Monday, 7/23: Intro to Poetry

"The more thought that is turned into poetry the better; only it must be, in the final form, *felt* thought" --T.S. Eliot

What is poetry?

stanza
line
line breaks
heroic poem
personification
alliteration
assonance

Prompts
1. Poem referenced: "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carrol. Write a poem in the heroic style. Your poem can be about anything from the mundane to the epic. Please use four-line stanzas with an ABAB or AABB rhyme scheme.

2. Poem referenced: "Why I Never Keep a Gun in the House" by Billy Collins. Content: something minor (like Collins' barking dog). Try for a humorous or sardonic tone. You may use assonance but try not to rhyme.

Group
List poems. Prompt: "I'll never...I'll always..."
"I'm so [emotion] I could [example]..."