Summary and Tasks

Before continuing to the final task of this lesson, be sure that you have submitted your work for the following tasks.

  • Read "Casey at the Bat" and respond in the 4.01 "Casey at the Bat" Discussion section naming the conflict of the poem, the rising action, the climax and the resolution.

  • Read 'The Base Stealer' by Robert Francis.  After reading the poem, go to the 4.01 'The Base Stealer' Discussion and post a comment describing one of the similes used and some of the unique verbs used to help the reader visualize the base stealer in action.

 

Now that we have closely examined narrative poems, free verse poems, and limericks, it is your turn to get creative and create two original poems about baseball.

Here is your assignment:

  1. Write a limerick poem.  Look closely at the rhyme scheme and rhythm pattern.  Your poem should be about the game of baseball.  You can write about a favorite team, a favorite player, or even your own school's team.  Say your poem out loud to check for the rhyme and rhythm pattern.  Post your poem to the 4.01 Limerick Discussion for all to see.

  2. Write a second poem about baseball.  This second poem should be either a narrative type poem that tells a story, or a free verse poem that simply paints a word picture.  Your poem should be at least 6 lines long. 

    1. Narrative poems will be carefully graded on the ability of the poem to tell a story.

    2. Free verse poems will be graded based on the use of metaphors or similes and descriptive words.

    3. Write one poem, either narrative or free verse, and submit it to the 4.01 Poetry Dropbox.

 

 

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