Editing

Recognizing the error of editing is hard. One of the trouble that I am facing is grammar. I also have to proofread, so I didn't get anything wrong. Editing is easy sometime because, you can realize your mistake when you write it out.

Sonnet

Remember a Sonnet is ALWAYS a 14 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.
There are two different kinds of sonnets, the Petrarchan (Italian) and the Shakespearean (English).

The Petrarchan: 2 stanzas containing an octave (8 lines) and a sestet (6 lines).

Octave - abbaabba

sestet- cdecde or ccddee or cdcdee or cdcdcd

The Shakespearean: 4 stanzas containing 3 Quatrains (4 lines) and a couplet (2 lines). A real Shakespearean Sonnet follows iambic pentameter (the 10 syllables per line), but we will not hold you to this for this project as long as you are close to 10 syllables.

stanza 1: abab
stanza 2: cdcd
stanza 3: efef
stanza 4: gg

Hope this quick review helps!

Narrative Poem

The important thing to remember when creating your narrative poem is that it needs to tell a story. There also needs to be a beginning, climax and an end. Remember the slave letters that we read in class. These may help you come up with some ideas for a narrative poem.

Symbolism

When an object, item, word, symbol has a deeper meaning most often symbolizing something else. Symbolism is when an author uses something, such as a rose, to signify some idea. A rose, for example, could signify love or beauty.

Some more examples:
The scales to symbolize justice
A dove for peace
The rose for love, beauty or purity
The lion for strength and courage

Symbolism is the use of a person, an object, a place, or an idea to represent itself and something beyond itself at the same time. Two recognizable examples of symbolism are the Stars and Stripes on the flag; this is the symbol for the United States of America. Another well-known symbol is skull and crossbones, which we all know represent something poisonous.

Again, you do not need to show symbolism in every line of every stanza. Good Luck!

Hyperbole

Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response. As a figure of speech it is not intended to be taken literally. Hyperbole is frequently used for humour. Examples of hyperbole are:

They ran like greased lightning.
He's got tons of money.
Her brain is the size of a pea.
He is older than the hills.
I will die if she asks me to dance.
She is as big as an elephant!
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
I have told you a million times not to lie!
The media and the advertising industry often use hyperbole (which may then be described as hype or media hype).


Here is a link with some fun examples of Hyperbole : )

http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/hyperbole/hyperbole2.html


Good Luck and remember not every line has to be a hyperbole. One or two examples per poem are fine. Just make sure to point out in your reflection what your hyperbole was and why its a hyperbole.

Makeup (concerns for the ELA test)

During the ELA test I had no concerns not becuase I knew I'd get high scores but because my stategy's always been to forget about thinking of what would happen if I Failed or how hard it will be and just do my best and relax in the days before

Words in our poems

Ms.Sackstein
Can we use old african words in our poems if we put the meaning of it in the back, or make a glossery?