Introduction
Good Day Students
Today our lesson is based on poetry and the topic is Figures of Speech and Poetic terms/devices.
Do you ever think, What's the point of poetry? Why do we do it? Do I need it post schooling career? Your answer is YES we do learn the basis of poetry within our schooling career but, NO poetry does not end with your schooling career.
It might seem that poetry does not have a meaning in the real world but it does, it tells a story, a story someone can relate to, it amuse, persuade and can be very informative.
Please click on Task to see your daily assignment. Complete the questions on a word document or a clean sheet of paper to be scanned, that shall be sent to me via email or through our Whatsapp. Please read all points in the Process bar to fully complete your daily task.
Email - 218000901sehas@gmail.com
View the following document to familiarize yourself with Figures of Speech and Poetic Devices , pg.11-16 : https://kfmulaudzi.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/english-hl-poetry-imagined-world-ehl_978_1_4315_3368_8.pdf
Task
View the following document and focus on the poem titled: Timothy Winters by Charles Causley https://greycollegesecondary.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TIMOTHY-WINTERS-POEM.pdf
The following questions is based on the poem “Timothy Winters”. Complete all the questions and provide full sentences.
Questions:
- Identify all the figure of speech in stanza 1 and what does it mean?
- Who is the poet?
- In no more than 6-10 sentences, explain what the poem is about.
- Identify, quote and explain the figure of speech used in stanza 2.
- “And Timothy’s dosed with an aspirin” What is the figurative meaning of this?
- What is a “Bombardier”
- When the poet says “Timothy Winters has bloody feet” What does this mean?
- “When teacher talks he won’t hear a word” Explain why?
- In stanza 7, “And the loudest response in the room is when Timothy Winters roars ‘Amen!’ “What does this represent?
- What is the tone of the poem?
Total Marks= 25
An evaluation rubric is provided to show mark allocations for each question.
Process
- Read introduction and follow all instructions
- View the document with link provided under the introduction and task bar thereafter follow instructions provided.
- Focus on the poem and answer all questions.
- An evaluation rubric is provided to show mark allocations for all questions.
- Complete answers on a Word document or clean sheet of paper.
- Please provide your NAME, SURNAME, GRADE AND CLASS, DATE, SUBJECT AND TEACHERS NAME on your answer document.
- Email - (218000901sehas@gmail.com) or Whatsapp PDF File name - (name, surname, grade.) your completed version of daily task before the end of the day 23:59 .
Evaluation
Below is a rubric to show mark allocation for all questions in task bar.
Questions |
Mark Allocation |
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1. correct answer and correct explanation |
(3+3=6) |
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2. correct answer |
(1) |
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3. correct explanations (1 point=1 mark) |
(1x5=5) |
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4. Identify Quote Explain |
(1) (1) (2) |
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5. correct answer |
(1) |
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6. correct answer |
(1) |
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7. correct answer |
(2) |
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8. correct answer |
(1) |
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9. correct answer |
(2) |
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10. correct answer |
(2) |
| Total Marks = (25) |
Conclusion
Poetry is a language on its own. Many successful poets today carry meaningful and story telling poems that create a connection between the reader and the emotions expressed from the poet.
It might seem that poetry does not have a meaning in the real world but it does, it allows for therapy, it tells a story, a story someone can relate to, it amuse, persuade and can be very informative.