poetry

1. poetry Elements of Style

2. Sarah Kay: “Hands” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuAbGJBvIVY Independently, answer... • What did you think of the video? Did you like it or dislike it? Why? • Do you identify with what she’s saying? • What is the theme (a.k.a. message)? • What non-verbal cues did she use to get her message across?

3. Tone vs. Mood What is the difference?

4. Tone • author’s attitude toward his or her work or a character in the poem.   • summed up in one word • solemn, tense, sarcastic, serious, enthusiastic, fearful, hostile, formal, objective, personal, ironic, humorous, or impersonal. • One way to think about tone is to think of a poem like a song.  Ask yourself: if this poem was set to music, what sort of music would it have?  For instance, a poem about losing a lover would probably have sad, emotional music, because this would fit its tone.  On the other hand, a poem about a beautiful morning would have a more energetic, positive tone.

5. Mood • emotional atmosphere produced by an author’s use of language.   • In the movies, it is achieved by special lighting, music, or sound effects as well as the actor’s tone.   • In poetry, it is conveyed with words and phrases, imagery, figurative language, rhyme and rhythm. • No one word describes the mood- it can be a feeling of doom, fear, pride, chaos, peace, or love, gloomy, imaginary, optimistic, pessimistic, silly, thought-provoking, sadness, courage…

7. Back to Sarah Kay- “Hands” Think-Pair-Share • What is the tone? • What is the mood?

8. “Envy” Think-Write-Pair-Share • Read the poem once, then put the text aside as you write down the images that you recall most vividly. • What is the tone? • What is the mood? • Identify the speaker. Explain. • Refer to the “Elements of Poetry” hand out. What type of poetry is this? Explain.