poem out loud while trying to imitate the sound it is
talking about
The Sound Collector
A stranger came this morning The crying of the baby
Dressed all in black and grey The squeaking of the chair
Put every sound into a bag The swishing of the curtain
And carried them away The creaking of the stair
The whistling of the kettle
The turning of the lock A stranger called this morning

The purring of the kitten He didn’t leave his name

The ticking of the clock Left us only silence

Life will never be the same.

The popping of the toaster

The crunching of the flakes by Roger McGough

When you spread the marmalade

The scraping noise it makes

The hissing of the frying-pan

The ticking of the grill
The bubbling of the bathtub
As it starts to fill

The drumming of the raindrops

On the window-pane
When you do the washing-up
The gurgle of the drain

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10 points
Similes and Metaphors

A simile is a phrase or word that describes one thing as similar to another, often unrelated
thing. An example is "Jane went up the stairs as quiet as a mouse." Similes use the words "like"
and/ or "as".

A metaphor is a phrase or word that states that one thing is another, often unrelated thing.
An example is “Harold is a snake."

Read the following sentences. At the end of the sentence, write in brackets whether the
sentence is an example of a metaphor (M) or simile (S).

Example: The clouds were fluffy like cotton wool. (S)

1. As slippery as an eel. S
2. He was a lion in battle. M
3. She is as pretty as a picture. S
4. The striker was a goal machine. M
5. The moon was a misty shadow. M
6. His eyes sparkled like a diamond. S

Now you are going to make up similes and metaphors of your own by finishing
these sentences.

1. As heavy as the house

2. He was a cold like the ice
3. She had skin like a silk
4. As cool as the cheetah
5. The mountain was a fence
6. Slippery like an earthworm

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10 points: Underline the metaphors. Circle or put the nothing but something
simile in bold. forming itself into figures
then refiguring,
Difference
BY MARK DOTY sheer ectoplasm
recognizable only as the stuff
The jellyfish of metaphor. What can words do
float in the bay shallows
like schools of clouds, but link what we know
to what we don't,
a dozen identical — is it right and so form a shape?
to call them creatures,
these elaborate sacks Which shrinks or swells,
configures or collapses, blooms
of nothing? All they seem even as it is described
is shape, and shifting,
and though a whole troop into some unlikely
marine chiffon:
of undulant cousins a gown for Isadora?
go about their business
within a single wave's span, Nothing but style.
What binds
Everyone does something unlike: one shape to another
this one a balloon
open on both ends also sets them apart
— but what's lovelier
but swollen to its full expanse, than the shapeshifting
this one a breathing heart,
this a pulsing flower. transparence of like and as:
clear, undulant words?
This one a rolled condom, We look at alien grace,
or a plastic purse swallowing itself,
that one a Tiffany shade, unfettered
by any determined form,
this a troubled parasol. and we say: balloon, flower,
This submarine opera's
all subterfuge and disguise, heart, condom, opera,
lampshade, parasol, ballet.
its plot a fabulous tangle Hear how the mouth,
of hiding and recognition:
nothing but trope, so full
of longing for the world,
changes its shape?

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10 points
Personification and Hyperboles

Personification is when you give a human quality to an inanimate object.

Personification is a comparison that treats things as if they were capable of the actions
and feelings of people.

Personifications are things we feel but don’t literally

see. Examples of personification:

The moon slept in the night sky.

The star is winking at me.

A hyperbole is any extravagant statement or exaggeration for effect.

Hyperbole is used as a figure of speech. For example: I could sleep for a year!

Examples of hyperboles:

He’s so mean he eats snakes for

breakfast. I’m so hungry I could eat a

horse.

Identify whether the following sentences use a hyperbole (H) or personification (P):

1. The flames called out their names. P

2. After shoveling snow, I was so tired I couldn’t move. H
3. The clock told us it was time to go. P
4. She hit the ball hard enough to fly all the way to Pittsburgh. H
5. The wind whispered to the trees. P
6. It was so cold her car laughed at her when she tried to start it. H
7. After the dance my feet were killing me. P
8. All day long I worked my fingers to the bone. H
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10 points
Allusions

An allusion is a reference to well-known characters or events from literature, history, or

another field of knowledge. Writers use allusions to add imagery and emotion into their
writing. For example, a writer could say, “He has the Midas touch when picking stocks.” King
Midas was a famous character from Greek Mythology whose touch turned items into gold.

Read the sentences below and explain their meaning based on the allusion in each
sentence. Research the meaning of any allusions that are unfamiliar to you.

1. Because of the determination of its people, the country rose like a phoenix from the ashes
of revolution.

a. What is a phoenix?
a mythical bird that symbolizes rebirth

b. What does this allusion tell us about the country?

Due to the war, the country collapsed, but it rose again and began new era.

2. His rise to become head of an international corporation is a real Horatio Alger story.

a. Who was Horatio Alger?

An author who wrote about impoverished boys rising to higher ranks due to hard work, honesty, and
commitment.

b. What does this allusion tell us about the man’s success?

He was poor, but by working hard, he became head of the corporation

3. After working out at the gym, I felt like I could battle Hercules.

a. Who was Hercules?

He is a hero from Greek myth, has enormous power and spirit.

b. What does this allusion tell us about the speaker’s work out?
After exercising, speaker felt becoming strong

4. Write your own sentence using an allusion

Don’t wear an Abraham Lincoln hat on your first date.

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Write 2 additional poem here (20 points) 1 more for extra credit (10 points)

France

I can see,
Twinkling light on the dark paper,
When I go skyscraper

I can feel,
Fragrant of bread,
It spread on street

I can hear,
Nature’s whispered,
I respond by whistling

At the moment,
Tall and slender man is coming
And saying,
I wait for you.

The Piano

Let’s express our emotions

By playing the piano

Amazed, Brave, Curious, Devious,

Exhausted, Frustrated, Gleeful, Happy,
Inspired, Joyful, Kind, Loving, Mad,
Nervous…Zealous!

Every letter can be feeling of you

Every sound can be filing with you

Let’s express our emotions

By pressing the Piano

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Spring

Near at the window

Shine flowers in yellow
Bathing in the sun.

In a mild afternoon
It feeling leisure time
Yawning a boring yawn.

On the play yard

It seeing the sand
Glittering with soft light.

I know spring has come.

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