Evaluating Poetry
beyond the likes and dislikes...
"not all poems are created equally"
poems with a capital "P"!!
Comments from the class about high-quality poetry:
deeper meaning
heart
surprises
new ideas/outside the box
not clearly spelled out
language
descriptive
metaphor
Alliteration/Assonance
details
structure
unforced rhyme
flow
Then, off to groups for poem analysis...
"Ode to the Watermelon"--- CAPITAL "P", a Pulitzer-prize winning poet!Contemporary
"ode to the Oaken Bucket"--- small "p", popular in its time, but didn't stand up
"Digging"---CAPITAL "P"
"The Old Rocking Chair"--- small "p"
"Ode to the West Wind"---CAPITAL "P"
"Where the Sidewalk Ends"---CAPITAL "P", Shel Silverstein, a contemporary poet(capital might be up for debate!)
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