Introduction to Poetry

Introduction to Poetry Lesson 4

Lesson Objectives • To identify rhythm in poetry and write our own example.

Acrostic Poems An acrostic poem has a key word written vertically. The lines of the poem then fit around that key word.

Now write an acrostic poem using your name to describe what kind of person you are and what you like to do in your spare time. CARSON ruel and quite scary wful to have; she’s one teacher youeally don’t want to cross paths. ometimes I hear, n a dark dreary day, oises that scare even ravens away!

Ode An ode is a poem that uses dramatic language to celebrate something.

Label the rhyming scheme John Keats (1795-1821) TO AUTUMN. 1. SEASON of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For Summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.

First, collect some pairs of rhyming words about winter in order to help you. Now try and write your own ode. Your ode should be called ‘Ode to Winter’. Write it in the rhyme scheme of: (1)The winter sun is cold.(2)The never-ending snows(3)send a shiver through my old(4)bones. A cool wind blows(5)through the trees. So white(6)is the sparkling ice.(7)The sun reflects, bright(8)in the eyes of little mice. A cold + old B + snows blows C white + bright D ice + mice

Snow and low: ABABFreezing and pleasing • The children are playing in the snow • The fun and frolics are ever so pleasing • They’re happy and smiling with the sun so low • Thankful to the winter- even though it’s freezing

Now try and write your own ode. Your ode should be called ‘Ode to Winter’. Write it in the rhyme scheme of: (1)A(2)B(3)A(4)B(5)C(6)D(7)C(8)D First, collect some pairs of rhyming words about winter in order to help you. A + B + C + D +

Plenary • We’ve written two different poems today. Which was easiest to write. Why?

Introduction to Poetry