POL: Analysis of Poem for “Dream Song 14” Dream Song 14 By John Berryman Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so. After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yearns, we ourselves flash and ye
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POL: Analysis of Poem for “Dream Song 14”
Dream Song 14
By John Berryman
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Order Paper NowLife, friends, is boring. We must not say so.
After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yearns,
we ourselves flash and yearn,
and moreover my mother told me as a boy
(repeatingly) ‘Ever to confess you’re bored
means you have no
Inner Resources.’ I conclude now I have no
inner resources, because I am heavy bored.
Peoples bore me,
literature bores me, especially great literature,
Henry bores me, with his plights & gripes
as bad as achilles,
who loves people and valiant art, which bores me.
And the tranquil hills, & gin, look like a drag
and somehow a dog
has taken itself & its tail considerably away
into mountains or sea or sky, leaving
behind: me, wag.
Directions: When you are asked to provide the chunks of your poem, make sure you provide all of them. For the purpose of this activity, do not use more than four lines for a chunk.
Poetry Exploration: Syntax (5)
Directions: Take the poem you are memorizing for POL and divide it by chunks using syntax. Type / copy each chunk on a line. Pay particular attention to where punctuation is, so as to pause appropriately. Re-write your poem based on those chunks/pauses.
Poetry Exploration: Imagery (5)
Directions: Identify every image in your poem. Write the phrase in the appropriate category.
Visual
Auditory
Gustatory
Tactile
Olfactory
Poetry Exploration: Title (5)
For #1 indicate the prediction you made with the title. If your poem is a sonnet which uses the first line as the little, work with the first line.
For #2, indicate what the poem actually ended up being about.
For #3, explain why the title is appropriate for the poem.
Poetry Exploration: Speaker/Situation (5)
Explain in a sentence who the speaker of the poem is.
Next, pull some line/phrase/idea from the poem that supports your assertion of who the speaker is.
Finally, in one sentence, explain the situation that requires the writing of this poem. What has the speaker experienced to make him/her/it write this poem?
Speaker:
How I know:
Situation:
Poetry Exploration: Denotation (5)
Directions: Define all the words you do not know in your poem. Do NOT use the root of a word to define itself. Use the definition that is appropriate for the poem. If you know the definition of every single word, then choose 4 words that are the most challenging vocabulary and provide that definition. INCLUDE any word you do not know how to say.
Word
Definition
Poetry Exploration: Connotation- All the thoughts, feelings, words, cultural associations, extended definition of a word.(10)
Directions: Copy/paste your POL poem divided by chunks on the left side. In the middle column, identify the MOST important word in the chunk and type that word. To determine the most important word, ask yourself which word makes a difference to the meaning or more of an impact on meaning. Once you have identified the most impactful word in the chunk, spend time writing all of the connotations you have with the word. Eventually, you will begin to notice a pattern of the same type of connotations emerging from the poem. Note – when working with this step for class, work to identify a minimum of 10 total words in your poem. If you have fewer than 10 chunks, you may have to choose more than one important word for connotation. If you have more than 10 chunks, make sure you work with each chunk.
Chunk
Word
Your Extended Definition
7. Poetry Exploration: Summary/Paraphrase (5)
Directions: You should already have your poem for POL divided by syntactical units/chunks. In the table below, copy your poem one chunk at a time on the left-hand column. On the right-hand column, summarize or paraphrase what is happening for that chunk or what the meaning is of that chunk.
Your Poem Chunk by Chunk
Your Summary or Paraphrase of the Chunk
8. Poetry Exploration: Figurative Language (5)
Directions: Identify ALL of the figurative language/metaphor umbrella used in your poem. You may refer to the Metaphors and Meaning handout for your list of figurative language.
On the left hand column insert every single chunk of your poem.
In the next column write N/A if there is not any figurative language. If there is figurative language, identify the type.
In the next column write a sentence saying what is being compared to what.
In the final column, write a sentence explaining the significance of the comparison. Explain what more you understand with the comparison.
POEM CHUNK
METAPHOR UMBRELLA
WHAT IS BEING COMPARED TO WHAT
SIGNIFICANCE OF COMPARISON
POL: Tone Analysis of Poem (5)
Directions: Use the provided tone lists in the Poetry section of Classroom to determine the tone that is appropriate for each syntactic unit/chunk. Highlight where you see the major shift in the poem. Remember that a shift in tone can be complementary or contrasting. You must choose a specific tone word. You may not choose a general category.
