FRIDAY CLASSWORK GROUP POST #2: group Haikus

Having fun with Haikus (we will spend several classes playing with various types of poetic form)

1. Most Haikus focus on nature imagery, without necessarily worrying about a deeper human meaning.  These are different, though.  
1. Read the poems aloud to each other and discuss: how does the author use the simple imagery to get across meaning about a human experience?
2. Practice! Take one person’s longer poem, in the group, and condense it into a Haiku-like poem (because traditional Haikus usually reference nature, this is really just using the style of a Haiku).  You must attempt to retain the overall meaning of the original poem, but also try to mimic the kinds of imagery a Haiku uses.
3. GROUP BLOG POST #2: post your finished group haiku

FRIDAY CLASSWORK GROUP POST #1: poetic devices

Go through all of the devices, on the handout: poetic devices

1. which poetic devices are used similarly in poetry and fiction?  
2. Which ones are typically only used in poetry, or used very differently in poetry?