Poetry: Poetic Devices

MateriaIs ssessment(s)
SMART Board or Projector
Prezi Presentation on Poetic Devices
Poetic Device Description Activity
Students will be evaluated on their
attention to detail by taking notes
and paying attention during the
presentation
Students will also be evaluated on
the quality of their submitted
assignment describing poetic
devices.

-ective(s)
Students will be given an opportunity to examine specific poetic
devices used in poetry and prose, via definition and modeling
Students will also have the chance to create their own examples of
poetic devices using relevant examples from their daily lives
Procedure
Introduce
Lesson
Minutes)
Greet the class
Discuss what is planned for the day's lesson (poetic devices presentation, follow-up
activity)
Prezi
Presentation on
Poetic Devices
Minutes)
Go through the Prezi presentation, listing the definition of each poetic device (students
are expected to take notes)
Give an example of how each poetic device can be used in a sentence, also ask for an
example from the class
Poetic Device
Description
ctivity
Minutes)
ntroduce Poetic Device Description Activity
Go through "Poetic Devices to describe something that happened to you this week
assignment on the SMART Board/projector
Model an example, show them the template
Allocate appropriate class time to allow them to work
Iosing
Remarks
Minutes)
Give feedback to class on their behavior/use of time during the lesson (good or bad)
Preview the lesson for the next class (Poetic Analysis)

Poetry Devices Exercise

Describe an event that`s happened to you during the week using the Iollowing poetic devices:

1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. PersoniIication
4. Alliteration
5. Imagery
6. Onomatopoeia
7. Irony
8. Hyperbole
9. Pun
10. Oxymoron
11. Rhetorical Question
12. Repetition
13. Cliche

You must use ,90,89 8 oI the above poetic devices ,90,89 once Ior a total oI 10 minimum. Highlight or
underline the poetic device used and speciIy which type it is.
Include a title Ior the event you`re describing.
For the Iormat, include only one sentence on each line. Make sure it`s double-spaced!

,rking Guide

umber oI Poetic Devices included
Correct use oI Poetic Device
Originality, Structure, and Integrity oI the Text

Ex,25e

Yesterday, I saw a deer dying on the side oI the road. Alliteration
She was badly hurt, one hind leg was Iacing the wrong way. PersoniIication
I could smell the blood in the open air. Imagery
There was a parade oI cars behind her, blocking traIIic. Metaphor
A man in a business suit was standing nearby, yelling into his cell phone. Repetition
The hood oI his BMW M3 was a crumpled mess oI tin Ioil. Metaphor
An amorous young couple were standing nearby, yelling into their cell phones. Repetition
I wanted to stop and help, but I was already late Ior work.

Poetry: Poetry Analysis
MateriaIs ssessment(s)
SMART Board or Projector
Prezi Presentation on Poetry Analysis
Cloze Reading & Analysis activity sheet
Song Lyric Analysis & Response assignment
Students will be evaluated on their
attention to detail by taking notes
and paying attention during the
presentation
Students will also be evaluated on
the quality of their submitted
assignment (group work) on their
given cloze reading and analysis
Finally, students will be evaluated
on the quality of their final response
project, pertaining to Song Lyric
Analysis & Response

-ective(s)
Students will be formally introduced to poetry analysis and shown
how to break down and analyze elements of a poem
Students will also be given the opportunity via a cloze reading to
work in partners through a poem in order to further cement their
understanding of poetry analysis
Students will also be given the opportunity to apply their
knowledge over the past two lessons through a final culminating
response project
Procedure
Introduce
Lesson
Minutes)
Greet the class
Discuss what is planned for the day's lesson (poetry analysis presentation, Cloze
Reading & Analysis assignment, introduction of final project (Song Lyric Analysis &
Response)
Prezi
Presentation on
Ioze Reading &
naIysis
Minutes)
Go through the Prezi presentation, give to the students a list of strategies to use in order
to break down and analyze a poem
Reiterate to the students that poetry analysis is not just for poems
Ask "what contemporary form of expressionistic art has replaced (or evolved) from
poetry?
Ioze Reading
naIysis &
ctivity
Minutes)
ntroduce Poetic Device Description Activity, explain what to do
Allow students to go through the cloze reading activity in pairs
Allocate appropriate class time to allow them to work
Introduction of
FinaI Response
& Iosing
Remarks
Minutes)
Go over the Song Lyric Analysis & Response assignment
Give feedback to the class on their behavior/use of time during the period (good or bad)
Preview the lesson for the next class (catch-up day to submit all outstanding
assignments?)

oze Re,ding Poe2 & An,ysis

This activity is called a 'Cloze Reading in which you will receive two diIIerent copies oI the same text
in which diIIerent words have been blanked out
1. In pairs, reconstruct the text, then analyze it
2. On the given page, make notes regarding any observations, questions, or Ieelings you get Irom
the lyrics as you read. Pay special attention to how the poem begins and ends.
3. Write a short response (approximately halI a page) on the above lyrics. Ask yourselves
questions such as:
a. What do you know about the artist and/or song?
b. What is the overall meaning oI the song?
c. What elements in the poem lead you to your particular observations? How does the poet
achieve this eIIect?
d. What poetic devices are the authors using? Give speciIic examples and cite the line
numbers