Syntactic Unit / Chunk from Poem
The tone you will use in delivery of chunk
POL: Analysis of Poem for “Dream Song 14” Dream Song 14 By John Berryman Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so. After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yearns, we ourselves flash and ye
P O L: A naly sis o f P oem f o r “ D re am S ong 1 4” D re am S ong 1 4 B y J o hn B erry m an L if e , fr ie nds, is b orin g. W e m ust n ot s a y s o . A fte r a ll, th e s ky fla sh es, th e g re at s e a y e a rn s, w e o urs e lv e s fla sh a nd y e arn , a nd m ore ove r m y m oth er to ld m e a s a b oy ( re peatin gly ) ‘E ve r to c o nfe ss y o u’r e b ore d m eans y o u h ave n o I n ner R eso urc e s.’ I c o nclu de n ow I h ave n o i n ner r e so urc e s, b eca use I a m h eavy b ore d. P eople s b ore m e, l it e ra tu re b ore s m e, e sp ecia lly g re at lit e ra tu re , H enry b ore s m e, w it h h is p lig hts & g rip es a s b ad a s a ch ille s, w ho lo ve s p eople a nd v a lia nt a rt, w hic h b ore s m e. A nd th e tr a nquil h ills , & g in , lo ok lik e a d ra g a nd s o m ehow a d og h as ta ke n it s e lf & it s ta il c o nsid era bly a w ay i n to m ounta in s o r s e a o r s ky, le avin g b ehin d: m e, w ag. D ir e ctio ns: W hen y o u a re a ske d to p ro vid e th e c h u nks o f y o u r p oem , m ake s u re y o u p ro vid e a ll o f th em . F or th e p urp ose o f th is a ctiv it y , d o n ot u se m ore th an fo ur lin es fo r a c h u nk. 1 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: S yn ta x ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: T a ke th e p oem y o u a re m em oriz in g fo r P O L a nd d iv id e it b y c h u nks u sin g s yn ta x. T yp e / c o py e ach c h unk o n a lin e. P ay p a rtic u la r a tte ntio n to w here p unctu atio n is , s o a s to p ause a ppro pria te ly . R e-w rit e y o ur p oem b ase d o n th ose c h u nks/p ause s. 2 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: Im ag ery ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: Id entif y e ve ry im age in y o ur p oem . W rit e th e p hra se in th e a ppro pria te c a te gory . V is u al A udit o ry G usta to ry T a ctile O lf a cto ry 3 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: T it le ( 5 ) ● F or # 1 in dic a te th e p re dic tio n y o u m ade w it h th e tit le . If y o u r p oem is a s o n net w hic h u se s th e fir s t lin e a s th e lit tle , w ork w it h th e fir s t lin e. ● F or # 2, in dic a te w hat th e p oem a ctu ally e nded u p b ein g a bout. ● F or # 3, e xp la in w hy th e tit le is a ppro pria te fo r th e p oem . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: S peaker/S it u atio n ( 5 ) ● E xp la in in a s e nte nce w ho th e s p eake r o f th e p oem is . ● N ext, p ull s o m e lin e/p hra se /id ea fr o m th e p oem th at s u p ports y o u r a sse rtio n o f w ho th e s p eake r is . ● F in ally , in o ne s e nte nce , e xp la in th e s it u a tio n th at r e quir e s th e w rit in g o f th is p oem . W hat h as th e s p eake r e xp erie nce d to m ake h im /h er/it w rit e th is p oem ? S peake r: H ow I k n ow : S it u atio n: 5 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: D en ota tio n ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: D efin e a ll th e w ord s y o u d o n ot k n o w in y o u r p oem . D o N O T u se th e r o ot o f a w ord t o d efin e it s e lf . U se th e d efin it io n th at is a ppro pria te fo r th e p oem . If y o u k n o w th e d efin it io n o f e ve ry s in gle w ord , th en c h oose 4 w ord s th at a re th e m ost c h a lle ngin g v o ca b ula ry a nd p ro vid e t h at d efin it io n. IN CLU DE a ny