The Stolen Child By William Butler Yeats Todays

The Stolen Child By William Butler Yeats

Today’s Objectives • To learn about how poems help create mood. • To see samples of poems in a particular mood. • To write group mood poems in class and begin your own individual mood poem (and free up homework time if you’re productive!!!)

WHERE dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake, Grey or white bird There lies a leafy island with long neck, legs, Where flapping herons wake and beak The drowsy water rats; There we've hid our fairy vats, Full of berries And of reddest stolen cherries. Come away, O human child! Container for holding liquid To the waters and the wild With a fairy, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

Where the wave of moonlight glosses The dim gray sands with light, Far off by furthest Rosses travelers We foot it all the night, Weaving olden dances Mingling hands and mingling glances Till the moon has taken flight; To and fro we leap And chase the frothy bubbles, While the world is full of troubles And anxious in its sleep. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

Where the wandering water gushes From the hills above Glen-Car, In pools among the rushes That scarce could bathe a star, We seek for slumbering trout And whispering in their ears Give them unquiet dreams; Leaning softly out From ferns that drop their tears Over the young streams. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

Away with us he's going, The solemn-eyed: He'll hear no more the lowing Of the calves on the warm hillside A shelf by the fire to Or the kettle on the hob keep things warm Sing peace into his breast, Or see the brown mice bob Round and round the oatmeal chest. For he comes, the human child, To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than he can understand.

WHERE dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake, There lies a leafy island Where flapping herons wake The drowsy water rats; There we've hid our fairy vats, Full of berries And of reddest stolen cherries. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a fairy, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

Where the wave of moonlight glosses The dim gray sands with light, Far off by furthest Rosses We foot it all the night, Weaving olden dances Mingling hands and mingling glances Till the moon has taken flight; To and fro we leap And chase the frothy bubbles, While the world is full of troubles And anxious in its sleep. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

Where the wandering water gushes From the hills above Glen-Car, In pools among the rushes That scarce could bathe a star, We seek for slumbering trout And whispering in their ears Give them unquiet dreams; Leaning softly out From ferns that drop their tears Over the young streams. Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

Away with us he's going, The solemn-eyed: He'll hear no more the lowing Of the calves on the warm hillside Or the kettle on the hob Sing peace into his breast, Or see the brown mice bob Round and round the oatmeal chest. For he comes, the human child, To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than he can understand.

Now You Will Create Your Own Group Mood Poems!! n The mood of today is HAPPY!!

Requirements Poem must be happy! n I will provide the first line for you n You will fold and pass the poem to the next person n I’ll provide a specific focus for each line n Continue the little poem/ story with the previous line in mind. n

Class work/ HW Requirements n n n Poem must be happy! Poem should be at least ten lines long Poem should have rhythm Poem should use at least four of our previously studied lit-devices, underlined. Poems may rhyme if you wish New lit device: Poem should use an idiom (i. e. break a leg, on top of the world, happy camper, on cloud nine, tickled pink, pleased as punch, in seventh heaven, hold your horses, ‘til the cows come home, once in a blue moon…)

Happy Words You Can Use! enjoy serendipity aglow enthusiastic inspired jolly smiles amazed euphoric joyous spiritual amused exuberant jubilant spontaneous anticipation light surprise awesome fortunate fun lighthearted surprised beautiful gay love sweet blessed give merry thrill blissful glad upbeat bright optimistic golden vivacious celebrate overjoyed gracious whole cheerful peace gratitude comedy play compassion hallelujah pleased happy content pleasure heaven cool red letter hopeful delight day humor elated relief inspiration satisfaction

If You Are Having Trouble Writing… n n n Consider using a familiar, happy tune to set the rhythm of your new poem! Think of a topic that makes YOU happy Use happy words!

Little Miss Muffit Little Miss Muffet, sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey; Along came a spider, Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away.

One For The Money One for the money, Two for the show Three to get ready, And four to GO!

Sing a Song of Sixpence n Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, They all began to sing. Now, wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the King? n The King was in his countinghouse, Counting out his money; The Queen was in the parlor Eating bread and honey. The maid was in the garden, Hanging out the clothes. Along there came a big black bird And snipped off her nose!