English 9 Poetry Anthology

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Thoughts About Memorizing Poems

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Recitation Project

GRADING RUBRIC:
Annotations (6 points)
Recitation, no wrong words or hesitation (8 points)
Recitation, dramatic interpretation (6 points)
+ length bonus as applicable
= 20 points total

Sign up on the wall, one name per line, your class only. No changes without permission. Don't be absent on your day!! You may bring a 3x5 index card "cheat sheet" and you may look down at it once, for free - additional glances will cost you "hesitation" points.

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Poetry-relevant terms

figurative language
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
imagery
mood
tone
diction
connotation
alliteration
meter

Billy Collins

Contemporary American poet, former U.S. Poet Laureate, known for his work to make poetry accessible to high school students via his program Poetry 180