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Exploring Tone and Attitude in Poetry: A Workshop Session

Join us for an engaging workshop focused on understanding tone and attitude in poetry. We will delve into the concept of tone, exploring how word choice and structure convey emotion and perspective. We'll analyze our own "Maxwell Street" poems and discuss how to give our poems a distinctive attitude. Participants will also have the opportunity to examine Billy Collins' poem "Litany" to identify and discuss its tone. Let's enhance our poetic expression and elevate our writing skills together!

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Exploring Tone and Attitude in Poetry: A Workshop Session

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  1. 1. Student poetry readings2. Review the quiz3. Working with our poster projects4. Sharing our “Maxwell Street” poemsToday’s Question: How can we give our poems attitude? Today’s Plan:

  2. Understanding “Tone” • Tone is related to attitude • How many different ways can you say “school starts tomorrow”? • In writing, this attitude comes from word choice (diction) and the way we structure the poem. • Can you identify the tone or attitude of our “Maxwell Street” poems?

  3. Can you identify tone? • Billy Collins’ poem “Litany”(start at 1:52) • What is the “tone” or “attitude” of this poem?

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