Elegy

What is elegy

• A poem or song that expresses sorrow and mourning

• A poem or song that expresses happiness or joy

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Elegy dates back to what century?

• 8th

• 12th

• 21st

• 7th

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What phrase does elegy come from?

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the main focus of elegy poems?

• A memorial to a person that has passed away

• A poem about their life and their memories of them.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

How do you recognize elegy

• It is a quatrain (four lines)

  It contains an ABAB rhyme scheme.

• It contains an ABAB rhyme scheme.

• Each line is written in iambic pentameter.

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the 1st step to how to write a Elegy

• Read Some Examples of Elegies

• Write,Edit, and Rewrite

• Choose a Format

• Brainstorm your messages

What is the 2nd step to writing Elegy

• Choose a Format

• Read some Examples of Elegies

• Brainstorm Your messages

• Write,Edit, and Rewrite

WHats the 3rd step to writing elgies

• Write, Edit, and Rewrite

• Brainstorm Your messages

• Choose a Format

• Read some examples

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Whats the 4th step to writing elegies

• Chosse a format

• Write,Edit, and Rewrite

• Brainstorm your messages

• Read Some Examples of Elegies

WHat are some people use Elegy for?

•  nostalgic

• redemption

• consolation

• All

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4