Final Exam Study Guide

• Canterbury Tales: Refer to literature textbook: The Prologue, Pardoner's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Tale

• Macbeth: Refer to literature textbook and test taken. Basic general knowledge of plot and quotes

• Poetry Unit: Basic knowledge of the Romantic Period (notes from power point), poetry vocabulary, and slide show presentations which will be emailed to you today (basic knowledge of poet and his works). Be aware that you'll be required to pick out poetry devices in various poems such as alliteration, assonance, theme, etc.

• Misplaced Modifiers: Refer to test

Poetry Power Point

Now that you have researched your poet and have begun your analysis, you will be presenting this information in a power point presentation to the class. We will post these power points on the blog for others to view and study.

Requirements:

Due date: Thursday May 17

• Title slide (include your name, poet, and block)
• Quote from author
• 3-4 pictures throughout presentation
• 3-4 slides for poet background (your 2 paragraphs you've already written)
• Choose 1 poem from your poet from the 3 you have already analyzed and present in the following way:
• the poem itself
• what it means to you
• list of literary devices used in poem
• the effect the devices have on the poem's meaning
• Choose 1 out of the 3 poems from the Romantic period in which you have already analyzed to present. Present in the following way:
• the poem itself
• what it means to you
• list of literary devices used in poem
• the effect the devices have on the poem's meaning
• Be prepared to play a song that reflects the subject matter of the poems you have analyzed in one of the 3 ways. Also, be prepared to explain your reason for choosing this song.
• Bring a CD
• Place in powerpoint
• Play on phone

Friday May 4

Continue working on the poetry project. Refer to the "Poetry Project" blog for instructions. By Monday, you should have at least three poems, from your poet, analyzed.

Do the best you can. If you have any questions, email me at btrotman@jasper.k12.al.us

Thursday May 3

• Poetry Terms: Provide an example for the following poetry terms: alliteration, assonance, metaphor, simile, and symbol. Write these down on a separate piece of paper and hand into sub.

• Poem Analysis: Today, you will begin analyzing 3 poems from the poet you have chosen. Each poem analyzed should be 1 page long. For more explicit instructions, look at the "Poetry Project" blog below. Type all analysis and save to email, google docs, or your student account.

• If you do get finished, then begin analyzing 3 poems from the Romantic period different from your poet. Type all analysis and save to email, google docs, or your student account. 

Tip: Refer to your poetry terms and definitions to understand the literary devices used.

Wednesay May 2

Write down all poetry terms and definitions below. Once you have finished, check out the blog that says "Poetry Project." You will need to write a 1 page explanation of the poet's background including his or her famous works.

Once you have finished, pick three poems from that poet in which you want to analyze. Also, pick three other poems from the Romantic period to analyze different from your current poet.

I do not expect you to analyze these poems today. I want to go over the terms with you before analyzing them. Be sure to to type the paragraph and use your own words.

Turn in terms to Mrs. Mullinax and email your paper to btrotman@jasper.k12.al.us

See you tomorrow, hopefully!

Romantic Poetry Terms

alliteration use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse 2. assonance the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words 3. Classicism a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms 4. Diction the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience 5. end rhyme occurs when words at the end of lines rhyme 6. gothic The dark obscure side of the imagination 7. internal rhyme a rhyme between words in the same line 8. juxtaposition the act of positioning close together (or side by side) 9. metaphor a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity 10. Neoclassicism revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation 11. oath (covenant) a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior 12. onomatopoeia using words that imitate the sound they denote 13. Pastoral a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) 14. personification the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. 15. poetry literature in metrical form 16. repetition the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device 17. rhyme correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) 18. rhyme scheme the pattern of rhyme in a poem 19. Romantic Age Literary period from 1798-1837 20. Romanticism a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
21. simile a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') 22. sonnet a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme 23. speaker the person speaking in the poem, like the narrator in prose - not always the poet 24. stanza a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem 25. symbol Something that stands for itself or more than itself. (A concrete object that stands for an abstract thought) 26. theme a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work

Poetry Project

Poetry Project

Poetry is said to be a window to someone’s soul. Throughout this unit we will be exploring various types of poems, and learning about the different devices poets use when writing their poems. This project will be a compellation of the poems you have written during this unit and several poems you will analyze to show your understanding of what we have learned.

• Write a two paragraph explanation of the poet’s background including his or her famous works.

• Choose 3 poems to write about. For each one, write: what it means to you, what literary devices from the vocabulary list you used, and what those devices do for the poem’s meaning. Each poem analyzed should be one page in length.

• Choose three poems from the Romantic Period on three topics of your choice. These poems do not have to be from your chosen poet. Possible topics:

􀂃 Love

􀂃 Sadness/despair

􀂃 Hope/hopelessness

􀂃 Meaning of life

􀂃 Life in general

􀂃 Humor

􀂃 Death

• Write a commentary on each poem in which you discuss why you chose this poem and topic. You must also write about the various literary devices from the vocabulary list and what affect they have on the poet’s intended meaning (at least 1 page each).

• Include an artistic representation for three of the poems from either section 1 or section 3 to include in the final bound project