English II Honors - Magnetic Poetry

For those who want to 'nail' magnetic poetry...(I kill me).

http://www.shadowpoetry.com/magnet.html

English II Honors - Clarification

Hey guys!

My sincere apologies to those who were not able to understand the assignment yesterday. I was unaware that the more common name locally for frame poetry is shaped verse.

Also, while this seems like concrete poetry, which is another one of the modes that we will try in class, I differentiate between the two in this manner:

- Shaped verse uses the shape to convey meaning, but the content of the poem is not necessarily about the shape. For example, your poem might be in the shape of a skull and cross bones, but be about some Goonies-style, pirate-adventure dream. This means your poem is 'framed' by the image; hence my title for the style, frame poetry.

- Concrete poetry, by my definition, has a particular shape, and the content refers specifically to the nature of the image - for example, a poem in the shape of a heart might be about allowing someone access to your heart.

See here for a better explanation of the shaped/concrete method: http://www.babinlearn.com/pdf%20files/Poetry/Concrete%20Poetry.pdf

Once again, sorry for the confusion - I am going to accept these poems on Monday to allow for the misunderstanding.

Thanks,
B. Parsons
English II Honors

English II Honors - Poetry Assignment #2

Hey guys!

Sorry I could not be there today, but I am still recovering from a cold and I also have to take the Graduate Readiness Exam (for graduate school entry) today.

Today you must do the following:

1. Research the following poem types and compose poems of your own in this style.

- Frame poetry
- Found Poetry or Magnetic Poetry
- Acrostic

2. Read this biography of Langston Hughes.

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/83

3. Read his poems "Democracy" and "Freeedom's Plow" at the following links:

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/democracy/
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/freedom-s-plow/

Write a 200+ word response that compares the two and what you know of the author. You may post this as a comment on this entry or you may submit via paper. This will be due Friday.

Thanks guys, and have a great day!
B. Parsons