Learning Support Material: Poetry

Session 4: Practice 3


The Sick Rose                                            (1794)



O rose, thou art sick.

The invisible worm

That flies in the night,

In the howling storm:


Has found out thy bed

Of crimson joy:

And his dark secret love

Does thy life destroy.

                                                                            William Blake  (1757-1827)

Questions

1. Discuss the setting of this poem.

2. Describe the literal meaning of the poem.

3. Discuss the figurative meaning of the poem.

4. What are the literary devices employed in this poem, and what are their effects?

5. Discuss the moral/lesson found in this poem.

Learning Support Material: Poetry

Session 3: Practice 2

Easy Diver

Pigeon on the roof.

Dives.

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Opens                  wings.

Softly,      gently,

Down.

Robert Froman

Questions

1. Comment on the form of the poem.

2. What is the effect of the form on the poem?

Learning Support Material: Poetry

Session 2: Practice 1

          What makes a poem?

What makes a poem?

Whatever you feel:

The secrets of rain

On a window pane,

The smell of a rose

Or of cowboy clothes,

The sound of a flute

Or a foghorn hoot,

The taste of a cake

Or a fresh water lake,

The touch of grass

Or an icy glass,

The shout of noon

Or the silent moon,

A standstill leaf

Or a rolling wheel,

Laughter and grief:

Whatever you feel.

                                Eve Merriam

Questions

1. What are the literary devices employed in this poem? What are their effects?

2. What are the sensory elements found in the poem? What do they entail?

3. What is the line repeated? What is the effect of this device?

Learning Support Material: Poetry

Session 1: Overview of Poetry

(Please note that the materials under the title Learning Support Material: Poetry are sourced and adapted from:
Baldick, Chris (1996) Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Durr, W, LePere, J, Pescosolido, J, Bean, R and Glaser, N (1981) Awards,
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
Roberts, E and Jacobs, H (1995) Literature, An introduction to reading and
writing (Fourth Ed), Prentice Hall Inc, New Jersey
Ruddel, R, Dillon, B and Spache, E (1978) Hand stands, Allyn and Bacon,
Inc. Boston.)

P  O  E  T  R  Y

- Poetry and poems: describe a wide variety of spoken and written forms,
   styles and patterns, and limitless subjects.

- Thus, it is not possible to make a single, comprehensive definition

- Origin: Greek word ‘poiema’ (something made or fashioned in words).

- The above meaning is applicable to both poetry and poems.

- Poet: person who writes or speaks poems


The nature of poetry

- Poems are imaginative works expressed in words that are used with
   utmost compressions, force and economy (unlike prose).

- Reading and understanding poetry should prompt us to re-examine,
   reinforce and reshape our ideas,  attitudes, feelings and our lives.


How poetry works


- Poems are often about subjects we have never experienced directly,
   never met the poet, never thought  about things in exactly the same way.

- The more effort we put to understand poetry, the greater will be our reward

- To recapture the experience of the poem, we need to understand
   the language, ideas, attitudes, and frames of reference that will
    make the poem comes alive.

How to read a poem

- Carefully, thoughtfully, sympathetically.

- Interact with the poem

- A poem employs language, imagery, rhythms, ideas, etc. The reader needs
   to open up his mind to the poet’s impact.

- No single technique for reading and appreciating poetry.

- Suggestion: read each poem more than once (aloud) and keep in mind the following:-

a. The title: always informative

b. The speaker: first person (persona: inside view) or 3rd. Person (omniscient: outside view)

c. The meanings of all words: familiar or unfamiliar

d. The poet’s setting and situation

e. The poem’s basic form and development

f. The poem’s subject and theme

Response to the Professional Development Power Point presentations

Salam to all the Cohort Three Students.

I tried to upload your PP presentations but was not successful. The blog can only accept texts. What I can do later is to upload your written reports. That's all folks.

EDU630 Assignment for the Cohort 3 students

JABATAN BAHASA

INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU KAMPUS KOTA BHARU

EDU630 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ASSIGNMENTS

This course does not have a final examination. Students are required to complete three assignments. Each assignment must be completed using font size 12, Arial / Times New Roman and double spacing. Attach a front cover which gives the details of your particular/s, assignment number, title, etc.

Assignment 1 (40%) 
a. Students are required to submit a reflective paper individually of about two and a half pages on their personal / practicum experience and understanding on their roles as a student teacher. Include a critique/suggestions on how to improve those roles (10%) (submission date: 31.1.2010)

b. In groups of three, write a report on the talk by three guest speakers in a seminar. (Total: 3 reports) Each report should be about four pages, covering:

(i). area or content of the talk,

(ii) critique / personal reflection

(10x3=30%)

Assignment 2 (30%) (Submission Date: 28.2.2010)

a. In groups of three, select an article on teaching and learning of English. Read and write a 10 page critical review of the article. The article can be obtained from written journals or from the internet. The article should be from the year 2005 onwards.

b. The critical review should include:

(i) An overview of the article (10%)

(ii) Your analysis on the strengths or weaknesses of the article (10%)

(iii) Your comments and suggestions (10%)

c. Attach the selected article with the write up. (Without the attachment, your critical review will be considered null and void).


Assignment 3 (30%) (First group to present: 21.2.2010)

a. In groups of three, select a topic given in the course outline, research and write an academic paper about ten pages on it. (10%)

b. Prepare a presentation for the class. The presentation should include brochures/short notes/etc. for the audience (20%).

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