3.1 Poetic Technique and Style
Completion requirements
Analyzing Poetic Technique and Style
What will completing this reading and analysis of poetry help you to know, understand, and do?
Know - will equip you with knowledge of the correct poetry figurative language terminology (figures of speech and sound devices)
Understand - will help you to recognize and appreciate that well structured and meaningful poetry requires purposeful and skillful creation in order to effectively convey its messages
Do - will enable you to identify various figurative language techniques that writers use intentionally to best convey their intended meanings, messages, or life themes
Analyzing Poetic Technique and Style
Now it is your turn to read and respond personally to a poem! Please complete this assignment and then wait for teacher feedback before completing your Assignment 3.2. This is to ensure that you are understanding the requirements, as this worksheet
will be repeated for a number of poems, so you do not want to repeat any errors on the next assignment if they exist on this one. If you wish, you may view Assignment 3.2 and begin to read the poem choices as preparation to begin the work once you have
a mark posted for this Assignment 3.1 work. Remember that all quotes require opening and closing quotation marks, and must be followed by the reference page number in brackets.
Step 1: Read the poem "Cooks Brook" by Al Pittman on page 134 of Sightlines 10.
Step 3: Save your assignment as FirstnameLastname3.1PoetryR.
Step 4: Submit your assignment for marking in the submission space.
What will completing this reading and analysis of poetry help you to know, understand, and do?
Know - will equip you with knowledge of the correct poetry figurative language terminology (figures of speech and sound devices)
Understand - will help you to recognize and appreciate that well structured and meaningful poetry requires purposeful and skillful creation in order to effectively convey its messages
Do - will enable you to identify various figurative language techniques that writers use intentionally to best convey their intended meanings, messages, or life themes