Sept. 7 12th grade Rights and Responsibilities assembly
Sept. 9 Workshop: Jahmal and Jack present poems
Class breaks into smaller groups to go over summer writing or The Mind's Eye exercises from handout
Review CHARACTERISTICS OF A POEM:
1. Lineation--line length and division
2. Sound/Music--the effects of rhyme, repetitions of various sorts, and the effects produced by specific word combinations
3. Rhythm--recurrent patterns of sound, pitch, stress, accent, etc. including both formal metrics and less formal repetitive syntactical, grammatical, andt hematic patterns
4. Compression--the art of folding into the poem more meaning than a literal reading produces; this might include not only removing linguistic deadwood but also strengthening image and symbol
(Michael Collins, The Art and Craft of Poetry)
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