Poetry Unit MI/DI Projects & Resource Web Page
"Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people." -Adrian Mitchell
Essential Question: What are the essential elements of poetry?
Week #1: Simile, Metaphor, Extended Metaphor, Analogy
Week #1 eBoard Link
"Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins
Quotes on Poetry, Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo
Poetry Definitions By Senior Students At Northeast High School Circa 2003
About.com: "What is Poetry?" From Mark Flanagan
Approaching Poetry
Simile According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Metaphor According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Extended Metaphor According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Simile
Glossary Of Poetic Terms
"The Writer" by Richard Wilbur
Extended Metaphor Lesson On "The Writer" by Richard Wilbur
Writing Habits Journal Questions
Writingan Extended Metaphor Rubric
Using Metaphors in Creative Writing
Week #2: Repetition, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance
Week #2 eBoard Link
Using Repetition by Charlie Rossiter
Repetition Classics
Repetition Definition From upenn.edu
Repetition
Lines & Rhyme: Repetition
Onomatopoeia According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Onomatopoeia
Primary Resources: Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia Poems
Onomatopoeia Poetry Samples
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia Worksheet
Assonance According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Consonance According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Alliteration According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Alliteration Activities
Rules For Alliteration
Tongue Twisters
"The Raven" By Edgar Allen Poe
Week #3: Formal Versus Informal Poetry: Free Verse, Blank Verse, Rhyme, Prose Poetry
Week #3 eBoard Link
Blank Verse According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Rhyme According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Prose Poetry According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Prose Poetry
History of Prose Poetry
"Free Verse" by Brenda B.Covert
Free Verse From upenn.edu
Free Verse
Free Verse
Rhyme Dictionary
Elements of Poetry: Rhyme
Rhyme From www.owl.english.purdue.edu
Click on Image to Visit the Kelly's Writers House Webcast Archive
Week #4: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Person Point of View, Tone, Style, Mood, Multiple Voices
Week #4 eBoard Link
Martin Espada E-mail Response on Poetry
Poetry in Two Voices
Bird's Eye View or Worm's Eye View?
A Person's Point of View Versus An Ant's Point of View Worksheet
Tone According to www.frostfriends.org
Notes: Tone
Common Literary Terms Defined
Point of View According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Setting Tone According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Week #5: Performance Poetry
Week #5 eBoard Link
"From Flyer to Slammer: Planning a Poetry Slam" by Theresa Sotto
Peformance Poetry According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Performance Poetry by Jack Bowman July 2001 (c)
HipHop, Performance Poetry, Spoken Word, Slam
A Found Poem From The Berenstein Bears Go To School
Rubric For Performance Poetry
Week #6: Cover Letter, Poetry Reading
Week #6 eBoard Link
Sarah Mook Poetry Prize Cover Letter Sample
Reading Poetry
How to get started hosting a poetry reading
Poetry Reading According To Wiki (Check Annotations at Bottom of Page to Validate Information)
Poetry 180