WebQuest
Introduction to Poetry
Task
Your Task:
1. Use the WebQuest to research the forms of poetry, literary terms and poetic devices presented to you through examples and links.
2. You will be an active researcher on the hunt to obtain information about the 5 different forms of poetry presented to you and the literary terms and poetic devices that accompany them.
The forms of poetry you will be reading are:
3.You will gain an understanding of the literary terms upon completion of reading all the poems and researching the links accompanying them.
4. After reviewing each link provided, print out a copy of each type of poem- sonnet, Villanelle, Sestina and Free Verse (exempting Haiku) from the links provided.
Then:
a. Scan the Sonnet and identify the stresses of the syllables to show that you have an understanding of Iambic Pentameter
b. For the Villanelle, Sestina and Free Verse poem you must mark and identify 5 uses of poetic devices/terms which you have researched in each of the three poems. (For ex. You could point out how alliteration is used in the last two lines of “This is Just to Say,” which go: “so sweet and so cold.”)
5. After this task, there will be a worksheet provided through the WebQuest asking you to provide your own examples of some terms and identify literary terms on poems you have not read before.
6. After thoroughly exploring the Webquest by reading the poems, identifying the terms and completing the worksheet you should be able to create your own poems using the terms and devices you've learned. You will be asked to turn these poems in on the last day of the activity and should be thinking about them and working on them at home within the progress of your poetry learning.
You will create 3 poems of your own:
1 Free Verse
1 poem of choice from the Villanelle, Sestina, or Sonnet form
7. Lastly, be prepared to discuss genres and terms in poetry presented in class and even present your poetry to the class.
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