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= This is the place for Silver to share their thoughts and compositions during our poetry unit. =

**Poetry is..**
A way to pour out your truth hidden deep within. A great way to express your true feelings. Eloquent, subliminal, and unofficial. Intense, inspirational, soul, emotions, and letting go. The art of one person speaking for millions. A creative way to express thoughts and feelings. Snapping souls. something never just comes and says what it thinks. an exaggerated version of a literal situation. uses figurative language. poetry flows. dramatic


 * Requirements for your poetry portfolio **

**1. An introductory quote from another poet about poetry**

**2. Four original poems, including three formats we worked on in class** - Ode - Sonnet - "Raised by" poem - A poem of your choice

**3.** **A statement about your own poetry -** May focus on key features/themes or new poetic techniques that you used. Should include analysis of specific parts of poems (explain choices, structure, word choice, or figurative language, etc). This statement can include some discussion of your inspiration, but should be more about your technique, and use the proper terminology to discuss the choices you make as a poet.

**4. Three poems from one poet of your choice on Poets.org.**

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**5. Close Reading Analysis of these three poems.** Analysis should examine the poet's work by providing insight into both individual poems and the poet's work overall. Each section of analysis is like a mini-essay -- it is 1-2 paragraphs long and has a clear thesis at the beginning. It also analyzes closely both the content AND the craft of the poem, and looks closely at individual lines in addition to the poem as a whole. See the close reading powerpoint on moodle for a reminder about the different categories.