Posted: April 12th, 2015

What makes a Poem a Poem:Define the term Poetry

What makes a Poem a Poem:Define the term Poetry

What makes a Poem a Poem: Define the term Poetry? 500 – 750 words.

Choose one oem from Schedule of Assinment for this Discussion

Describe your early thoughts about poetry. Did/do you write poetry? or lyrics? You I

know, lyrics are poems set to music. What kind of music do you like? What kind of

poems do you like? Why do you like that kind of poetry? Feel free to share one of your

poems, if you write poetry, or you may choose to write an original poem as a conclusion

to your discussion.

Part II

Define the Poetry Glossary (list of words in your Schedule of Assignment). Choose ONE

poem from the List of Poems for Discussion and Essay on the Content Page. Make

sure your essay has an introduction (title of poem, author) and answer the following

questions: who is the speaker in the poem? Please N OTE: View the speaker as

someone other than the author. Therefore, engage your “critical thinking” skills. What

kind of person is he/she? What is the occasion and setting? Who/What is being addressed

in the poem? What is the central purpose of the poem? What is the tone of the speaker in

the poem? Tone is the attitude toward the subject: informal, intimate, formal, ironic,

playfiil, serious, and condescending are some examples. Discuss the imagery of the

poem. Finally, give a literal as well as a figurative meaning of the poem- In order to

receive full credit, he sure to answer all of the questions. For citing poetry review

page 1292, # 5 and 6. Be sure to quote and cite words and lines from the poem, or

major points will be deducted

Part II – Poetry Terms

Textbook: An Introa’uct7’on to Literature. 5″’ edition (hereafier listed as Literature)

1 Introduction: What is Poetry? Create and Write your own definition of Poetry.

Literature: Most, if not all, of these terms, can be found in your Literature ’s Glossary of

Literary Terms. To avoid plagiarism, be sure to insert In-Text Citations and a Works