Poet's Journal 14.1

he should know how to make

people laugh when they are together

What is the literal meaning of this section?

• Poets should bring people together and make them laugh.

• Poets are comedians.

• All poems should be funny.

he should know how to make

people laugh when they are together

What are some broader meanings of this section?

• Poets should only entertain people with good personalities.

• Poets should unite people; they should entertain them.

• A poet's job is to bring people together and make them laugh.

he should know how to make

people laugh when they are together

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

• Poets will make more money if they make people laugh.

• If people enjoy poetry, they will read more of it.

• Humorous poems are the best kinds of poems.

he should get to see

what they are really like

What is the literal meaning of this section?

• Poets should understand people's true selves.

• Poets need glasses to see people better.

• Poets should hang out with people more often.

he should get to see

what they are really like

What is a possible broader meaning of this section?

• Poets should only hang out with people that are like them.

• Poets should relate to different kinds of people and understanding of different people.

• Poets should write about people they like.

he should get to see

what they are really like

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

• People who are like the poet will understand the poet better.

• If you understand people, you can get them to do what you want.

• If you understand people, you will be able to communicate better.

The following poem is an example of?

Grey like the big fluffy clouds that sit up high in the sky

Grey like the walls that watch us without any eyes

Grey like the wolves that howell away

Grey like the roads that take us miles away

Grey like my heart when I'm having a very bad day

• anaphora

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

Grey like the big fluffy clouds that sit up high in the sky

Grey like the walls that watch us without any eyes

Grey like the wolves that howell away

Grey like the roads that take us miles away

What word or words are repeated?

• wolves

• Grey like the

• the

• grey

Grey like the walls that watch us without any eyes

This line has an example of which literary device?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Butter best baby

beautiful blue butterflies

buying buckwheat bread

This is an example of what type of poem?

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Stanza

• Lines