Lesson G

 Students read their personal novels.

We shared Shakespearean sonnets - many were good - some need some rhyme scheme work.

-We discussed the terms Onomatopoeia and Euphony, and looked at the examples of Eve Merriam's "Rusty Spigot, and Robert Frost's "Stopping by a Woods on a Snowy Evening." (Both available under the "Files" tab on teams for this lesson"

The assignment is as follows:

Picture a rusty spigot (google it) and water struggling to flow out of it, as there is water in the line. Read Eve Merriam's Poem, "The Rusty Spigot," aloud, and see how the choice of onomatopoeia/text actually causes the reader's voice to mimic the sound of water and air fighting to get out of the tap first...and hear how, in the end, the water wins. She forces us to both see and hear what the words are describing...

 

Write your own sound poem, 10+ lines, using onomatopoeia. Don't get caught up in Merriam's artistry - just do your best!

 

Alternatively, you may consider the euphony in Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by a Woods on a Snowy Evening," and seek to create a unified poem, which gives a sensory impression, using euphony...10+ lines.