Poetry Project

You will be creating a project to show what you have learned about poetry this year. You will be looking for examples of the poetic devices in poems you find, the books we read as well as the music you listen to. The project can take any shape.  Previous years students have made mobiles, posters, books, webpages, and physical objects.  How you complete this project is up to you.

Required Elements:

1.      You must write a paragraph for each of the 14 poetic devices.  You can find examples in either published poetry or the music you listen to.  The paragraph will explain what the device is and the effect it had on the poem or song.

2.      You must include at least 9 poems you wrote yourself.

3.      Your project must be creative and colorful.

Poetic Devices For Final Project: Simile Metaphor Personification Imagery Mood Allusion Repetition Alliteration Rhyme Onomatopoeia Stanza Theme Meter Free Verse

Your Poems You need to include at least nine poems you wrote yourself.  I am not going to make a required length, but just make sure they are long enough and thoughtful enough to earn you points.

Creative Aspect You will not be turning this project in like you would an essay.  It needs to be put together in a creative, colorful and interesting manner.  You could make a poster, book, webpage, mobile, power point, a decorated physical object or any other means that includes all the parts required.

DUE: MAY 4^th, 2015

          Project: 250 points

                   14 paragraphs: 140 points

                   9 poems: 50

                   Colorful and creative: 60 points

Completed notebook: 40 points (see back side)

Poetry Notebook Part 2

Part 2 Requirements: ·         Poetry Notebook complete for the EIGTH poetic devices with all examples and paragraphs written as well as table of contents page numbers filled in.

Poetic Devices for Part TWO: ·         Personification ·         Allusion ·         Repetition ·         Alliteration ·         Rhyme ·         Onomatopoeia ·         Meter ·         Free Verse

Directions for Paragraphs: For your paragraphs you will include: a.       The title and artist name b.      The poetic device and definition of that device c.       A quotation which shows the device d.      An explanation of how that example demonstrates that poetic device e.       An explanation of why the songwriter would use that poetic device and the effect it has on the song. Example: In the song “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore there is an allusion.  Allusions make a reference to, or a representation of, people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art, either directly or by implication. The allusion in this song is in the line:  “John Wayne ani’t got nothing on my fringe game, hell no.”  John Wayne is an allusion to the famous movie star cowboy.  Macklemore uses an allusion here to express how much fringe his clothes from the thrift shop have.  As John Wayne was a famous cowboy he wore traditional cowboy vests with fringe.  Using an allusion here helps explain the writer’s style in a creative fashion.