AAPI Women Voices Untold Stories Through Poetry LESSON

AAPI Women Voices: Untold Stories Through Poetry LESSON 5 Repetition, Alliteration, & Rhyme Advancing. Justice-LA. org 1 AASC. UCLA. edu

Repetition, Alliteration, and Rhyme A. Repetition: The use of the same words or phrases to create a beat, rhythm, or develop emphasis. How they tinkle, in the icy air of night! B. Alliteration: The repetition of the first sounds of words. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing. C. Rhyme: A type of echoing which uses a correspondence of sound It was quite a shock to find my sock there atop the rock. Advancing. Justice-LA. org 2 AASC. UCLA. edu

Repetition 1 I want her to live. I want her to breathe. I want her to be happy. 2 If you think you can win, you can win. Almost nothing was more annoying than having our wasted 3 time wasted on something not worth wasting it on. Identify the repetitions in the following: 4 And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep. 5 Common sense is not so common. 6 The horror! Oh, the horror! Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 3 3

Repetition 1 I want her to live. I want her to breathe. I want her to be happy. 2 If you think you can win, you can win. Almost nothing was more annoying than having our wasted 3 time wasted on something not worth wasting it on. Identify the repetitions in the following: 4 And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep. 5 Common sense is not so common. 6 The horror! Oh, the horror! Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 4 4

Alliteration 7 8 She walked past the babbling brook every day. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation 9 where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Identify the alliterations in the following: 10 Fair is foul, and foul is fair: hover through the fog and filthy air. 11 The soul selects her own society. 12 So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly in the past. Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 5 5

Alliteration 7 8 She walked past the babbling brook every day. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation 9 where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Identify the alliterations in the following: 10 Fair is foul, and foul is fair: hover through the fog and filthy air. 11 The soul selects her own society. 12 So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly in the past. Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 6 6

Rhyme I have measles and the mumps, a gash, a rash, and purple 13 bumps. 14 15 16 17 This precious book of love, this unbound lover, to beautify him only lacks a cover. Identify the rhyme in the following: From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere. True words end; lies extend. Being two beings requires a rage for rigor, rewriteable memory, hybrid vigor. Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 7

Rhyme I have measles and the mumps, a gash, a rash, and purple 13 bumps. 14 15 16 17 This precious book of love, this unbound lover, to beautify him only lacks a cover. Identify the rhyme in the following: From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere. True words end; lies extend. Being two beings requires a rage for rigor, rewriteable memory, hybrid vigor. Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 8

Which is repetition? Which is alliteration? Which is rhyme? Which sound device? 18 Through the balmy air of night, how they ring out their delight! 19 “Breathe, breathe, ” I told myself. 20 What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! 21 Her socks wouldn’t fit Phillip’s feet. 22 What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 9 9

Which is repetition? Which is alliteration? Which is rhyme? 18 Through the balmy air of night, how they ring out their delight! 19 “Breathe, breathe, ” I told myself. Which sound device? Rhyme 20 What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! 21 Her socks wouldn’t fit Phillip’s feet. 22 What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 10 10

Which is repetition? Which is alliteration? Which is rhyme? 18 Through the balmy air of night, how they ring out their delight! Which sound device? Rhyme Repetition 19 “Breathe, breathe, ” I told myself. 20 What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! 21 Her socks wouldn’t fit Phillip’s feet. 22 What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 11 11

Which is repetition? Which is alliteration? Which is rhyme? 18 Through the balmy air of night, how they ring out their delight! Which sound device? Rhyme 19 “Breathe, breathe, ” I told myself. Repetition 20 What tale of terror, now, their turbulence tells! Alliteration 21 Her socks wouldn’t fit Phillip’s feet. 22 What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 12 12

Which is repetition? Which is alliteration? Which is rhyme? 18 Through the balmy air of night, how they ring out their delight! Which sound device? Rhyme 19 “Breathe, breathe, ” I told myself. Repetition 20 What tale of terror, now, their turbulence tells! Alliteration 21 Her socks wouldn’t fit Phillip’s feet. Alliteration 22 What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 13 13

Which is repetition? Which is alliteration? Which is rhyme? 18 Through the balmy air of night, how they ring out their delight! Which sound device? Rhyme 19 “Breathe, breathe, ” I told myself. Repetition 20 What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! Alliteration 21 Her socks wouldn’t fit Phillip’s feet. Alliteration How it tells of the rapture that impels to the swinging and the 22 ringing of the bells. Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 14 Rhyme 14

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 15 15

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner The other night my 1 -year-old was a fever pressed against my chest We wrestled with a thermometer that read 99. 8 degrees the doctor says technically 100. 4 is a fever Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu Stanza 1 Stanza 2 16

