Poetry Terms

Sound Devices

Rhyme- Using the same vowels and consonant sound at the end of two words
Repetition- Using the same word or phrase more than once
Alliteration- Using the same consonant at the beginning of words

Devices

Symbols- Is an object,person, or idea that stands for something
Imagery- Is descriptive detail that appeals to the senses
Figurative Language- Is a writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally

Forms & Purpose

Narrative- Tells a story
Ballad- A poem that tells a story in a serious tone
Lyric Poem- A form of poetry with rhyming

Ballad Poem

The civil war
Full of battles and deaths
But many victories

The Anaconda Plan
Was a union victory
To gain control of the Mississipi River

The Bull Run
Was a Confederate victory
It encouraged the south to strive for victory

Vicksburg
A Union victory
Divided confederacy on half along the Mississipi River

The Union victories
The bloodiest battles
Of the civil war

Narrative Poem

All my childhood
I believed everything would be okay
But from my view
Everythin seems to go the wrong way

My life changed
Ever since that day
That I'll never forget
Its one of those things that I'll tell

Eveytime I remember
I burst into tears
I wipe them away
So no one can see

I feel the pain inside
You look at me
And all you see
Is a happy face

But deep down I feel alone
In this big world
Where everything is black and gray
Never seeing the end of day

Never knowing when the day will end
Struggling to keep up
Openig my eyes
I see my reality of pain and hate

Hating you
For all of the things you done
Never feeling sorry for you
Cause you never felt sorry for me

My life would never be the same
Having this memory of what you did
Never letting it go
Holding a grudge against you

Historical Context

1.        Hitler: He was important, because he rose to power and became the dictator. He told everyone that if they followed him that everything would get better. He wanted to in humanize the Jews.

2.       Nazi Solders: They are the ones that killed the Jews not Hitler. They would take the Jews to Ghettos. After the ghettos they would take them to the Concentration Camps.

3.       Star of David: A yellow star used to identify Jews. If not worn they would kill them. Was important to them.

4.       Ghettos: They would send them there to separate their families. There were many sicknesses that would kill people like Typhus.

5.       Concentration Camps: They are important, because that’s where many Jews went. They were treated badly. There were many sicknesses in these camps that caused people to die off of them.

6.       Hiding: Many people went into hiding, so they wouldn’t be sent to concentration camps. They also wanted to keep their families together. They didn’t want them to suffer.

7.       Gestapos: They were Nazi soldiers that would so anything for money. They would torturer people to get the stuff out of them. And didn’t care what they did.

8.       Hanukah: It is a Jewish celebration lasting for eight days. It was one of the few holidays they celebrated. It is just like Christmas.

9.       Allies: The people who were against Germany. They were fighting the Germans, Japanese ect. They were the ones that beated Germany.

10.   Axis: The people who though were correct with Germany. They fought with Germany. For example the French.

11.   D-Day: Was when the Allies landed on Normandy beach. They fought the axis. This gave the Jews and other people hope.

12.   Hitler dies/: When Hitler kills himself. Every Jew gets set free. The Holocaust ends

Look and Learn

Anne Frank Stage adaptation

It starts In 1945 Mr. Frank returns to the warehouse attic in Amsterdam polland. He and miep are talking. They are all picking out there rooms. They later find out that they are going to share rooms with the Van Dans. Mr. and Mrs. Van dans and Peter.  Mr. Dussle was another person that came in to the attic to live with them. Everyday they had to be quiet, they couldn’t talk till it was 6pm but it would have to be in whispers. One day when it was Anne’s birthday Mr. Frank got her a diary. Anne would write everything that happens. As time past by they would be getting thinner and the children starving. Most of the time Anne would have dates with peter in his room. One time they heard a noise under and peter went to turn off the lights but he fell and he made noise but he scared the thief away.  They found out that the thief took a radio that was important.