Pre-Reading
Poetry Poster Presentation
Objectives:
Identify figurative devices in poetry
Present in a classroom setting as a team
Become familiar with poems in "Hate That Cat"
Choose a poem; present with a partner
1) Title
2) Author
3) Literary Device #1
4) Literary Device #2
5) Literary Device #3
Poetic Devices including Literary Elements
Rhyme
Imagery
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Repetition
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Allusion
Idiom
Analogy
Foreshadow
REVIEW--From School Library Journal
Grade 4–8—In this worthy sequel to Love That Dog (HarperCollins, 2001), Jack is once again in Miss Stretchberry's class, developing his poetry composition skills and learning from the masters. His Uncle Bill disparages the free-verse form and mundane subjects, stressing the importance of metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and LARGE moments. But Jack works his way into these concepts by means of Miss S's introduction to the work of Edgar Allan Poe, T. S. Eliot, William Carlos Williams, Valerie Worth, and Walter Dean and Chris Myers, and her constant encouragement of his own attempts. Jack, still healing from the loss of his dog, resists getting a new pet and despises an aloof neighborhood black cat with which he has an unpleasant run-in. He also grapples with putting into words his feelings about his mother, who is deaf, a fact that is slowly and deftly revealed in his poems. When the Christmas-present kitten he has learned to love disappears, Jack grieves anew, until the despised black cat saves the day. Once again, all of the poems are addressed to Miss Stretchberry, and Jack's growing excitement as he discovers the delights of sound ("Tintinnabulation!") and expression is palpable. He also learns the poetry of silence as he and his mother communicate through sign language and tender gestures. The relevant poems are included at the end of the book, along with a hefty bibliography of "Books on the Class Poetry Shelf." Readers will be touched and inspired once more.—Marie Orlando, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY
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Assignment #1
Imitation Poem--"Red Wheel Barrow"
by William Carlos Wiliiams
Assignment #2
Imitation Poem--"The Eagle"
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Assignment #3
Imitation Poem--"This is Just to Say" or "To Poor Old Woman"
by William Carlos Williams
Assignment #4
Concrete Poem