Grammar of Poetry: Student / Edition 2

by Matt Whitling

Overview

Poetry is about much more than just coming up with rhymes at a moment's notice: poetry is a study of the craft of language. This is the ideal introductory text for students and teachers discovering the art of poetry. As a 'grammar,' it teaches the fundamentals of poetry from scansion and rhyme to more advanced concepts like spatial poetry and synecdoche.

Using the classical methodology of imitation (advocated by educators like Quintilian and Benjamin Franklin), this text makes students become active participants as they learn the craft of writing poems. It also offers practical tips and helps, including how to use a rhyming dictionary, how great writers use figures of speech effectively, and even when to break the rules of poetry. Its goal is to show students how to capably interact not just with poems, but with language in any situation.

Developed and used at Logos School with great success, the thirty lessons in Grammar of Poetry contain instruction on ten powerful tropes, student activities for every chapter, riddles to solve, a glossary of terms, a list of over 150 quality poems to integrate, and real-life examples from Shakespeare to traditional tongue twisters. It is designed for a semester at the 6-9th grade level, but is perfectly appropriate for anyone with basic writing skills and the desire to learn poetry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591281191
Publisher:	Canon Press
Publication date:	08/01/2012
Series:	Imitation in Writing
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.39(d)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

Preface

Lesson One: Introduction and Epiphany Chart

Lesson Two: How to Read Poetry

Module I:

Lesson Three: Simile (trope)

Lesson Four: Rhyme

Lesson Five: Using a Rhyming Dictionary

Module II:

Lesson Six: Metaphor (trope)

Lesson Seven: Meter (Part 1)

Lesson Eight: Meter (Part 2)

Module III:

Lesson Nine: Pun (trope)

Lesson Ten: Iamb (foot)

Lesson Eleven: Iambic Imitationmodule IV:

Lesson Twelve: Personification (trope)

Lesson Thirteen: Trochee (foot)

Lesson Fourteen: Trochaic Imitation

Module V:

Lesson Fifteen: Synecdoche (trope)

Lesson Sixteen: Anapest (foot)

Lesson Seventeen: Anapestic Imitation

Module VI

Lesson Eighteen: Hyperbole (trope)

Lesson Nineteen: Dactyl (foot)

Lesson Twenty: Dactylic Imitation

Module VII

Lesson Twenty-One: Onomatopoeia (trope)

Lesson Twenty-Two: Alliteration

Lesson Twenty-Three: Alliterative Imitation

Module VIII

Lesson Twenty-Four: Rhetorical Question (trope)

Lesson Twenty-Five: Refrain

Lesson Twenty-Six: Refrained Imitation

Module IX

Lesson Twenty-Seven: Oxymoron (trope)

Lesson Twenty-Eight: Spacial Poetry

Lesson Twenty-Nine: Spacial Imitation

Lesson Thirty: Euphemism (trope)

Appendices

Appendix A - Poetry Anthology

Appendix B - Glossary

Editorial Reviews

"Grammar of Poetry is a masterpiece of enjoyable reading and enriching information." -Andrew Pudewa Director, Institute for Excellence in Writing

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