Teachers often approach poetry by looking for themes, images, and metaphor. We can’t help it; we were trained to look for meaning. DEEP meaning.

Poets, on the other hand, occasionally let themselves dabble in sound. EdSiteMent’s lesson, Listening to Poetry, begins with “Jabberwocky” and ends with Shakespeare as students work with 7 different “sound experiments.” (What sound would a “vorpal sword” make, anyway?)

The individual lessons emphasize these aspects of poetry:

• rhythm
• literal meaning
• tone
• voice
• terms like quatrain, couplet, and enjambment
• presenting a poem to the class

All the materials needed for this lesson are available at the site. Be ready to hear laughter as students play with the sounds!

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