Introduction

"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words."

- Robert Frost

Are you a moody person? How would you know unless your parents or friends told you? There is such a thing called a mood ring that was a big hit in the 1970s. The center stone changes colors depending on your mood. To learn how the mood ring works, read "How do mood rings work?" from How Stuff Works.

The colors below symbolize the moods.

  • Black: fear, depressed, serious, intense

  • Yellow: anxious, cool, cautious, distracted

  • Orange: stressed, nervous, confused, upset

  • Blue: normal, optimistic, calm, peaceful

  • Pink: very happy, affectionate, infatuated

  • Green: average, not much happening

  • Red: fear, danger, energetic

 

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...

  • Analyze mood and tone and demonstrate the difference that word choice can make in a poem.
  • Identify and examine the significance of specific themes in poetry.

The above objectives correspond with the Creative Writing Course Standards.

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