Teachers should summarize poems by identifying the main topic, events or emotions described. They should also analyze the linguistic features used, such as rhyme, word patterns, contrasts and speech acts. Finally, teachers should discuss their personal responses to the poem and provide objective reasons to support their subjective reactions.
Teachers should summarize poems by identifying the main topic, events or emotions described. They should also analyze the linguistic features used, such as rhyme, word patterns, contrasts and speech acts. Finally, teachers should discuss their personal responses to the poem and provide objective reasons to support their subjective reactions.
Teachers should summarize poems by identifying the main topic, events or emotions described. They should also analyze the linguistic features used, such as rhyme, word patterns, contrasts and speech acts. Finally, teachers should discuss their personal responses to the poem and provide objective reasons to support their subjective reactions.
What is the poem about? (events, descriptions, emotions….) 2. Linguistic Features Rhyme, deviance, polysemy, contrasts, word-chains, regularity in speech acts (informing, questioning, commanding…. 3. Personal Response Finding objective reasons for subjective reactions (verification, argumentation)
Regularity & Patterns
CVC great/grow send/sit Alliteration
Same first consonant CVC great/fail send/bell Assonance Same vowel in final syllable CVC great/meat send/hand Consonance Same final consonant in final syllable CVC great/gazed send/sell Reverse Rhyme Combining alliteration & assonance CVC great/goat send/sound Pararhyme Combining alliteration & consonance CVC great/bait send/end Rhyme Combining assonance & consonance