Thursday, October 29th (Group B)

  1. Transition from Gatsby to poetry. 

- Langston Hughes' "Let America be America Again" 

O, let my land be a land where Liberty

Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath,

But opportunity is real, and life is free,

Equality is in the air we breathe.

2. Lit HIIT- Poetry Edition

- Review TPCASTT

Lit HIIT- Poetry 101

3. General Poetry Structure terms to know- (Jargon to start) 

Stanza- a group of lines in a poem 

Rhyme- a pattern of words that have similar sounds

- Perfect rhyme. A rhyme where both words share the exact assonance and number of syllables. Also known as an exact rhyme, a full rhyme, or a true rhyme.

- Slant rhyme. A rhyme formed by words with similar, but not identical, assonance and/or the number of syllables. Also known as a half rhyme, an imperfect rhyme or a near rhyme.

- End rhymes. These are rhymes that occur between the final words on two particular lines of poetry. 

- Rhyme scheme. the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. Most popular rhyme schemes: ABAB, ABCB, AABBA, AABB, ABBA

Meter. The rhythmic structure of a poem. Unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of verse. 

Line Break. Where a line of poetry ends. 

Enjambment. When a line of poetry wraps to the next line. 

Caesura. A stop or pause in a metrical line often marked by punctuation or grammatical boundary (clause or phrase). 

Open form.  is very free - it doesn’t have to follow traditional or specific patterns. This style of poetry may not follow any rules at all or it might use small elements of traditional forms of poetry. 

Closed form. Fixed form. Verse that is much more structured, and governed by specific rules, or patterns. In closed form poetry specific poetic structures may repeat throughout the poem, perhaps to create rhythmic effects.

Blank verse. Unrhymed Iambic Pentameter

Free verse. Lines that are rhythmical but with no prescribed pattern or rhymed structure.

Quatrain- 4 lines of verse

Couplet- 2 lines of rhymed verse. Usually summative or used to make a point/conclusion. 

Sestet- 6 lines of verse.  

Foot- Basic unit of measurement of accentual-syllabic meter. 

4. Start discussion of Nye's "Famous" 

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Homework for Tuesday, October 27th 

1, Write a literary claim/thesis for Nye's "Famous." Provide 3 pieces of textual evidence for this claim. Post in Schoology by class time on Tuesday.  

- Slide show on writing a literary claim found here: Writing a literary claim/thesis (permanent spot is under "literary analysis links"

Does not have to be done by tomorrow, but in the next few days... 

2. Read the background article: "Man who killed 9-year-old girl in Ferguson as she did homework is going to prison for 22 years" (In Schoology)

3. Read and annotate- "To Jamyla Bolden" and "So Much Happiness"  -Upload a picture of your annotations to Schoology. (Two separate pictures)