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English III Group Poetry Project: Contemporary Female Poets

English III Group Poetry Project: Contemporary Female Poets. Joe Beck, Sally Smith, Jeff Sald , Christy Kline. George Simpson . Born October 5 th , 1920 in Sweden Dropped out of high school Studied Forestry Inspired by Shakespeare Collector of spices Wrote 10,000 poems

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English III Group Poetry Project: Contemporary Female Poets

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  1. English III Group Poetry Project: Contemporary Female Poets Joe Beck, Sally Smith, Jeff Sald, Christy Kline

  2. George Simpson • Born October 5th, 1920 in Sweden • Dropped out of high school • Studied Forestry • Inspired by Shakespeare • Collector of spices • Wrote 10,000 poems • Always used cats in poems (picture here) • Disappeared at sea • Inventor of “wrapped” poem technique • Married seven women; divorced each of them

  3. “Silver Snow” by George Simpson Silver Snow Snow fall all around A white blanket on the ground The air is cold; the wind is ice A warm fire would be so nice

  4. “Silver Snow” Analysis • Meaning: This poem describes a winter scene. The speaker wishes for a warm fire. • Analysis: • This poem uses imagery with words such as snow, ground, warmth • This poem uses a metaphor when it says the snow is “a white blanket on the ground” • This poem uses rhyme: ground/around, ice/nice

  5. Poet # 2 • 10 Facts and Image

  6. Copy of Poem #2

  7. “Poem” Analysis #2 • Meaning: This poem • Analysis: • This poem uses • This poem uses • This poem uses

  8. Poet #3 • 10 Facts and image

  9. Copy of Poem #3

  10. “Poem” Analysis • Meaning: This poem • Analysis: • This poem uses • This poem uses • This poem uses

  11. Poet #4 • 10 Facts and Image

  12. Copy of Poem 4

  13. “Poem” Analysis • Meaning: This poem • Analysis: • This poem uses • This poem uses • This poem uses

  14. Compare and Contrast (one slide for entire presentation) • Similarities Between Poets and Poem • Blabh • Ablh • Blah • blah • Differences Between Poets and Poems • Blah • Blabh • Blah • albh

  15. Best Poet • Our group voted …. as the best poet because ……..

  16. Work Cited (arrange alphabetically) • Bowler, Ellen, et al., eds. Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 1996. Print. • Marshall, Kristine E., Laura Mongello, and Katie Vignery, eds. Holt Elements of Literature Fifth Course. Orlando: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2006. Print. • Use http://www.oslis.org/resources/cm/mlacitationse to create any additional citations other than the textbook

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