Today, please read the introductory information about Robert Frost, then read the poems.
You will notice that Frost favors the themes of nature and death. But there's love and life in there as well. What makes Frost important, is that he writes about common, ordinary things (remember earlier this year--when I suggested you write about ordinary things and we read Ralph Fletcher's book of poetry, taking a walk outside to 'inspire' you?)
Frost uses poetic technique just like all other poets. He uses the sonnet form (a 14 line love poem), ode/hymn (praising a subject), he uses metaphor and similies to create imagery, he uses sound devices (alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, rhyme, etc.) to create sound imagery, and uses symbols (pay close attention to his titles!), tone, and diction to suggest human meaning and the events of our lives. He uses stanza forms, meter and pattern to create rhythm, and all that stuff we've been talking about since the beginning of this course. His work, in other words, is CRAFTED.
It all starts with a willingness to write about something we, as writers, notice about our lives. So today in the lab, stop self-editing yourself and being distracted, and write some poems:
After reading, go to the lab and write a poem.
Choose either Dickenson or Frost as a "mentor" and try a hymn about death, or a sonnet about nature, use em-dashes, or couplets, or any other idea listed in the bullet list below (see previous post), etc.
You will notice that Frost favors the themes of nature and death. But there's love and life in there as well. What makes Frost important, is that he writes about common, ordinary things (remember earlier this year--when I suggested you write about ordinary things and we read Ralph Fletcher's book of poetry, taking a walk outside to 'inspire' you?)
Frost uses poetic technique just like all other poets. He uses the sonnet form (a 14 line love poem), ode/hymn (praising a subject), he uses metaphor and similies to create imagery, he uses sound devices (alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, rhyme, etc.) to create sound imagery, and uses symbols (pay close attention to his titles!), tone, and diction to suggest human meaning and the events of our lives. He uses stanza forms, meter and pattern to create rhythm, and all that stuff we've been talking about since the beginning of this course. His work, in other words, is CRAFTED.
It all starts with a willingness to write about something we, as writers, notice about our lives. So today in the lab, stop self-editing yourself and being distracted, and write some poems:
After reading, go to the lab and write a poem.
Choose either Dickenson or Frost as a "mentor" and try a hymn about death, or a sonnet about nature, use em-dashes, or couplets, or any other idea listed in the bullet list below (see previous post), etc.
Create and complete a draft. Put it in your portfolio for safe keeping. We'll come back to it!
When you finish early (yes, you!) write another poem draft. Or do the reading you avoided at the beginning of this post. Read, write. Write, read. Repeat.
HOMEWORK: None.
When you finish early (yes, you!) write another poem draft. Or do the reading you avoided at the beginning of this post. Read, write. Write, read. Repeat.
HOMEWORK: None.
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