Today, periods 6, 7 had to take the vocabulary quiz. The rest of us were introduced to some basic poetry terms in preparation for tonight's assignment (and later the rap battle).
Imagery- creating a strong picture with words, usually involving sensory details.
Haikus - traditional Japanese poetry involving strong imagery and heavy symbolism. It is three lines, 5-7-5 syllables per line, involves nature and a season.
Examples: (these are both translated from Japanese, so the syllables don't match)
The old pond
A frog jumps in -
The sound of water
No sky
no earth - but still
snowflakes fall.
Symbolism: Having a thing (object, season, or color) represent some bigger idea.
Metaphor: two things compared using a form of "TO BE"
Simile: using "like" or "as" to compare two things.
Oxymorons: when you place two "opposite" things close together to show their contrast
Enjambment: when a line of poetry does not end in end-punctuation (periods, colons, or semicolons)
End-Stopped: when a line of poetry does end in end-punctuation (periods, colons, or semicolons)
Homework: Reply to the post on Edmodo, submitting a haiku of your own!
