Category: Poetry

Students will write one “Found” or “Blackout” poems using “The Bluest Eyes” text below to create a poem.

The poem MUST come for the attached text ONLY.

No new words can be added. Language is only being rearranged to create a poem (See the Blackout below).

The Bluest Eyes provides the text or language that MUST be used to create the poems.

The text is to be BLACKED OUT to demonstrated how YOUR poem was created and the Blackout is to be uploaded along with the poem you have created.

The POEMS MUST HAVE: Free-verse (allows you to employ resistance in your creation).

The Bluest Eyes as BLACKOUT text only:

Employ the four dimensions of poetry (Research this more for a greater understanding)

Sensual (pick lines that we can sense)

Intellectual (pick lines that cause us to think in some way)

Imaginative (use figurative language and imagery that surprise but is not more traumatizing.

Emotional (elicits an emotional response to the poem)

Have at least two stanzas. 7-20 lines/verses (I will not read beyond 20 lines of verse)

Each verse is has a variety of syllable count no more then 10 syllables per line and no less than two (use syllable counter to verify your syllables Syllable CounterLinkshttps://syllablecounter.net/ to an external site.

Be ethical in your creation as this is a college course.

Write the poem in a Word doc.

Copy and paste the poem in Db forum and attach the Black Out text attach it to your post.

**A poem without the BLACKOUT text as proof will not be graded. Poems not crafted from the provided text will not be graded.

Next: Students will write a 100-150 words discussing the cultural reference of poetry as resistance, using MLA in-text citation to document sources including course material to discuss the cultural reference.

Guiding Questions: How is your poem speaking to poetry as resistance as it relates to this piece of text from Toni Morrison. The Bluest Eyes?

How does this passage of text offers a passage for crafting a resistance poem?

What is the overall message from the passage?

How does religion and parents come into the cultural relevance?

How does the actual text and your poem resist possible the dominant’s culture gaze on literature and the creation of it.

(NO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. THESE ARE GUIDING QUESTIONS WHICH GIVES YOU A PLACE TO START YOUR THINKING?)

It has to be a composition and has very good vocabulary and complex and compound sentences with similes hyperbole and so on

I have attached the instructions below. Using the PDF below for instructions, write a three to four page explication on one of the poems below. See the example listed inthe Poetry Module. “We Wear the Mask” “Hard Rock” “The Mother” “Still I Rise” /content/enforced/201380/8257181-81217.202080/Poetry Explication Worksheet (1).doc Poetry Explication Poetry Explication Criteria Ratings Pts Argumentation/Claim view longer description 25 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks / 25 pts Organization view longer description 25 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks / 25 pts Poetic Forms/Devices view longer description 25 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks / 25 pts Grammar and Style view longer description 15 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks / 15 pts MLA Format 10 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks / 10 pts Total Points: 0 Poetry Explication Worksheet What is a poetry explication? Simply put, a poetry explication is a close reading, or an analysis, of a poem. One needs to examine all the pieces of the poem in order to understand its meaning. A poetry explication examines the diction, stanza and line structure, meter, rhythm, and imagery of a poem and explains relationships between these parts. While it does not have to be a full essay with a thesis, it should be in organized paragraphs. Steps to take before the explication: Step 1: Read the poem silently and then read it aloud to familiarize yourself with the content of the poem. Its okay to read aloud. Stand up, sit down, go for a run with the poem in front of you (but also watch where youre going) and read it aloud. In front of people or alone, read it aloud. Step 2: Read actively. That means read the poem again with a pencil. Paraphrase the poem. Draw lines between related ideas or themes. Write your thoughts in the margins (Fun Fact: notes in margins are called marginalia. Say that aloud, too, because its fun to say). Circle words that you think are important, thematic, or repetitive. Mark any words, lines, or stanzas in the poem that you may be having difficulty understanding. Perhaps you could even look up words youre unsure of. Step 3: Consider the basic reporters questions: who, what, when, where, and why. What to include in the explication: 1. Identify the broad elements of the poem – the voice, subject, conflicts, and tone of the poem. 2. Consider the details of the poem. What form is the poem in? How does the speaker use rhetoric in the poem? How does the speaker use syntax? Does the use of subjects, verbs, and objects reveal anything about the speaker? 3. Consider the poet’s diction. Why does the poet choose certain words over others? Research words or phrases you do not know. 4: Identify patterns and relationships. Look for: Rhetorical Patterns Rhyming Imagery Patterns in sound like alliteration and assonance Visual patterns Rhythm and meter Keep in mind: 1. Refer to the speaking voice in the poem as the speaker. For example, do not write, “In this poem, Wordsworth says that London is beautiful in the morning.” However, you can write, “In this poem, Wordsworth presents a speaker who…” We cannot absolutely identify Wordsworth with the speaker of the poem, so it is more accurate to talk about “the speaker”. 2. Use the present tense when writing the explication. The poem, as a work of literature, continues to exist! 3. To avoid unnecessary uses of the verb “to be” in your compositions, the following list suggests some verbs you can use when writing the explication:

