Witness Protection Ode

Respond to the following prompt in writing.

You have to leave your home forever. You have 5 minutes to choose five items from your home to take with you. List the five possessions and explain why you chose each one.

Copy the following notes:

The Characteristics of Odes

* Praise something. (socks, womanhood)
* Usually long. (often much longer than a sonnet)
* Poet often speaks directly to his/her subject.
* Elevate their subjects to a higher level. (leaf of grass to stars, celestial socks)
* Often less formal than sonnets—no strict rhyme and meter schemes.

Ode checklist

__ Two stanzas of 9 lines
__ Follows the assigned rhyme and meter pattern
__ Has the ode characteristics 1-4.
__ Title
__ Proper heading in upper right hand corner


Assigned Rhyme and Meter Scheme

Line, Syllables, Rhyme
1, 10, a
2, 4, b
3, 10, a
4, 4, b
5, 10, c
6, 4, c
7, 10, d
8, 4, d
9, 8, c

Brainstorm ideas around one of the five items chosen in the writing prompt. Begin writing your ode.

Homework: Poetry letter due 3-23. Recitation due 3-23. Make-ups due 3-28.