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Creative Writing: Poetry, Lesson Four
Wednesday, November 16, 7:00PM FST
[Professor Chaucer is sitting at his desk writing as the students enter. He still looks as though he was in a fight, but better. Once class has assembled, he stands.]
"Good evening everyone. We're going to have a brief lecture today, wrapping up our study of the elements of poetry, and then we have a special project to work on."
[Lecture]Alliteration refers to a succession of similar sounds [he pauses for effect] -- the repetition of the same consonent sounds at the beginning of a series of words. Repetition of the first consonent sound in the word is called initial alliteration, while internal or hidden alliteration refers to the repetition of consonent sounds within the words. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within a series of words.
A Symbol is a visible object or action that suggests some further meaning in addition to itself.
Allegory refers to a description, usually narrative, in which people, places and things are employed in a continuous system of equivalents.
Parody takes place when a writer imitates and pokes fun at another; imitating tone, form, language and other elements. A good parody maintains an understanding of the original work rather than simply flinging abuse at it, and has an ear for the sounds and rhythms of the original.
[Discussion] You were all supposed to compose your own sonnet for class today. Please take a moment to present it.
[Special Project] I want to thank those of you who submitted ideas on decorating our classroom. Edward, your suggestion was intriguing, but I'm concerned that it may be ultimately a little messy. So, for now I'm going with the idea put forward by Kiki and Lisa. For the rest of class today, you'll be making origami cranes. [He motions to a large stack of paper on his desk.] Kiki, I'd like to ask you help anyone who doesn't know how to do this, if you don't mind. One little twist that I'm adding to this -- I've brought several books of poetry in from the library. I'd like each crane to carry some small bit of poetry in it, so please either copy something from one of the books, or compose your own poem. (Poetry books available in the classroom: collected poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Sylvia Plath, e. e. cummings, Shel Silverstein, and a book called 1000 Best Poems.)
***Assignment for next week: Begin reading The Book of the Duchess.***
[Professor Chaucer is sitting at his desk writing as the students enter. He still looks as though he was in a fight, but better. Once class has assembled, he stands.]
"Good evening everyone. We're going to have a brief lecture today, wrapping up our study of the elements of poetry, and then we have a special project to work on."
[Lecture]Alliteration refers to a succession of similar sounds [he pauses for effect] -- the repetition of the same consonent sounds at the beginning of a series of words. Repetition of the first consonent sound in the word is called initial alliteration, while internal or hidden alliteration refers to the repetition of consonent sounds within the words. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within a series of words.
A Symbol is a visible object or action that suggests some further meaning in addition to itself.
Allegory refers to a description, usually narrative, in which people, places and things are employed in a continuous system of equivalents.
Parody takes place when a writer imitates and pokes fun at another; imitating tone, form, language and other elements. A good parody maintains an understanding of the original work rather than simply flinging abuse at it, and has an ear for the sounds and rhythms of the original.
[Discussion] You were all supposed to compose your own sonnet for class today. Please take a moment to present it.
[Special Project] I want to thank those of you who submitted ideas on decorating our classroom. Edward, your suggestion was intriguing, but I'm concerned that it may be ultimately a little messy. So, for now I'm going with the idea put forward by Kiki and Lisa. For the rest of class today, you'll be making origami cranes. [He motions to a large stack of paper on his desk.] Kiki, I'd like to ask you help anyone who doesn't know how to do this, if you don't mind. One little twist that I'm adding to this -- I've brought several books of poetry in from the library. I'd like each crane to carry some small bit of poetry in it, so please either copy something from one of the books, or compose your own poem. (Poetry books available in the classroom: collected poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Sylvia Plath, e. e. cummings, Shel Silverstein, and a book called 1000 Best Poems.)
***Assignment for next week: Begin reading The Book of the Duchess.***
Re: DISCUSSION
When you see millions of the mouthless dead
Across your dreams in pale battalions go,
Say not soft things as other men have said,
That you'll remember. For you need not so.
Give them not praise. For, deaf, how should they know
It is not curses heaped on each gashed head?
Nor tears. Their blind eyes see not your tears flow.
Nor honour. It is easy to be dead.
Say only this, 'They are dead.' Then add thereto,
'Yet many a better one has died before.'
Then, scanning all the o'ercrowded mass, should you
Perceive one face that you loved heretofore,
It is a spook. None wears the face you knew.
Great death has made all his for evermore.
[OOC: "When you see millions of the mouthless dead", by Charles Sorley]