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Poetry Part 1: Introduction & Haikus. 1&2 Medio. Friday, April 17th. 10AM.


Poetry Part 1: Introduction & Haikus

Many times people are intimidated by poetry and think it’s too hard. People overthink poetry or find it too difficult to understand. If you feel this way, you are just reading the wrong kind of poetry.

There is poetry out there for every kind of person. There are simple poems, complex lyrics, kids poems, funny poems, feminist poems, nature poems, tragic poems. All kinds. You just have to look for them.



Different Types of Poetry & Vocabulary:

1.    Rhyming poems: There are several different kinds.
AABB and ABAB are the most common. This is called a rhyming scheme. The last word of the poem is A and rhymes with the last word the other A line. B also rhymes with B.

Examples:
AABB:
A: In the day the sun is high
A: And in the sky clouds fly.
B: At night the moon shines so bright.
B: Every soul basking in her comforting light.

ABAB
A: The leaves rustle in the breeze
B: The sky is painted a pale pink.
A: If you listen closely you’ll hear the singing trees.
B: But you might miss them if you blink.

2.     Free verse: In this kind of poem it does not use meter, pattern, or rhyme scheme. You write whatever you feel!

Example:
The singing trees call my name.
They whisper for me to come home.
I close my eyes and open my heart.
The veil has opened for me.
I step forward into wonderland.

3.    Slam Poetry: This is a performance poetry that combines elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation. These types of poems are usually used to call attention to social issues and injustice. 

4.     Sonnet: A 14 lined poem written in iambic pentameter. Each line has 10 syllables. Shakespeare had a whole collection of sonnets.

5.     Iambic pentameter: It is a poetry meter that alternates between stressed and unstressed syllables. It sounds like a heartbeat when read aloud.

6.     Haikus: Short Japanese poems of 3 lines. The first line has 5 syllables. The second line has 7 syllables. The last line again has 5 syllables. They can rhyme but usually don’t.

Today we are going to be discussing Haikus. They are the easiest poetry to write because they are short and don’t have to rhyme. The hardest part is remembering to count the syllables.

Haiku Examples:

“An old silent pond…
A frog jumps into the pond.
Splash! Silence again.”
-Matsuo Basho

“Love is like the winter.
Warm breaths thaw cold hearts until
One day Spring comes.”

“Together we see
Our hearts tangled and entwined.
We are forever.”

For each Haiku, count the syllables in each poem to see the 5/7/5 pattern. A good way to count syllables is to clap for each word.

If the word is “silent” that’s two claps. That means there are two syllables in the world silent. Si-lent. If the word is “together” that is three claps. That means there are three syllables in the word together. To-ge-ther.

Assignment:
Your assignment is to write two haikus.

First, decide the topic of your haiku. Is it nature? Love? Sadness? A memory? Understanding what you want to write about will make it easier to start.

Then, count your syllables as you write to make sure you are fitting the 5/7/5 pattern. You may have to change a word or use another word to fit this pattern.

There is a website called https://www.thesaurus.com/
This website helps you find synonyms for words. 

A synonym is a word that has a similar meaning. For example, “happy” and “joyful” are synonyms. They mean the same thing but are different words. “Anger” and “enraged” are also synonyms. “Frightened” and scared” are also synonyms.

If you find the word you want to use doesn’t have enough syllables or has too many, use the website listed above to help you find another word with the same meaning. If you need help using the website, please send me a message!



This assignment is due: April 24, 2020 Friday.
Complete this assignment in your English notebooks and send clear pictures of it to my email. 

If you have any questions please send me an email or message our Whatsapp group.

Our zoom meetings are on Fridays, at 12PM. Our zoom ID is: 108-639-564



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