Objectives:- to expand our knowledge of

poetic terminology- to explore two poems that deal with the process of coming of age

To My 9-year-old SelfAn Easy Passage

To begin…

You have 5 MINUTES to try to fill in the third section of your glossaries (heteroglossia-octave)

Easy? Try to add some EXAMPLES to each definition

Really stuck? Ask me for some mixed up definitions that you can match up…

• Heteroglossia – Octave• • Use of exaggeration • • A satirical imitation of a heroic style • • Setting two contrasting images against each other in

close proximity• • The presence of multiple voices within the same text • • One thing conceived as representing another• • A recurrent theme/element in a poem• • An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate

contrast between apparent and intended meaning/ what is expected and what happens

• • A group of eight lines in poetry• • The perspective of the narrator concerning what

they are exploring • • Words or phrases that contain a single syllable• • The use of sensory language to create

visual/auditory pictures in the reader’s mind• • Under-estimation – the opposite of exaggeration

To My 9 year-old self- Look at the word given to you1. Is it a verb, noun or adjective

in the context of the poem?2. In the poem, does it apply to

the child or the adult? What does it say about that character?

An easy passage

Q: What is the significance of the word ‘halfway’ in the first line?

A: A poem about boundaries, about the liminal space between two worlds. Re-read and annotate all of the boundaries (literal and metaphorical) you come across:e.g. – light v shade- Inside v outside- Up v down- Girl v woman- Safe v vulnerable- Present v future

STRUCTURE

Which of the terms below apply to which poem (OR BOTH)? WHY are they used?

ENJAMBMENT SINGLE STANZACAESURA

INTERROGATIVES TO BREAK UP SECTIONSLISTING ANAPHORAPARENTHESIS

HOMEWORK: complete the thinking questions, noting down some thorough answers