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