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Annotating a Poem

Annotating a Poem. What is annotation?. Explanation Comment Thought …about a written text. How do I annotate a poem?. Read the poem Ask questions/make notes Read the poem Think about the meaning/make notes Read the poem Think about the structure of the poem Read the poem

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Annotating a Poem

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  1. Annotating a Poem

  2. What is annotation? • Explanation • Comment • Thought • …about a written text.

  3. How do I annotate a poem? • Read the poem • Ask questions/make notes • Read the poem • Think about the meaning/make notes • Read the poem • Think about the structure of the poem • Read the poem • Identify figurative language and how it effects the poem

  4. 1st reading • What words do I need to look up to understand the poem? • What am I confused about in this poem? • What do I enjoy about this poem? • +, - , ?

  5. 2nd reading • Who is speaking in the poem? • What does the poet want me to understand about this poem? • How do I know this is true? • [put line that helps you know the meaning in brackets]

  6. 3rd Reading • What is the structure of the poem? • How does the structure of the poem effect how the poem is read? • How does the structure of the poem effect the meaning? • Number the lines, figure out rhyme or rhythm

  7. Structure Terms • Stanza – group of lines in poem • Line – one row within a stanza • Rhyme - example AABB • Rhythm – how the poem sounds as it is read aloud

  8. The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; The score stood four to two with but one inning more to play. And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game.

  9. 4th Reading • What figurative language is in this poem? • How does the figurative language effect how the poem is read? • How does the figurative language effect the meaning of the poem? • Underline and label figurative language

  10. Assignment • Find one poem with at least 15 lines • Find one poem with at least 3 metaphors or similes • Annotate it using this process

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