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.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Learning Support Material: Poetry
Session 3: Practice 2
Questions
1. Comment on the form of the poem.
2. What is the effect of the form on the poem?
Easy Diver
Pigeon on the roof.
Dives.
Go-
ing
fa-
st.
G
O
I
N
G
T
O
HIT HARD!
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
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?
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.)
- 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
(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
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