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| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:37pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Buqqui:Rub buiqqui shoulder..... *hand her a chilled coke*  |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 9:41pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
yuzjet:Buqqui is a guy..before you go begin rub shoulder ..lol. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:42pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
donifez:So, can't I rob a guy shoulder?  |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 9:42pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Some phrases are emphasised and linked together by alliteration (words beginning with the same sound): 'men made', 'transferred touch', 'go on glowing'. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 9:45pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Some words are linked by assonance: the use of like vowel sounds, particularly in stressed syllables. Thus, in the first line, the long 'a' sound connects 'made' with 'wakened'; in the fourth line, the vowel sound (a short 'u') links 'some' with 'lovely'. All these syllables are naturally stressed. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:46pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
donifez:Where's jigsawkillah? |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 9:46pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
I hope you all are assimilating the notes. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 9:47pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
I hope you all are assimilating the notes. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:47pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
donifez:go on |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 9:48pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
The third phrase cited, 'go on glowing', is also an example of internal rhyme, rhyme occurring inside a line (in 'go' and 'glow'). Though perhaps this was just an effect that came luckily to hand, rather than something Lawrence was deliberately aiming for. 'Wakened' and 'awake', in lines one and two, are also linked by internal rhyme, as well as by the fact that they both have the same linguistic root (wake). |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:49pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
donifez:For sure! |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 9:57pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Thanks to you all for attending today class, Prof cisse,Prof Yusjet,Gloria..,Buqqui, Kingigho, Everest and my Humble partner Jigsaw. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:59pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
donifez:Thanks for the class sir! |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 10:01pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
yuzjet:Am not done sir |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 10:02pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
The poem has a strong central image: the metaphor of objects taking on and preserving some of the life of their makers. There is also a secondary, closely related metaphor, of l warmth: 'glowing', 'warm'. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 10:02pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
donifez:A well arranged lesson. Thank you sir. I will always love to learn from you. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 10:03pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Advice on writing in free verse Note that the poem by Lawrence is being used as a handy example, not as a model. There is no set way to write free verse. To write it well requires great sensitivity to sound and rhythm in language. The process of writing free verse is often one of knowing when to keep and build on the sound effects that come to hand, and when deliberately to discard them. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by donifez(m): 10:09pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
We will start a new form next week, I hope to meet you all again, and even more ...The class end here today. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by Qaisar1: 9:00pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Omonitor Guguru |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:06pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Good evening class, it's good to be back for this week. Hope we'll not be having an empty class tonight? Evening everyone!!! |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by Qaisar1: 9:10pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
welcome sir |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:11pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Good evening class, Qaisar! And ghost students! |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:15pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Tonight, the class will be brief as we will be taking a look at Metaphor in Poetry. After today's class, each and everyone of us should be able to learn, identify and explain metaphors in poetry. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:17pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Qaisar1:Thanks Sir Q |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:19pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
INTRODUCTION: We all know Metaphor is a form of figure of speech and it's very important when it comes to poetic word constructions. Now let's discuss metaphor in brief: |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by Pdizzle(m): 9:21pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
cisse7575:Evening boss, Olumide is here  |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:24pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
From Wikipedia, we have: 'A metaphor is a figure of speech that IDENTIFIES SOMETHING as being the same as some unrelated thing for rhetorical effect, thus highlighting the similarities between the two. It is therefore considered[by whom?] more rhetorically powerful than a Simile. While a Simile compares two items, a Metaphor may compare or directly equates them, and so does not necessarily apply any distancing words of comparison, such as "like" or "as". A metaphor is a type of analogy and is closely related to other rhetorical figures of speech which achieve their effects via association, comparison or resemblance-including allegory, hyperbole, and simile. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:24pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Pdizzle:welcome sir |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:26pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Pdizzle:Welcome on board! |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:28pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
As you study examples of metaphors in poetry, focus on the lasting benefits of becoming a metaphor master. The following guidelines will guide u: 1. You should know what a metaphor is if you are studying examples of metaphors in poetry. Simply knowing the definition, however, is not sufficient. 2. You should be able to identify examples of metaphors in poetry on your own. 3. You should be able to explain the purpose for the metaphor and analyze how it contributes to the theme of the poem. I have provided analysis with my examples to show you what I mean. 4. You should be able to write poems containing a metaphor. 5. You should be able to use metaphors in your own writing to communicate more clearly. Once you are able to own metaphors and use them to promote your ideas clearly, you will have become a metaphor master. Let's begin by analyzing the following examples. |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by yuzjet(m): 9:35pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
[b]Here tonight, we'll be reading from a poem titled "I know why the caged bird sings" by Maya Angelou. The poem is here below: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou The free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wings in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings with fearful trill of the things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn and he names the sky his own. But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.[/b] |
| Re: Poetry Classes For Beginners - NPC (Signup Thread) by cisse7575(m): 9:35pm On Apr 09, 2015*. Modified: 10:11pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
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