Enjambment
I find reading poetry really difficult because I'm usually not sure if I need to pause or keep reading straight through.
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/glossaryItem.do?id=8102
This link has a nice definition, as well as some references to poems using enjambment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKgD0fq54y4
This video is of teachers reading end-stopped poems and poems using enjambment. I liked it because as they are reading, the words are on the screen making it easy to follow.
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoem.do?poemId=5139
This link is an example of a poem using both enjambment and end-stopped lines.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Test Prep
Denotative Vs. Connotative
http://www.csun.edu/~bashforth/098_PDF/06Sep15Connotation_Denotation.pdf
This link did a
really good job of helping me understand how different ways of saying the same
thing can evoke different emotions in the reader. One example used in this text
is the difference between “cheap” and “inexpensive.” There are learning exercises
in the text as well.
An example of
connotation in a poem is:
“Mending Wall” by Robert Frost
And
on a day we meet to walk the line
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
And set the wall between us once again.
We keep the wall between us as we go.
To each the boulders that have fallen to each.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Howl Imitation
I saw the best minds of my generation
walking with minds closed and hearts full with hate
Who can’t force a modest smile at
the homeless person on the corner
Who walk around spouting vile
words to describe those who are different from themselves
I saw the best minds of my
generation waste away their lives
Who are blessed with amazing
talents, but can’t put down the pipe.
Who are capable of so much, but
willing of so very little.
I saw the best minds of my
generation throw garbage out their car window without hesitation
Who put their cigarettes out in
flower beds and playgrounds
Who can’t recycle even when the
opportunity is in front of them
I saw the best minds of my
generation consume their time with meaningless technology
Who can’t put their cell phone
down at the dinner table
But can’t call Grandma on her eightieth
birthday
I saw the best minds of my
generation use violence in place of knowledge
Who think that brutality and bloodshed
is power
I saw the best minds of my
generation have no concern for the future generations to come.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Imagist Poem
In a Café on Decatur St.
A sizzling, sweet bundle of beignets.
Snowcapped mountains in June.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Sestina
My life is one
big ocean.
So much color.
So much unknown.
My comfort zone
is the sand.
Anything further
is the rest of my life.
The ocean is my world.
Out there is an extraordinary
world.
A brilliant and
glittering ocean.
A mysterious
life.
An ocean with an
array of emotions and color.
Don’t wait in
the sand.
Voyage into the unknown.
Both good and
bad reside in the unknown.
There’s good and
bad in the world.
Don’t be the man
on the sand.
Don’t miss out
on the adventures in the ocean.
Enjoy the fear
and the color.
Enjoy your life.
Make the most of
your life.
Cherish the
beauty in the unknown.
Paint your life
with color.
All the colors
in the world.
There’s more
than blue to the ocean.
There’s no blue
on the sand.
The ocean creeps
up onto the sand.
Asking you to
start your life.
Don’t disobey
the ocean.
Don’t be afraid
of the unknown.
Make your mark
in the world.
Accept your color.
Every emotion
has its color.
Neutral is the
sand.
An artist’s palette
is the world.
Paint the
picture of your life.
Leave room for
the unknown.
Leave room for
your ocean.
Give color to
your life.
Leave the sand
behind and swim through the unknown.
The world is
your ocean.
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