Tuesday, 24 October 2017

English10/EF7 Poem project

POEM PROJECT

Pretend you are one of the animals from Animal Farm.  Write a short four-line poem expressing your thoughts or feelings.  The poem can be serious or funny, but it must rhyme.
       

Four lines   

rhyme- 
-perfect rhyme - sounds are exactly the same 
can fan
ceiling feeling
table cable
fine wine
no rhymes for these words- orange silver
- close rhyme - kind of rhyme
orange garage
silver pilfer
crazy maybe

I just met you
This is craaaaazy
Here's my number
Call me maybe

-eye rhyme - look the same, but don't sound the same
though
bough

older poetry- Shakespeare- change in pronunciation, accent

cot caught
foyer
water

kangaroo "I don't know"
          

Examples from previous classes:
       
I hate living on Animal Farm A
The pigs live in the house and I live in              the barn A
I'm freezing cold- they're nice and warm B
They get the apples- I get none. B
      
 I am Napoleon, the big pig boss A
 Because I'm clever I'm leader of the farm B
       Have to watch out for those who'll do me               harm B
 Especially Boxer the big dumb horse A


popular rhyme schemes AABB ABBA ABAB

ABBA- popular Swedish pop group


Finish for homework.  Email to me by midnight on Thursday:


          ahaley@vsb.bc.ca


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