Lesson 1.2 - Types of Poetry (The Genres)
Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson you will be able to...
(1) communicate your opinions and interpretations of what poetry is in a clear and coherent manner using appropriate terminology and vocabulary;
(2) understand the essential differences between a variety of poetic genres;
(3) make insightful connections between the ideas developed in poems and your personal knowledge, experience and insights, and the world around you.
(4) be introduced to Assignment 1 The Logical Song Response, Requirements, Expectations and the Tpcast Method of Analysis for Poems
Tell us what you normally eat for breakfast. If you always skip eating breakfast tell us why.
50 words; respond to 3 of your classmates' postings
You will analyze this sonnet for rhyme and meter as modelled in the video lecture on sonnet structure in the following ways:
1. Break any other unbroken lines into its Iambic Pentameter meter/feet structure. Several lines are shown as examples.
2. Paraphrase any eight lines you feel confident to put into your own words;
**PDF and post to Moodle below
Read The Logical Song by Supertramp. As you are reading, make Annotated Notes on the use of Figurative Language. Be aware of the song's message and hidden meanings (connotations) in the song. What do you think the singer is really trying to say? Use direct examples from the song to support your thinking.
75-100 words. **PDF and post below.