Unit 2 Poems

Unit 2 Poems

Start on p. 235 in MyPerspectives

POINTS

• Identify and understand theme and symbolism in "The Writer"

• Identify and understand theme and symbolism in "Hugging the Jukebox"

p. 235: Theme

• Theme = central idea, message, or insight

• In a poem, theme is not usually stated directly. It is suggested through details instead.

• Symbol = anything that represents something else (like an eagle is a symbol for freedom or a heart is a symbol for love)

"The Writer"

by Richard Wilbur

Open Ended

Early in the poem, what sound does the speaker hear?

Open Ended

What wish for the daughter does the speaker express twice?

Open Ended

A starling is a bird. What memory of a starling does the speaker describe?

Open Ended

What details describe the starling?

Open Ended

What does the starling represent to the speaker? What is it a symbol of?

Open Ended

What is the poem's theme?

Open Ended

Independent Practice: How does the use of the starling symbol help develop the theme?

POINTS

• Identify and understand theme and symbolism in "The Writer" (done!)

• Identify and understand theme and symbolism in "Hugging the Jukebox"

Hugging the Jukebox

by Naomi Shihab Nye

Open Ended

What three things does the speaker say Alfred cannot do?

Open Ended

What remarkable thing can Alfred do?

Open Ended

According to the speaker, what will Alfred continue to do during the upcoming hurricane?

Open Ended

What details describe Alfred's voice?

Open Ended

What does Alfred's voice represent to the speaker? What is it a symbol of?

Open Ended

Independent Practice: What is the poem's theme? How does the symbol of Alfred's voice help develop that theme?

POINTS

• Identify and understand theme and symbolism in "The Writer" (done!)

• Identify and understand theme and symbolism in "Hugging the Jukebox" (done!)