1. James Keir Baxter was born in 1926, in Dunedin, NewZealandBaxter become one of New Zealand‟s finest poets andmost controversial figuresIn his short life he produced…

Slide 1 Slide 2 A long narrative poem on a serious subject; Written in a grand or elevated style with a larger-than-life hero. Epics also tend to have the following characteristics:…

Slide 1 Types of Poems Slide 2 Acrostic Acrostic Poetry is where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title. Slide 3 Acrostic…

Slide 1 Slide 2 James Keir Baxter was born in 1926, in Dunedin, New Zealand Baxter become one of New Zealand’s finest poets and most controversial figures In his short…

SUMMER MODULE IN ENGLISH 9 Southville International School and Colleges Summer Module in English 9 Topics Time Frame Poetry Week 1 Run-on Sentence, Dangling and Misplaced…

Identify the following Poetic Elements. The winning team receives a prize! âLife is a broken-winged birdâ ANSWER : METAPHOR WHO wrote the previous line of poetry? ANSWER:…

Types of Poems Acrostic Acrostic Poetry is where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title. Acrostic Example Devoted, …

Slide 1 Walt Whitman  (1819â1892) Langston Hughes (1902-1967) Bell Ringer: What SOUNDS to you symbolize America? List them with a brief explanation. I Hear America Signing…

LITERATURE Terminology What is Poetry? A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas) Point of…