Lesson 28: Poetic Elements and Structure

Checklist for Poetic Elements and Structure:

In order to identify an poet’s choices concerning how to structure a poem, order events within it, and manipulate time, note the
following:
- the forms and overall structures of the poem
the rhyme, rhythm and meter, if present
lines and stanzas in the poem that suggest its meaning
- ways that the poem’s structures connects to its meaning
- lines and stanzas where the poet manipulated time to create an effect such as mystery, tension, or surprise
- how the poet ordered events to create an effect such as mystery, tension, or surprise

To analyze how an poet’s choices concerning how to structure a poem, order events within it, and manipulate time create such
effects as mystery, tension, or surprise, consider the following questions:
- How does the poet structure their poem? How do they order events within the poem? How do they manipulate time?
- What effects, such as mystery, tension, or surprise, does the poet create through their choices?
- How does the poet’s choice of form or structure affect the overall meaning of the poem?

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.5, SL.9-10.1.A, SL.9-10.1.C, SL.9-10.2

DOK 2 & 3

Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds

• Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes

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