Journal 7: Narrative

Write a narrative poem of 14 lines (min.) for Monday.

A narrative poem:
1. Tells a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion)
2. Includes dialogue
3. Has a set meter (count the number of syllables in each line of poetry and write the number next to each line.)

Beneath the narrative write three responses: three sentences about why you wrote the poem, three sentences about the poetic devices (include at least 4 in your poem), and three sentences about narrative form (or the form you chose to use/adapt if you did not follow the conventional structure).  Make sure to include three vocabulary words from Unit 10 or 11 either in your poem and/or in your responses.

Journal 6: Ballad

Your ballad should have a minimum of 14 lines and it should include the following three forms/rules:

1. Narrative (tells a story)  
2. Refrain/chorus (a part that repeats at least 2 times)      
3. song-like

Ballad- A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain

 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ballad

Beneath the ballad write three responses: three sentences about why you wrote the poem, three sentences about the poetic devices (include at least 4 in your poem), and three sentences about ballad form (or the form you chose to use/adapt if you did not follow the conventional structure).  Make sure to include three vocabulary words from Unit 10 either in your poem and/or in your responses.

REMEMBER IF YOU SING YOUR BALLAD (and set it to music) YOU GET A FREE JOURNAL!

Journal 5: Concrete Poem

Concrete poetry or shape poetry is poetry where the physical shape of the poem represents the subject of the poem.

Compose 1 (minimum 12 lines) concrete poem for Wednesday.  Beneath the concrete poem write three responses: three sentences about why you wrote the poem, three sentences about the poetic devices BE SPECIFIC (include at least three in your poem), and three sentences about concrete form (or the form you chose to use/adapt if you did not follow the conventional structure).  Make sure to include three vocabulary words from Unit 10 either in your poem and/or in your responses.  

Journal 4

Requirements: 3/4 page journal, 3 underlined vocabulary words, 3 quotes from poems (with lines #, poem included).

Read Right Hand by Philip Fried (838) and La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats (848-849).

Compare the types of love within the two poems.  Which type of love is preferable to you?  Defend your answer!

Unit 10 Vocabulary: #1-10 due Tuesday, February 18, #11-20 due Thursday, February 20 and Vocabulary Quiz is Tuesday February 25.

#1-10 Acquiesce, allure, askew, blithe, contentious, covet, crestfallen, disheveled, exponent, garrulous.

#11-20

insuperable, lamentable, misnomer, profess, respite, retribution, sinuous, sonorous, vanguard, wastrel.  

Literary Devices

http://www.odessa.edu/dept/english/dsmith/glossary.htm#M

Journal 3: A Pace like That by Yehuda Amichai

In a 1/2 page journal using three of the words from Unit 9 (UNDERLINED) and two quotes from the poem (include line number). Answer the following question:

The ideal life should be lived at what pace? Also, describe your current pace of life.

Journal 2: Epic Poem OR Couplet Poem

Compose a epic poem or a couplet for Monday.

Either write...

A couplet is a pair of lines of meter in poetry. It usually consists of two lines that rhyme and have the same meter. Using The Canterbury Tales (you can find it online) by Chaucer as an example, create your own couplet poem.  The poem should be at least 14 lines long and establish a clear end rhyme scheme.

OR

An epic poem tells a story of a epic hero.  It tells a tale of strength and overcoming weakness.  An epic poem is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation (14 lines).

Beneath the poem write three sentences about why you wrote the poem, three sentences about the poetic devices (include at least three poetic devices in your poem), and three sentences about the specific form you chose and how the form does or does not follow all of the "rules" of the form.  Incorporate at least 2 literary devices (i.e. simile, metaphor, imagery, symbolism) and three vocabulary words from Unit 9.

Journal 1: Love

In a four paragraph (one page) journal, define love.  Use 3 quotes, at least two from  1 Corinthians 13:1-13 and at least one from The Art of Courtly Love to define or defend your definition of love. Explain your quotes.