Due 2/15: Villanelles

February 14, 2017 By

1. Reading–Read and annotate The Home on the Hill by Robinson and One Art by Bishop.

2. (Due 2/16) Villanelle–Remember, this is a fixed form poem! Your villanelle should mirror Dylan Thomas’. It should be typed. You must closely follow the form requirements of the villanelle. Including:

  • 19 lines of verse (5 tercets and 1 quatrain)
  • Rhyme scheme
  • Set number of syllables/beats per line (iambic pentameter)
  • Don’t forget the refrains! The fist and third line of verse repeat throughout and follow a specific pattern.

Use proper heading (Which some of you are still struggling with):

Sean Leon (your name of course)
Poetry Seminar
10/24/16
2. Villanelle

Due 2/14: Villanelle

February 13, 2017 By

1. Reading–Read and annotate Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas and Mad Girl’s Love Song by Sylvia Plath. Both are villanelles with Thomas’ being more traditional.

2. (Due 2/16) Villanelle–Remember, this is a fixed form poem! Your villanelle should mirror Dylan Thomas’. It should be typed. You must closely follow the form requirements of the villanelle. Including:

  • 19 lines of verse (5 tercets and 1 quatrain)
  • Rhyme scheme
  • Set number of syllables/beats per line (iambic pentameter)
  • Don’t forget the refrains! The fist and third line of verse repeat throughout and follow a specific pattern.

Use proper heading (Which some of you are still struggling with):

Sean Leon (your name of course)
Poetry Seminar
10/24/16
2. Villanelle

Due 10/24: Villanelle and Readings

October 21, 2016 By

1. Villanelle–Remember, this is a fixed form poem! Your villanelle should mirror Dylan Thomas’. It should be typed. You must closely follow the form requirements of the villanelle. Including:

  • 19 lines of verse (5 tercets and 1 quatrain)
  • Rhyme scheme
  • Set number of syllables/beats per line (iambic pentameter)
  • Don’t forget the refrains! The fist and third line of verse repeat throughout and follow a specific pattern.

Use proper heading (Which some of you are still struggling with):

Sean Leon (your name of course)
Poetry Seminar
10/24/16
#3: Villanelle

2. Bring in a clean copy of the poem you used for your explication.

3. Readings–She Walks in Beauty and My Soul is Dark by Lord Byron; Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats

3. Review expectations for oral and written components of group presentations.

Due 10/18: Do Not Go Gentle and More…

October 17, 2016 By

1. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas–(check table of contents for page number) Poetry Scansion. Label the rhyme and meter of the poem. This means review as many lines of verse necessary to establish metrical trends in the poem (i.e meter). Then, label the meter (i.e. trochaic pentameter). Then, annotate for thematic development/theme.  The Dylan Thomas poem is a classic villanelle so pay close attention to form requirements. Your next poem, due Monday, is a villanelle.

2. Explications are due Thursday!

3. Schools of Poetry available for Group Presentations:

  • Elizabethan Poetry
  • Metaphysical Poets
  • Romanticism
  • Transcendentalism
  • Imagism
  • Harlem Renaissance
  • Black Arts Movement
  • Beat Poetry
  • New York School
  • Spoken Word
  • Feminist Poetry

HW due 3/4: Villanelle

March 3, 2016 By

DUE TOMORROW! Villanelle–Remember, this is a fixed form poem! While you will see in tonight’s readings at least one of the villanelles deviates slightly from the traditional villanelle form, your villanelle should mirror Dylan Thomas’. It should be typed. You must closely follow the form requirements of the villanelle. Including:

  • 19 lines of verse (5 tercets and 1 quatrain)
  • Rhyme scheme
  • Set number of syllables/beats per line (you choose a number and stick to it)
  • Don’t forget the refrains! The fist and third line of verse repeat throughout and follow a specific pattern.

Use proper heading (Which some of you are still struggling with):

Sean Leon (your name of course)
Poetry Seminar
10/5/15
#3: Villanelle

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