The Happy Warrior

The Happy Warrior

By Violet Jacob

Open Ended

In your opinion, why are soldiers or warriors brave?

It is a form of literature which makes use of creative language to express ideas creatively.

To identify a poem, you need to know its elements.​

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Elements of a Poem

The words of a poem form a line.

Lines usually end with words that may rhyme with another line.

Lines usually have a set number of syllables.​

Line

Words that sound the same, specially in their last syllable.

Examples: contentment - disappointment, stands - hands​

Rhyme

Elements of a Poem

It is the character who is speaking in the poem.

The persona is created by the author, or it may be the author themselves.

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Persona

A poem is divided into stanzas.

It is a group of lines in a poem.

Each stanza may express a different idea, emotion, or setting.​

Stanza

Elements of a Poem

Elements of a Poem

​Figure of Speech

Words or phrases which don't actually mean what they say.

They are figurative language.​

They help the reader get a strong idea of the persona's emotions through the use of symbols.​

A direct comparison of two unlike things.

Ex. A satisfied heart is a free bird.​

Metaphor

Compares two unlike things using like or as.

Ex. a friendship as strong as steel​

Simile

Figure of Speech

Used to emphasize an idea or add humor through exaggeration.

Ex. It was a flood of tears.​

Hyperbole

Used to associate human qualities to non-humans.

Ex. My heart sings of contentment.​

Personification

Figure of Speech

A direct or indirect reference to individuals, places or events that are famous.

Ex. O Titan, turn from pomp and power.​

Allusion

Meaning is expressed through contradiction.

Ex. If what is great may not be small,

And what is small may not be great.​

Irony

Figure of Speech

guerdon - reward

maimed - injured

mirth - gladness

raiment - garments

sheaf - a number of crops

spurn - reject with disdain

sundering - breaking apart

swarm - a large number​

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​Words to Learn

Guide Questions

1) What are some of the persona's challenges?

2) What are the persona's stars or crowns?​

3) What is the meaning of "my soul is still"?

4) Who do you think is the speaker?

5) Why do you think the title is "The Happy Warrior"?​

Answers

1) Some of the challenges are: He has no harvest, no savings, nothing to offer, etc.

2) The persona considers his scars as stars or crowns.

3) The meaning is self-aware and content.

4) Write your own answer.

5) Write your own answer.

Open Ended

Who do you think is the persona? What kind of person are they?

Open Ended

Why do you think the title of the poem is "The Happy Warrior"?