Genre: Poetry

Genre: Poetry

Learning Intentions (I will learn….).  I am learning to  make inferences to determine the theme that an author conveys in a text. 

Success Criteria (I can….) I can identify and analyze how the author conveys her message in well- organized response using RACE.

Open Ended

What kind of advice have you been given by the adults in your life? Have you found this advice helpful or not? Explain your thoughts to a partner.

GENRE ELEMENTS: POETRY

may include rhyme, rhythm, and meter features line breaks and the use of white space for effects and meaning may use repetition and rhyme to create a melodic quality often contains figurative language and literary devices such as alliteration, consonance, and assonance

ANALYZE THE EFFECTS OF METER AND STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

• Line breaks and different line lengths to create effects and emphasis

• Repetition, or repeated sounds, words, phrases, or lines, to reinforce meaning and create an appealing rhythm, emphasis, or sense of unity

• Rhythm, or the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line, to bring out the musical quality of language, create mood, and emphasize ideas

• Alliteration, or the repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginning of words, to contribute to and create rhythm in a poem

“Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress-Toward”

is a free verse poem, which means that it does not follow a specific rhyming pattern or metrical form. It does use other elements of poetry to convey meaning and ideas, including:

Gwendolyn Brooks

 (1917–2000) published more than twenty books of poetry and several books of prose. Her writing portrays African Americans in daily life and relies on a number of poetic devices and forms. In 1950, for her book of poetry Annie Allen, she became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize. The longtime Chicago resident became Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968. In 1985, she became the first African American woman to become Poet Laureate of the United States.

SETTING A PURPOSE

As you read, pay attention to repeated words and sounds and think about how they add to the meaning of the poem. Note the effect of Brooks’ use of line breaks and line length to create rhythm and emphasis.

Speech to the Young: Speech to the Progress-TowardPoem by Gwendolyn Brooks

Say to them,

say to the down-keepers,

the sun-slappers,

the self-soilers

Open Ended

Why do you think these lines are in quotes, and what is the meaning of these lines?

the harmony-hushers,

“Even if you are not ready for day

it cannot always be night.”

You will be right.

For that is the hard home-run.

Live not for battles won.

Live not for the-end-of-the-song.

Live in the along

Open Ended

Analyze: How do these lines contribute to the rhythm of the poem?

Multiple Choice

The speaker in the poem is talking to —

• A her country

• B her family

• C newborns

• D young people

Open Ended

Exit Ticket 4.27.21

How does the use of structural/poetic elements (line breaks, repetition, and/or rhythm help Brooks convey her message/theme to the reader? Choose at Cite evidence to support your response. Your response should be at a minimum 4-5 sentences written in RACE.