Monday March 9, 2009

Objective: Students will begin research on terms associated with poetry. Students will find examples of poetry.

DO THIS -- In your blog, post definitions of the following terms.

Poetry
Rhyme
Rhythm
Form
Stanzas
Free Verse
Repetition
Imagery
Figurative Language
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Speaker
Theme

Note: Find definitions that relate to literature & poetry

DO THIS -- Define the following types of poetry and find one example for each type. The best way to do this would be to use a search engine (google) and type in each type of poetry.

Acrostic
Ballad
Blank Verse
Epic
Epitaph
Haiku
Limerick
Narrative
Sonnet

DO THIS -- Create a poem at this website. Copy it into your blog. http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/iampoem.htm