In a majority of william carlos williams poems he seems to talk about diffrent types of sensations or feelings. He talks about them by comparing them to other situation such as flying for happiness wich is some obious. other times it isn't so obuois . such as the poem A Sort Of Song
wich he wrought in his own way how to write a poem. in this poem he seemed to be annoyed by recent songs of his times content.

7th grade assignment
How to Read a Poem
Introduction
Describe how to read (out loud, more than once) and talk about stanzas
Repetition
Repetition is when a phrase or phrases are repeated. The most common reason word phrases are repeated is because the poet wants the phrase to really get into the readers head. Repetition can really be useful, because it might help you find the theme or message of the poem by pointing out what is important. An example of this is Jack Frost were he writes “ and miles to go before I sleep and miles to go before I sleep” which simply ment he has a long time to g before he dies.
Imagery
Imagery is basically when the peot tries to put a picture or pictures into your head. It actuly dosen't even have to be a visal picture. It could be taste, smell, hearing,or feeling.
do you rememeber as kid when to th library,they had children books with buttons that made noises or patches of fur glued on to the card board pages
Metaphor
A metephor is when a poet is saying somthing that means some diffrent then what he is actualy saying.(weird Huh?)
I am not positve on the comeplete meaning of a metaphor, actuly i think metaphors are exsist to help explain meannig or to entertain the reader by giving them somthing to figure out other wise a poem would seem extremely boring .
if you would be able to find a poem without a metaphor it would defenetly be a very odd poem
Rhythm, rhyme
I am not sure
ryhming is when the writing seems to blend together.
iF a peom you would read a poem with out ryhming you would probly notice each sentance better but if there was was you would get the big iddea
the best example would be i wil not eat green eggs and ham sam i am by dr suess
Theme/message
the theme is what the poem whole poem is about. this the main reason a poem is writen

peom project

A Sort of a Song


Let the snake wait underhis weedand the writingbe of words, slow and quick, sharp to strike, quiet to wait,sleepless.--
through metaphor to reconcilethe people and the stones.
Compose.
(No ideas but in things)
Invent!
Saxifrage is my flower that splitsthe rocks.
William Carlos Williams

What phrases are repeated? None
2. What images (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory)?
3. Explain metaphors. The first stanza is trying to explain either the contents of a high-quality song or how to construct one. For the words to be slow, quick, sharp to strike, quiet to wait and sleepless basically translates for language in the poem to almost surprise the reader and to nearly force the them to ponder the meaning.
4. What rhythm or rhyme scheme does the poem have? How does this affect meaning? There is absolutely no rhyming, which causes the reader to stop and think.
5. What is the theme or message of the poem? Give text examples from each stanza. The poem is trying to explain either the contents of a high-quality song or how to construct one.

Blizzard


Snow falls:years of anger followinghours that float idly down --the blizzarddrifts its weightdeeper and deeper for three daysor sixty years, eh? Then the sun! a clutter ofyellow and blue flakes --Hairy looking trees stand outin long alleysover a wild solitude.The man turns and there --his solitary track stretched outupon the world.
William Carlos Williams

What phrases are repeated? none
2. What images (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory)?
3. Explain metaphors.
4. What rhythm or rhyme scheme does the poem have? How does this affect meaning? None makes the reader to stop and think.
5. What is the theme or message of the poem? Give text examples from each stanza. Not sure

home work

Emily Dickinson (various poems)
Walt Whitman (When I heard the learned astronomer)
William Carlos Williams (Red Wheelbarrow)
Robert Frost (Stopping by the Woods…Road Not Taken)Langston Hughes (Dream Deferred)
Langston hughes


1. What phrases are repeated?
2. What images (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory)?
3. Explain metaphors.
4. What rhythm or rhyme scheme does the poem have? How does this affect meaning?
5. What is the theme or message of the poem? Give text examples from each stanza.