In+Class+Poem+Explications

We will be reading these poems aloud using poetry reading strategies (pausing only for punctuation, period paraphrasing for meaning, imagery and sensory details). Then we will identify several examples of Poetry Glossary terms and discuss how they are used in each poem. This will give you a clearer understanding of what the elements of poetry mean and how to find them when explicating, evaluating and analysing poetry.


 * Poem: "Annabel Lee"**
 * Author: Edgar Allan Poe**

It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought **5** Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea; But we loved with a love that was more than love- I and my Annabel Lee; **10** With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling **15** My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsman came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. **20**

The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me- Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, **25** Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we- Of many far wiser than we- And neither the angels in heaven above, **30** Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; **35** And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride, In the sepulchre there by the sea, **40** In her tomb by the sounding sea.

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/annabel-lee/

1) Who is the speaker of this poem? How do you know? 2) What is the pattern of rhyme (rhyme scheme) in this poem? 3) Give exmaples of end rhyme. Find examples of internal rhyme. 4) What lines contain examples of allieration? 5) Name lines that have visual images...sound images...other images? 6) What is the tone or mood of this poem? Provide evidence.
 * __Class Discussion Questions:__**


 * Poem: "The Skater of Ghost Lake"**
 * Author: William Rose Benet**

Ghost Lake's a dark lake, a deep lake and cold: Ice black as ebony, frostily scrolled; Far in its shadows a faint sound whirs; Steep stand the sentineled deep, dark firs. A brisk sound, a swift sound, a ring-tinkle-ring; **5** Flit-flit,--a shadow with a stoop and a swing, Flies from the shadow through the crackling cold. Ghost Lake's a deep lake, a dark lake and old! Leaning and leaning with a stride and a stride, hands locked behind him, scarf blowing wide, **10** Jeremy Randall skates, skates late, Star for a candle, moon for a mate. Black is the clear glass now that he glides, Crisp is the whisper of long lean strides, Swift is his swaying--but pricked ears hark. **15** None comes to Ghost lake late after dark! Cecily only--yes it is she! Stealing to Ghost Lake, tree after tree, Kneeling in snow by the still lake side, Rising with feet winged, gleaming, to glide. **20** Dust of the ice swirls. Here is his hand. Brilliant his eyes burn. Now, as was planned, Arm across arm twined, laced to his side, Out on the dark lake lightly they glide. Dance of the dim moon, a rhythmical reel, **25** A swaying, a swift tune--skurr of the steel; Moon for a candle, maid for a mate, Jeremy Randall skates, skates late. Black as if lacquered the wide lake lies; Breath as a frost-fume, eyes seek eyes; **30** Souls are a sword edge tasting the cold. Ghost Lake's a deep lake, a dark lake and old! Far in the shadows hear faintly begin Like a string pluck-plucked of a violin, Muffled in mist on the lake's far bound, **35** Swifter and swifter, a low singing sound! Far in the shadows and faint on the verge Of blue cloudy moonlight, see it emerge, Flit-flit,--a phantom, with a stoop and a swing. . . Ah, it's a night bird burdened of wing! **40** Pressed close to Jeremy, laced to his side, Cecily Culver, dizzy you glide. Jeremy Randall sweepingly veers Out on the dark ice far from the piers. "Jeremy!" "Sweetheart?" "What do you fear?" **45** "Nothing my darling,--nothing is here!" "Jeremy!" "Sweetheart?" "What do you flee?" "Something--I know not; something I see!" Swayed to a swift stride, brisker of pace, Leaning and leaning, they race and they race; **50** Ever that whirring, that crisp sound thin Like a string pluck-plucked of a violin; Ever that swifter and low singing sound Sweeping behind them, winding them round; Gasp of their breath now that chill flakes fret; **55** Ice black as ebony--blacker--like jet! Ice shooting fangs forth--sudden--like spears; Crackling of lightning--a roar in their ears! Shadowy, a phantom swerves off its prey. . . No, it's a night bird flit-flits away! **60** Low-winging moth-owl, home to your sleep! Ghost Lake's a still lake, a cold lake and deep. Faint in its shadows a far sound whirs. Black stand the ranks of its sentineled firs.

Working with a partner... 1) Click below to open the document. 2) Complete the table identifying poetic devices being used in "Skater of Ghost Lake". 3) Discuss and write up your theory of what happened to the two characters in the poem, using evidence and examples, as a paragraph.
 * CSI: Seongnam Poetry Analysis Assignment**


 * This assignment must be completed, printed and turned in by the end of today's class.**