Lesson 14: From Kavikanthabharana

Lesson 14: From Kavikanthabharana

K: We will know the responsibilities of a poet.

U: We will understand how to identify the tools used by successful poets.

B: We will be able to describe and identify the responsibilities and tools used by successful poets.

Multiple Choice

What are some titles of jobs Kshemendra has done?

• novelist

• poet

• playwright

• historian

• All of the these are true!

Multiple Choice

How many pieces of work has been found and translated for others to read?

• 8

• 23

• 18

• 100

Read Aloud

As you listen to the poem, think about what the poet, Kshemendra, believes a poet's different responsibilites are.

Now let's think about the literal meanings of each section in this poem.

Open Ended

What is the main topic of this poem?

Multiple Choice

"he should go

among many people

in many places

and learn their language"

What is the literal meaning of the section?

• (A) Poets should bring people together and make them laugh.

• (B) Poets should understand people’s true selves.

• (C) Poets should know about the different parts of the earth and space.

• (D) Poets should understand the changes taking place in the world.

• (E) Poets should travel and learn a lot of languages.

Multiple Choice

"his mind should enter into the seasons"

What are some possible broader meanings of this section?

• (A) Poets should unite people; they should entertain them.

• (B) Poets should relate to different kinds of people; they should be sensitive and understanding.

• (C) Poets should understand the universe.

• (D) Poets should be flexible and open to change. They should grow like plants do in different seasons. They should see how things can have different characteristics or qualities over time.

• (E) Poets should be among people and learn from them.

Multiple Choice

"he should know about oceans

and mountain in themselves

and the sun and the moon and the stars"

Why might this be an important thing for poets to do?

• (A) It is healthy to laugh! If people enjoy poetry, they will read more of it.

• (B) If you understand people, you will be better able to communicate with them.

• (C) Poets should know how things work together and relate to each other, the way the moon and the tides of the ocean are connected.

• (D) Poets should describe the different ways things work or exist. They should see how things grow and change.

• (E) Poets should be people who experience many parts of the world, who are always learning new things.

Multiple Choice

"he should know how to make

people laugh when they are together"

Often, if we know what something does, we can make an inference about why it matters. Based on your answers to the previous questions, why does poetry matter?

• (A) People need joy and laughter, and poetry can help provide those things. Poetry can unite people, which means that they might work together to solve problems.

• (B) Poetry can offer people a special way to communicate with one another and

  understand one another better. It can help them think about what life is like for others.

• (C) If poets see how things work together or affect each other, they can help teach others about this. They can explain how different parts of an environment influence each other.

• (D) By understanding the different qualities of things, poets are able to describe them more fully and accurately to readers. Seeing how things change and can have different qualities.

• (E) Writing poetry is a way of learning something new. It also requires poets to use language in new ways, to surprise readers with figurative language or other new ways of describing things.

Ideas for Poets

Now its time to think about how you can apply Kshemendra's ideas to your life as a poet. Answers the next set of questions and use what we have read in our poem to guide you.

Open Ended

List at least three ways you could practice these poet's tools this during this during the next week.

Open Ended

List at least three ways you could practice this as you grow older.

Open Ended

List at least three different kinds of poems you could write about with the ideas in the poem.