Solid papers are organized by issue and not by the poems (i.e. do not write a paragraph about poem A ; and then a paragraph about B, and then C, etc. Organize your paper by the issue: death, and then discuss all the poems; happiness: then discuss the poems.). Use LOTS of examples of words, actions, and behaviors from your poems. You may quote ONE line from each poem ONLY. That means, there will be no more than six quotes in the entire paper. Do not use more than one quote in a paragraph. Remember, no outside research is allowed for this paper. Each body paragraph should have (in no particular order — this is a list of criteria) Topic sentence Explanation of topic for your reader Use of WAB from at least TWO different poems to support the topic Sentence relating back to the thesis of the paper (this may be addressed with the topic sentence — but it might not be) Sentence relating to the theme statement of the paper (see your 1301 Quick Writing Review) Your paper must be four complete pages plus a works cited page. Be sure to provide intext citations when you reference the poems and that your quotes of the poems are limited to one line. https://poets.org/poem/still-i-rise https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night https://opentextbc.ca/provincialenglish/chapter/one-art-by-elizabeth-bishop-villanelle/#chapter-89-section-2 https://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/poems/komunyakaa/blackberries.php https://allpoetry.com/Funeral-Blues https://opentextbc.ca/provincialenglish/chapter/how-do-i-love-thee-by-elizabeth-barrett-browning-sonnet/#chapter-77-section-2 They are only the poems for to websites there in section 2, one art and how do I love thee.

Choose and closely read one of the assigned poems in the Unit 2 Poetry Annotation Tool; then go through the poem carefully, word-by-word, adding comments on the following: In what ways does the poem explore the five senses with its imagery? Highlight and comment. Which words or phrases stand out to you? Add comments as to why. Which ideas or words need definition? Add definitions, please. Which ideas or words would you like to learn more about? Highlight and comment. Which images or ideas are most meaningful or important to the poem? Highlight and comment. The poem if- by rudyard kipling

need a poem on The Raven with 4 sources plus 2 peer reviewed sources.

I need a poem on how being in a room of silence can cause anxiety and what goes through my head in that situation. Talk about how I cut stop looking around. I watch what other people are doing. and how I can never get comfortable. The activity that we did in class was to write a poem after sitting in silence for 5 mins. I wrote this. You can elaborate on this and add one more stanza and you can use some of my lines

Silence is never quiet

when it is shared

Every adjustment sounding like a mistake

my thoughts screaming in my head

my body unsure where to be

I try the usual routine

head down on desk

eyes closed

fix my posture

my mind refused to sit where I put it

Everyone else seems so calm

while I stay cautious

listening to every though in my head

while I count the seconds for the silence again

Directions

1. Task: Write a short paper in which you explicate and interpret the poem Miracle of Morning by Amanda Gorman copied at the end of this document.
2. Purpose: To practice closely analyzing a work of literature and help you practice explication and interpretation in advance of the Core Assessment essay.
3. Process: The explication should consist of the first two or three paragraphs. Remember that an explication goes through the poem from beginning to end and analyzes how it works. Sometimes it tells the reader what the poem literally says, but only if necessaryyou dont want to frustrate your reader by doing this if the words are pretty self-evident. Beyond just summarizing the text, an explication discusses how the poem creates imagery; how it uses meter, rhyme, repetition, and other sound devices; and how it uses line breaks. In short, your job is to describe how the poet uses content and poetic devices, and to what purpose. That is, dont just point out that something rhymes, or that a particular style of word choice is used, tell us what the effect of this is on the reader. Point to specific lines and/or words, quoting directly from the poem to illustrate your points.

In the second part of the paper, consisting of one paragraph, youll write an interpretation. This doesnt go through the poem from beginning to end but basically gives an argument concerning how we should take the poems meaningwhat its telling us about life, or love, or war, or society, or whatever. The interpretation isnt just a meandering meditation, howeveryou should organize your thoughts and use quotations from the poem in order to convince the reader that your way of looking at the poets intentions is valid. Your explication should lead your readers to your interpretation. In other words, your explication is providing evidence for your interpretation, so the explication and interpretation should be clearly connected.

1. Finally: this paper is something of an exercise, designed to get you practicing explication and interpretation in advance of the Core Assessment essay. Because of that, you do not need to write an introduction and a conclusion, the way you normally would with any essay. For this short paper, just start with the explication, and end with the interpretation.
2. Criteria for Success: The paper presents a detailed explication of the poem by pointing to specific lines and words. The paper has a clear argument that explains your interpretation of the poem as a whole. The interpretation is adequately and effectively supported by your explication, as well as clear logic, textual reference, and convincing rhetoric. The paper indicates a high level of proofreading. It clearly, efficiently, and elegantly makes its points, and uses appropriate citation methods to cite the poem.

Technical Criteria:

• 750-1000 words
• Typed, double-spaced
• The paper is formatted and the poem is cited using MLA style

Submission Details

• Format your document using MLA style as described in the Unit 2 Lecture: Reading and Writing about Poetry
• Cite the poems you are writing about in-text and on a works cited page using MLA style.
• Submit your response as a Word doc or PDF.

Explicate and interpret the following poem:

From Miracle of Morning by Amanda Gorman

I thought Id awaken to a world in mourning.

Heavy clouds crowding, a society storming.

But theres something different on this golden morning.

Something magical in the sunlight, wide and warming.

I see a dad with a stroller taking a jog.

Across the street, a brighteyed girl chases her dog.

A grandma on a porch fingers her rosaries.

She grins as her young neighbor brings her groceries.

While we might feel small, separate, and all alone,

Our people have never been more tightly tethered.

Because the question isnt if we will weather this unknown,

But how we will weather this unknown together.

So on this meaningful morn, we mourn and we mend.

Like light, we cant be broken, even when we bend.