Process:
1. Find the definitions to the following terms using a dictionary or the posters on the wall in the classroom (HINT: there is a link to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary on the "Hot Links for Students" web page):
- alliteration
- consonance
- assonance
- onomatopoeia
- metaphor
- simile
- imagery
- hyperbole
- personification
- allegory
Put your work on a Word document in a folder that you will label "Poetry" on your "H" drive.
2. Using the link on this webpage, write the definition of free verse in your own words that demonstrate you understand what it means, then follow the directions for Lyrical Lesson: Free Verse on that website. You need to complete directions 1, 2, 3, and the first part of 4. Put your work in your poetry folder.
3. Write the definition of a limerick in your own words. View the sample limericks. Next, print the templates for limericks on Part B on this website. Complete one of the templates to create your own limerick, or make one of your own without using the template. Put your work in your poetry folder.
4. Write the definiton of haiku poetry. View the sample haiku. Write 2 haiku poems, one silly and one serious, and place your work in your poetry folder.
5. Write the definition of couplet. Then follow the directions for Lyrical Lesson: Couplet on that website. Create two couplets of your own and add to the poetry folder.
6. Print the templates for diamante. Use the templates to create two diamante poems of your own. Add your work to your poetry folder.
7. Print the templates for cinquain. Use the templates to create two cinquain poems of your own. Add your work to your poetry folder.
8. Think that you're a master of poetry now? After you have completed all your poems, proceed to the Shakespeare Magnet Poetry Generator. Ask the machine to generate between 75 to 95 words. With the words generated, create a four line poem that makes a bit of sense. Once you have done so, hit the "Print Screen" key on your keyboard, open Microsoft Paint, click "paste" and save your image to your poetry folder. You may have to use the generator more than once.
Evaluation
You will be evaluated by the following:
1. Are all poems in your folder complete?
2. Are all poems in final draft form with correct spelling and punctuation?
3. Did you follow all directions for each specific type of poetry?
Conclusion
Once your folder is in final publication form turn it in to your teacher. Then with your assigned group, you will be given a poem to read and analyze. Your analysis must include the type of poetry as well as a written explanation of what the poet is trying to express in the poem.
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