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EkphrasticPoetryAssignment
EkphrasticPoetry
poetrywritteninresponsetoandinspiredbyapiece
ofartwork.

Youwillbechoosingoneofthephotographs/artworkyoulookedatinclass.
Afteryouveselectedapieceofartwork,youwillwriteanekphrasticpoem.
Yourpoemmustbe
1520
lines.

Whenwritinganekphrasticpoem,herearesomethingsyoucando:
Writeinthevoiceofapersonorobjectshownintheworkofart
Writeaboutyourexperienceoflookingattheart
Relatetheworkofarttosomethingelseitremindsyouof
Imaginewhatwashappeningwhiletheartistwascreatingthepiece
Writeinthevoiceoftheartist
Writeadialogueamongcharactersinaworkofart(narrativepoetry)
Speakdirectlytotheartistofthesubject(s)ofthepiece
Imagineastorybehindwhatyouseedepictedinthepiece
Speculateaboutwhytheartistcreatedthiswork

Youshouldwriteyourpoeminyournotebooksandfinishitforhomework
tonight.IwillposttheimageswelookedatinclassonGoogleClassroomso
youmayrefertothemforhomework.

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