w ord y o u d o n ot k n o w h ow to s a y. W ord D efin it io n 6 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: C onnota tio n- A ll t h e t h oughts , f e elin gs, w ord s, c u lt u ra l a sso cia tio ns, e xte n ded d efin it io n o f a w ord . ( 1 0) D ir e ctio ns: C opy/p aste y o ur P O L p oem d iv id ed b y c h u nks o n th e le ft s id e. In th e m id dle c o lu m n, i d entif y th e M OST im porta nt w ord in th e c h u nk a nd ty p e th at w ord . T o d ete rm in e th e m ost i m porta nt w ord , a sk y o urs e lf w hic h w ord m ake s a d if f e re nce to th e m ea nin g o r m ore o f a n i m pact o n m eanin g. O nce y o u h ave id entif ie d th e m ost im pa ctfu l w ord in th e c h u nk, s p end tim e w rit in g a ll o f th e c o nnota tio ns y o u h ave w it h th e w ord . E ve n tu ally , y o u w ill b egin to n otic e a p atte rn o f th e s a m e ty p e o f c o nnota tio ns e m erg in g fr o m th e p oem . N ote – w hen w ork in g w it h t h is s te p fo r c la ss, w ork to id entif y a m in im um o f 1 0 t o ta l w ord s in y o ur p oem . If y o u h ave f e w er th an 1 0 c h unks, y o u m ay h ave to c h o ose m ore th an o ne im po rta nt w ord fo r c o nnota tio n. If y o u h ave m ore th an 1 0 c h unks, m ake s u re y o u w ork w it h e ach c h u nk. C hunk W ord Y our E xte nded D efin it io n 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 1 0. 1 1 . 1 2. 1 3. 1 4. 1 5. 7 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: S um mary /P ara p hra se ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: Y ou s h ould a lr e ady h ave y o ur p oem fo r P O L d iv id ed b y s yn ta ctic a l u nit s /c h unks. In t h e ta ble b elo w , c o py y o ur p oem o ne c h unk a t a tim e o n th e le ft- h and c o lu m n. O n th e r ig ht- h and c o lu m n, s u m mariz e o r p ara phra se w hat is h appenin g fo r th at c h u nk o r w hat th e m eanin g is o f t h at c h unk. Y our P oem C hunk b y C hunk Y our S um mary o r P ara phra se o f th e C hu nk 8 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n : F ig u ra tiv e L an gu age ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: I d en tif y A LL o f t h e f ig ura tiv e l a n guag e/m eta p hor u m bre lla u se d i n y our p oem . Y ou m ay r e fe r t o t h e M eta p hors a n d M ean in g h an dout f o r y our l is t o f f ig ura tiv e l a n guag e. ● O n t h e l e ft h an d c o lu m n i n se rt e v ery s in gle c h unk o f y our p oem . ● I n t h e n ex t c o lu m n w rite N /A i f t h ere i s n ot a n y f ig ura tiv e l a n guag e. I f t h ere i s f ig ura tiv e l a n guag e, i d en tif y t h e t y pe. ● I n t h e n ex t c o lu m n w rite a s e n te n ce s a y in g w hat i s b ein g c o m pare d t o w hat. ● I n t h e f in al c o lu m n, w rite a s e n te n ce e x pla in in g t h e s ig nif ic an ce o f t h e c o m paris o n. E xpla in w hat m ore y ou u nders ta n d w ith t h e c o m paris o n. P O EM C H UNK M ETA PH OR U M BRELLA W HAT I S B EIN G C O M PA RED T O W HAT S IG NIF IC A NCE O F C O M PA RIS O N P O L: T o ne A naly sis o f P oem ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: U se th e p ro vid ed to ne lis ts in th e P oetr y s e ctio n o f C la ssro om to d ete rm in e th e to n e t h at is a ppro pria te fo r e ach s yn ta ctic u nit /c h u nk. H ig hlig ht w here y o u s e e th e m ajo r s h if t in th e p oem . R em em ber th at a s h if t in to ne c a n b e c o m ple m en ta ry o r c o n tr a stin g. Y ou m ust c h oose a s p ecif ic to ne w ord . Y ou m ay n ot c h oose a g enera l c a te gory . S yn ta ctic U nit / C hunk fr o m P oem T he to ne y o u w ill u se in d eliv e ry o f c h unk
