Make Your Way 5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Writing: A review of a poem b) Have a look at the poem “Poetics” by Benjamin Zephaniah. Begin by reading the poem carefully, at least twice. Then answer the questions on the checklist on p. 125 . a) Here are some common features of many poems. Match them with their definitions. 33 There’s a poem on your face There’s a poem in the sky There’s a poem in outta space There are poems passing by, There are poems in your dreams There are poems in your head Sometimes I cannot get to sleep Cause there are poems in me bed. There are poems in me tea There are poems on me toast I have found much poetry In the place I love the most, There’s a poem right in front of you Get to know its rhyme, If you are not sure what to do Just call it poem time. There’s a poem in me shoes There’s a poem in me shirt When the poem meets the blues It can really, really hurt, Other poems make you grin When they dribble off your chin Some poems think they are great So they like to make you ........... wait. I see poems in your teeth I see poems in me cat I hear poems underneath Going rata tat tat tat, This one had not finished yet It keeps coming on the beat It is soggy and it’s wet But it’s also very sweet. There are poems for the ear There are poems for the page Some poems are not quite clear but they get better with age, There are poems for the hip There are poems for the hop Everything is poetic Poetry will never stop. There are poems on your fingers There’s a poem on your nose If you give it time to linger It will grow and grow and grow, There’s a poem in you beautiful Can’t you see it It’s right .......................... there. I think it’s so incredible There are poems Everywhere. Poetics 1 rhyme 2 rhythm 3 alliteration 4 metaphor 5 simile 6 repetition a The explicit comparison of two different things. E.g. Her lips are like roses: beautiful to touch, but beware of the thorns. b The same letter or sound occurring at the beginning of two or more consecutive words. E.g. The wild wind wound through the woods. c Two words which have the same sound. E.g. red and dead , fire and wire. d A regular pattern of sounds. e The implicit comparison of two things (i.e. saying one thing is another thing). E.g. Life is a box of chocolates. You never know what flavour you’re going to get. f Using the same words again to emphasise an image or make a contrast. 124 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv