POET #1 William Blake (1757-1827)

POET #1 William Blake (1757-1827)

ROMANTIC POETRY. POET #1 William Blake (1757-1827). Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life, and bid thee feed. By the stream and o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight. Softest clothing, woolly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice.

William Wordsworth by Gergely Papp,Year II

William Wordsworth by Gergely Papp,Year II

William Wordsworth by Gergely Papp,Year II. Early life & Education. was born1770 in Cockermouth in Cumberland (Lake District). > 1783: father died, WW was left under the guardianship of their uncles. began attending St John's College, Cambridge in 1787.

Communication: Speaking, Listening, Media Literacy

Communication: Speaking, Listening, Media Literacy

Topic:PoetryGrade level: 4th Grade. Subject: Reading/Language Arts. Communication: Speaking, Listening, Media Literacy. 4.3 The student will learn how media messages are constructed and for what purposes. a) Differentiate between auditory, visual, and written media messages.

Reading/Writing Workshop

Reading/Writing Workshop

Reading/Writing Workshop. In today s reading/writing workshop, you will begin exploring the possibilities of poetry by learning about and then creating different types of poems: Found Poems, Concrete Poems, Acrostic Poems and Haiku.

Preconference Assignment #1

Preconference Assignment #1

Preconference Assignment #1. In a recent interview, Catherine Barnett noted that the sequencing of a poetry collection as a whole, the order in which you place individual pieces, is the last poem you ll write for that book. Like a satisfying poem.

Poetry Is a Deal of Joy and Pain and Wonder

Poetry Is a Deal of Joy and Pain and Wonder

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. Kahlil Gibran. Poetry Portfolio. For this summative project , you will be required to create a portfolio of poems that will be written in class. You will study the different forms.

Remembering Burton Watson

Remembering Burton Watson

Remembering Burton Watson. Harbert, Michigan. I first knew Burton Watson in 1965-66, as an M.A. student at Stanford when he was avisiting professor. He taught a Chinese poetry course which started with the Nineteen Old Poems of the Han. Another graduate.

1875 Born in Seville

1875 Born in Seville

1875 26 July born in Seville. 1883 Family moved to Madrid. Actor because of economic struggles. 1899 Paris as translator for French publisher. Med Jean Moreas, Paul Fort, Paul Verlaine, Ruben Dario and Oscar Wilde. 1901 published first in literary journal Electra.

Examples of Modern Day Kennings: Headhunter and Gas Guzzler

Examples of Modern Day Kennings: Headhunter and Gas Guzzler

A kenning is a figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun, especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry; for example, storm of swords is a kenning for battle. Examples of modern day kennings: headhunter and gas guzzler.

Chapter 11 Word Choice

Chapter 11 Word Choice

Chapter 11 Word Choice. Raymond Carver, What We Talk about When We Talk about Love. Throughout this story, Carver uses colloquial expressions to create a certain tone. Find at least three points in the story where colloquial expressions are used.

FICTION: LITERATURE and POETRY

FICTION: LITERATURE and POETRY

Sample Keystone Questions. FICTION: LITERATURE and POETRY. How does the poet s use of personification help to communicate an idea in the following line from a poem? The yellow flowers turnred their happy faces toward the sun and smiled. It establishes the speaker s feelings about flowers.

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich (1799-1837), Russian Poet and Author, Who Founded the Literature

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich (1799-1837), Russian Poet and Author, Who Founded the Literature

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich (1799-1837), Russian poet and author, who founded the literature of his language with epic and lyric poems, plays, novels, and short stories. Pushkin was born June 6, 1799, in Moscow, into a noble family. He took particular.

Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers

Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers

Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers. We all lose things. And much to our dismay we sometimes never find something that is important to us. Think of all of the things that you have lost, misplaced, accidentally thrown away in your lifetime: a letter? a retainer?

Sample Questions from Educate.Ie Papers

Sample Questions from Educate.Ie Papers

List of poems we have covered (remember that you can access the notes on these on my website at any time). 2. A Constable Calls. 4. The Harvest Bow. 5. The Underground. Organised by theme. Sample Questions from educate.ie papers.

Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco Read His Poem One Today at the Swearing-In Ceremony for President

Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco Read His Poem One Today at the Swearing-In Ceremony for President

Inaugural poet Richard Blanco read his poem One Today at the swearing-in ceremony for President Obama. Here is the full text of the poem as written. One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the Smokies, greeting the faces of the.

Forms and Rhythms

Forms and Rhythms

Forms and Rhythms. Line: A vertical grouping (or lack thereof) of words in a poem. Stanza: A group of lines in a poem. Envoi: A final stanza that is very short. Refrain: Repetition of a line or group of lines throughout the poem (think of a song!).