,rking Guide

Reconstruction oI Text
yric otes on Questions, Observations, Feelings
Quality oI Analytical Response

"&EEN
~H,22er To F,

Yeah
Here we stand or here we
History won't care at all
Make the bed, the
ady mercy won't be home tonight

Yeah, you don't waste no time at
Don't hear the bell but you answer the call
It comes to you as to us all
Hey, we're just
For the hammer to Iall - yeah

Oh every night, and every day
A little piece oI you is Ialling
But liIt your Iace, the western way,
Build your muscles as your body decays

Yeah, toe your line and play their game
Yeah, let the anaesthetic cover it
Till one day they call your
You know it's time Ior the hammer to Iall - yeah






Rich or poor or Iamous
Your truth it's all the same - oh no - oh no
Oh lock your door but rain is pouring
Through your window - oh no - yeah
Baby now your struggle's all vain

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

For we who grew up tall and
In the shadow oI the mushroom cloud
Convinced our can't be heard
We just wanna scream it louder and louder and
louder

What the we Iighting Ior?
Ah, just surrender and it won't hurt at all
You just got time to say your
Eh, while you're waiting Ior the hammer to
hammer to Iall
Hey, yes, it's to Iall eh, hammer, you

Yeah, hammer to Iall, wooh, ah, hey, eh
woowoo, ha eh hammer
Waiting Ior the hammer to Iall baby
Yeah yeah while you're waiting Ior the hammer
to Iall
it to me one more time

"&EEN
~H,22er To F,
Yeah
Here we stand or here we Iall
History won't care at
Make the bed, light the light
ady mercy won't be home

Yeah, you don't waste no time at all
Don't hear the bell but you answer the

It to you as to us all
Hey, we're just waiting
For the hammer to Iall - yeah

Oh every night, and every
A little piece oI you is Ialling away
But liIt your Iace, the western way, baby
Build your muscles as your body

Yeah, your line and play their
game
Yeah, let the anaesthetic cover it all
Till one they call your name
You know it's time Ior the hammer to Iall -
yeah






Rich or or Iamous Ior
Your truth it's all the same - oh no - oh no
Oh lock your door but is pouring
Through your window pane - oh no - yeah
Baby now your struggle's all vain

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

For we who grew up tall and proud
In the shadow oI the mushroom
Convinced our voices can't be heard
We just wanna it louder and
louder and louder

What the hell we Iighting Ior?
Ah, just and it won't hurt at all
You just got time to say your prayers
Eh, while you're Ior the hammer to
hammer to Iall
Hey, yes, it's starting to Iall eh, hammer, you
know
Yeah, hammer to Iall, wooh, ah, hey, eh
woowoo, ha eh hammer
Waiting Ior the hammer to Iall
Yeah yeah while you're waiting Ior the
hammer to Iall
Give it to me one more time

Fin, Assign2ent:
An,yze-,-Song!

In this assignment, you are expected to write an analytical response (essay Iormat) on a song oI
your choice. You will be breaking down and examining the poetic components and devices oI
the song.
Your essay should be approximately 1000 words (not less), double-spaced, size 12, Times ew
Roman or Courier Iont.
Your essay should have a title page included with at least one illustration, hand-drawn (and
colored) that is signiIicant or related in some way to the song and/or your interpretation. Include
the artist and song title.
In your response, consider the Iollowing questions:
e. Why did you choose this song? What personal meaning or value does it have Ior
you? Why did you design your title page the way you did?
I. Describe what is happening in the song. What do you think the artist is trying to
convey? Be speciIic.
g. What poetic devices is the artist using to convey the meaning in the song? What
kind oI eIIect does this have on the song and the listener? Be speciIic, and use
examples.

,rking Guide

Title Page
ThoughtIulness oI Response
Close Reading Analysis oI the Song
Quality oI Poetic Device IdentiIication and Analysis

TOTAL

Engish Progr,2s of Study - Poetry

Ceneral Outcome 1
Explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences

1.1.2 Experiment with language, image and structure
1.2.1 Consider new perspectives

Ceneral Outcome 2
Comprehend literature and other texts in oral, print, visual and multimedia forms,
and respond personally, critically and creatively

2.1.1 Discern and analyze context
2.1.2 Understand and interpret content
2.1.3 Engage prior knowledge
2.2.1 Relate Iorm, structure and medium to purpose, audience and content
2.2.2 Relate elements, devices and techniques to created eIIects
2.3.1 Connect selI, text, culture and milieu

Ceneral Outcome 3
Manage ideas and information

3.1.2 Plan inquiry or research, and identiIy inIormation needs and sources
3.2.4 Review inquiry or research process and Iindings

Ceneral Outcome 4
Create oral, print, visual and multimedia texts, and enhance the clarity and artistry of
communication

4.2.1 Enhance thought and understanding and support and detail
4.2.4 Edit text Ior matters oI correctness

Ceneral Outcome 5
Respect, support and collaborate with others

5.1.1 Use language and image to show respect and consideration
5.2.1 Cooperate with others, and contribute to group processes