Found Poem USING NIGHT BY ELIE WIESEL Found

Found Poem USING NIGHT BY ELIE WIESEL

Found Poetry Found poetry is poetry that you create using words from non-poetry sources. Newspaper articles • • Novels Short stories Advertisements

How It Works Read something that has words in it. Look for words, phrases or short passages (1 – 2 Sentences) that you find powerful, moving, or interesting. Pay attention to DICTION. Note especially examples that evoke strong feelings about your subject matter (Holocaust). When you come across a word, phrase or passage that catches your attention, write it down on a post-it note. You want to end up with at least 18 or more post-it/notes. Make sure to include the page number on each post-it/note. You may choose to eliminate some phrases or words depending on the context of your poem.

How It Works continued…. . Play with your words. Move your post-it/notes around and look at the words in a different order. You could possibly look for patterns or a story. Go through your words and eliminate everything that is dull, or unnecessary, or that just doesn’t seem “to fit” for a poem about the holocaust. Be aware of the figurative language you must create that is required. (metaphor & personification) Get a piece of scrap paper and lay out all of your post-it/notes in the order that you like the best. Think about the overall feeling (tone) of your final list. Remember, creative word choice, tone, and style of words/phrases combined need to be creative to receive a four (4) on the rubric.

How It Works continued…. . Make any minor changes necessary to create your poem. You can change punctuation and make little changes to the words to make them fit together (such as change the tenses, possessives, plurals, and capitalizations). If you absolutely need to add a word or two to make the poem flow more smoothly, to make sense, or to make a point, you may add a few words. Most words chosen are prepositions or an adverb to help with flow or rhythm. Choose an appropriate title. NOT FOUND POEM! Found poems are not copied sentences from the passage arranged in an order. Focus on powerful words or phrases to connect like a puzzle with a 100 pieces that go together to form a beautiful picture in the end depicting a story with a TONE appropriate for the subject matter.

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