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Inside Poetry: Getting At The Poem's Basic Meaning & Technique

Ask yourself the following questions that apply to your focus question. Make notes as you go, and you will find it easier to organize your thoughts for the first draft.
  • The poem's basic content
    1. What is the context of the poem? Identify the speaker(s) and any background information that would help explain the poem's basic message.
    2. How are the thoughts organized?
    3. Does the poet contrast any ideas? Does he/she juxtapose any for effect?
    4. What feelings does the speaker reveal?
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Pingback Trackback of the Canadian Outback

English 20(Chem) Your task is to complete Writing Activity 1 from my canpoets blog. Just following those instructions will not be enough, however. Your assignment will not be complete until a "trackback" or "pingback" appears in the comment section on my Writing Activity 1 post. trackback_options.png
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Translations: Idea to Image

Write as quickly as you can and as much as you can using the following list of 4 words in addition to a few spontaneously selected words. Rage Order Justice Common Pollute Addiction Challenge Fantastic Binder Then remove the listed words from your writing and leave a set of () behind. Next to each listed word add an "==>" Idea==>Image Shut your eyes, think about a word from the list, let the mind "translate" the idea into an image. Write down an image corresponding to each word. Reinsert these translated images into your (). Restructure the piece into poetry.
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Ten Minute Spill

Write a ten-line poem. Find a proverb, adage, familiar phrase, or brainy quote that you have changed in some way as well as five of the following words: cliff, blackberry, needle, cloud, voice, mother, whir, lick. You have ten minutes. No rhyming. P.S. We will be practising poetry posting permanently. Please create categories in your sidebars to begin sorting it all into manageable hierarchies. (Dashboard=>Manage=> Links=>Link Categories).
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