narrative poetry
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NARRATIVE POETRYMrs. Morris
English II
October 31, 2012
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OBJECTIVE
Analyze the characteristics of a narrative poem
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LITERARY VOCABULARY
Narrative Poetry
Stanza Figurative Language
Speaker
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NARRATIVE POETRY Tells a story Has a plot Combines excitement of story with elements of poetry
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STANZA
An arrangement of a certain number of lines forming a division of a poem.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning,
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SPEAKER
The narrative voice in a poem
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THINGS TO LOOK/LISTEN FORCROSSING THE BORDER BY JOY HARJO/EXILE BY JULIA ALVAREZ
Who is the speaker in each poem?
Who are the characters? Where are the settings? What are the conflicts? What are the
resolutions?
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NARRATIVE POEMS FOR THIS LESSON Crossing the Border by Joy Harjo
Exile by Julia Alvarez
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JOY HARJO
Born in Tulsa, OK in 1951.
Member of the Muscogee (Creek) Tribe
Professor at University of New Mexico
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CROSSING THE BORDER
Turn to page 139 Read by Joy Harjo http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/crossing-the-border-into-canada
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CANADIAN BORDER PATROL STATION
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JULIA ALVAREZ
Born in New York City, NY on March 25, 1950.
Moved with her parents to the Dominican Republic at the age of 3 months.
Left her home in the Dominican Republic in 1960 at the age of 10 years.
Her father was involved in a plot to overthrow the dictator.
The family had to flee from the Dominican Republic because they would be murdered otherwise.
She was professor at Middlebury College in Vermont until she recently retired
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
• Ciudad Trojillo is now Santo Domingo
• Dictator Rafael Trujillo renamed the city after himself in 1936.
• Trujillo was assassinated on May 30, 1961.
• The name of the city was changed back to Santo Domingo in 1961.