Is+it+depth+of+meaning?

toc When it comes to meaning, we are not interested in a specific set of terms, but in using the terms we've learned to probe a poem as explorers.

= = =What is depth of meaning?= Listen as[| Jeff Sheehy,] English teacher at Central High School in North Dakota, shares his thoughts on depth of meaning in poetry. = = =Poems to Explore= Steve Coleman - "I Want to Hear a Poem" Rudyard Kipling - [|"If"] How to read a poem aloud Langston Hughes - [|"The Negro Speaks of Rivers]" William Carlos Williams - "T[|he Red Wheelbarrow"]

=Writing=
 * We'll write poems using pictures as our inspiration, but we'll attempt to make them carry a depth of meaning.
 * You may peruse my favorite [|photoblog sites] or go to your own. Many students also enjoy browsing through the [|best work of Kathleen Connally].


 * After attempting your poem and trying to make it carry a depth of meaning, I’d like you to write a description of how things went. Make your article a hearty paragraph (at least 10 sentences) and use the following series of questions to guide your thinking.


 * 1) Describe how the writing process went. Did you write a lot? Did you have trouble getting going? If you had trouble, what was the source? Was it fun?
 * 2) Describe what you were trying to accomplish with your poem and whether or not you did accomplish it. What kind of thought or feeling are you trying to convey?
 * 3) Explain whether you used any of the poetic devices we have discussed. If so, explain why you used the one(s) you did. If not, explain whether your poem would be stronger if you did use one of them.
 * When discussing these devices, mention them specifically - use the words “metaphor” and “personification,” etc.
 * If you’ve forgotten, these are the devices we’ve discussed: metaphor, simile, personification ,imagery , assonance, consonance, alliteration , onomatopoeia, stanza, rhyme , meter, free verse , repetition.
 * 1) Finish your reflection/report by telling your opinion on the day’s work and describing what you would like to do next time you get the chance to write.