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Identify the sound devices but I can see her flushed face how she drapes across my lap, listless Li. Peinam Alliteration Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 17

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Stanza 3 wobbly walking Alliteration toddler all chunks and duck footed shaky knees stomping squeaky yellow light up shoes across the edge of the reef Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 18

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner And I think Stanza 4 what a difference a few degrees can make Scientists say Stanza 5 if humans warm the world more than 2 degrees then catastrophe will hit Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 19

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Stanza 6 Imagine North American wildfires increasing by 400% animal extinction rising by 30% fresh water declining by 20% Repetition Rhyme Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 20

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Identify the sound devices thousands, millions displaced left wandering wondering what happened? Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 21

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner thousands, millions displaced left wandering Rhyme wondering what happened? Alliteration Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 22

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner At a climate change conference Stanza 7 a colleague tells me 2 degrees is an estimate I tell him for my islands 2 degrees is a gamble at 2 degrees my islands, the Marshall Islands will already be under water this is why our leaders push for 1. 5 Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 23

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner At a climate change conference a colleague tells me 2 degrees Repetition is an estimate I tell him for my islands 2 degrees is a gamble at 2 degrees my islands, the Marshall Islands will already be under water this is why our leaders push for 1. 5 Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 24

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Seems small like 0. 5 degrees shouldn’t matter like 0. 5 degrees are just crumbs like the Marshall Islands must look on a map just crumbs you dust off the table, wipe your hands clean Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu Stanza 8 25

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Seems small like 0. 5 degrees shouldn’t matter like 0. 5 degrees are just crumbs like the Marshall Islands must look on a map just crumbs you dust off the table, wipe your hands clean Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu Repetition Rhyme 26

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Today Li. Peinam is feeling better Stanza 9 she bobs around our backyard drops pebbles and leaves into a plastic bucket before emptying the bucket out and dropping pebbles in again Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 27

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner As I watch I think about futility I think about the world making the same mistakes since the industrial revolution since 1977 when a scientist said 2 degrees was the estimate Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu Stanza 10 28

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Stanza 11 On Kili atoll the tides were underestimated patients with a nuclear history threaded into their bloodlines, sleeping Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 29

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner in the only clinic on island woke to a wild water world a rushing rapid of salt closing in around them a sewage of syringes and gauze Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 30

“ 2 Degrees” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner in the only clinic on island woke to a wild water world Alliteration a rushing rapid of salt closing in around them a sewage of syringes and gauze Rhyme Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 31

Repetition, Alliteration, Rhyme Homework • Finish the Interpreting & Recognizing Alliteration, Repetition, and Rhyme chart of the “Alliteration, Repetition, Rhyme” handout as homework • Answer the discussion questions • Complete the Alliteration, Repetition, and Rhyme Exercise Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 32

“I Am” Poem Homework • This homework is modeled after Janice Mirikitani’s “Desert Flower II” poem. • Choose a community you want to write about. Examples: • A community of causes: environmental, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ, immigration, women’s rights, labor rights, ethnic rights, language rights, housing rights, education rights, healthcare rights, disability rights. • Your family, your neighborhood, a group of friends, any kind of community you want to write about. Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 33

“I Am” Poem • What are you trying to convey in your poem? • What characteristics or aspects of the community are you trying to emphasize in your poem? • What is your concluding line to convey your message? • You will perform your own poem in front of the class at the end of the unit. Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 34

Homework 2 - “Filipino Boogie” poem by Jessica Hagedorn background of the poem: • 1898 - 1933 The Philippines was a colony of America • 1942 - 1945 The Philippines was occupied by Japan • Sitting Bull was an American Indian warrior, 1834– 90. • Minnehaha is a fictional Native American woman. • Mohawk people are an indigenous people of North America. • Yellow Peril is a term referring to an unjust and misguided widely held fear of Asians in the West in the late 1800 s and early 1900 s. It is used as a satire in this poem. Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 35

Homework 2 - “Filipino Boogie” by Jessica Hagedorn • Notice how Jessica Hagedorn writes about American cowboys, Native Americans and Filipino Americans • Complete Repetition, Alliteration, Rhyme Homework 2 Chief Sitting Bull. 1830 -1890 http: //www. sittingbull. org/ • Identify at least one of each of the 3 sound devices in “Filipino Boogie Advancing. Justice-LA. org AASC. UCLA. edu 36

AAPI Women Voices: Untold Stories Through Poetry Curriculum Developer: Megan Roberto Curriculum Contributors: Prabhneek Heer, Kristy Phan Advancing. Justice-LA. org 37 AASC. UCLA. edu