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I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe; I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I water'd it in fears, night & morning with my tears; and I sunned it with my smiles and with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night, till it bore an apple bright; and my foe beheld it shine, and he knew that it was mine,

And into my garden stole when the night had veil'd the pole: in the morning glad I see my foe outstretch'd beneath the tree

poison tree- william blake

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Visuali(Sing) Poetry

Hi kids,

If you are interested in viewing the videos we watched in class, here are the links

Innocence by Avril Lavigne


Luka by Suzanne Vega

Group Assignment : Poetry in Songs

Hey kiddos,
instructions for your next assignment !

1. Students to get into groups of 5 (max 6). Ensure equal mix of boys and girls

2. Select a song and look up its lyrics

3. Strip rhythm and tune from song, look at lyrics as poem

4. Identify poetic devices (rhymes, metaphors, euphony, cacophony, use of repetition etc)

5. Identify overall theme, 'story', plot, speaker's emotions

6. Present findings to the class in a power point presentation

7. Recite lyrics as poem, with appropriate expressions and emotion

Have funnnnnnnnnnnn!