9+-+Poetry

EXTRA CREDIT: Write a caption for a photo using an example of a poetry term and get an extra credit point on a vocab quiz! (if you are scared to delete things or there isn't space, post your caption as a discussion.)

Juanfi Santos: hiperbole "It was 25 men against 1."



Juan Carlos Atala: antithesis- They might have lost the battle, but they have won the war.


 * ALL OF THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AS TABLEAUS FOR THE POEM "Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. NONE OF THE STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN DANGEROUS OR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR. Photos taken by Ms. Davis

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Source: http://www.sing365.com **Left Right (Feat. Anwar Superstar --//The Chemical Brothers “Left, Right” in background All my soldiers march All my people march All my soldiers march All my soldiers march with me x 4 He laid on his back, His firearms by his side Hearin no sound Just watchin the fireworks in the sky I walk by Look down he still smiling Cause he’s done fightin A fallen soldier Now his war’s over Don’t matter which side is wrong or right Some innocent lives will be lost on the battlefield tonight So hungry to kill Only his death can curb his appetite Live ammo hit the flesh And it feels so right I’ve embellished my life Now God please tell me is this what death’s like? His death in a sense …kept his innocence Heavy hearted spouse Clingin on to anything intimate She can find around the house What’s the difference between Bush and Saddam? Sheik Ahmed Yassin, Osama Bin Laden Or Idi Amin …Fidel Castro It seems to me they on the same team Their hate can only lead to innocent blood streams If it’s so important For US to fight for mankind WHY I don’t see none of they kinfolk Out there on the front line. LIKE I’m a soldier Right HAND HELD HIGH – hip-hop – with my guns by my side Ready to ride till I die I’m a soldier And you can see it in my eyes Even when the man dies They say a soldier never cries And I’m a soldier Until the day they take my life All my soldiers march with me Left, Right All my soldiers match with me Left, Right I thought I told ya This is the story of a soldier Stand up x 3 Stand up x3 US stand up UK stand up France stand up Spain and Portugal, Germany stand up Slovakia stand up China stand up Palestine, Kosovo, Ghetto World stand up This is a live ni // //PSA From the one and only ghetto bullhorn// Come to warn you There’s a war goin on outside And you can’t run You can’t hide “Left, Right” in background All my soldiers march All my people march Ghetto FOLK march Whole world march! All my soldiers march All my people march

Grade 9 Poetry Packet

TUESDAY 8 DECEMBER - Poetry Notebook check for assignments 1 and 2

Assignment 1. Adventure Poetry Center Assignment 2: Poetry Literature Terms a) paste the terms into your notebook b) find ONE example of each lit term. Use the three poems AND the seven riddles to find your examples c) write ONE example of your own for each lit term Assignment 3: Riddle Analysis and How to -

Go to this interactive site to help you organize your thoughts and write your riddle poem.

If you want more help or riddle ideas, check these sites out:


 * Web Resources**

__Riddles Online__ http://www.telacommunications.com/misc/riddles.htm This Web site provides additional riddles which students can use in class.

__More Riddles Online__ http://www.enigmagraphics.com/riddles/index.htm This Web site provides additional riddles which students can use in class.

__More Riddle Techniques__ http://catb.org/~esr/riddle-poems.html This site can serve as a useful resource for instructors wanting to explore riddling techniques further. It also contains additional riddles, including the riddles used in//The Hobbit.//

 WORKS CITED Walter, John Paul. "What am I? Teaching Poetry through Riddles." ReadWriteThink.org. NCTE, n.d. Web. 13 Nov, 2009.