LITERATURE COMPONENT NOTES
- What is a Poem ?
- It is a piece of creative writing in verse.
- Something that is written in verse is arranged in lines.
- Some verses have regular rhythm or rhyme. Others do not.
- Elements of a Poem
POEM : SAD I AMS By Trevor Millum
Watch this poem in the Youtube below.
Sad I Ams – Trevor Millum
I am
the ring
from an empty Cola can
the scrapings
from an unwashed porridge pan
the severed arm
of last year’s Action Man.
I am
the envelope
on which the gum is gone
the sellotape
where you can’t find the end
the toothless stapler, springless bulldog clip
the dried-up liquid paper
that mars instead of mends
the stamped addressed reply
that you forgot
to send
I am
the battery in which no charge is left
the starter motor which remains inert
the tyre on which the tread is worn
the sparking plug which shows no sign of spark
the carburettor choked by bits of dirt
the chromium trim from which the shine has gone.
I am
a garden
overgrown with weeds
a library book
that no one ever reads
a stray
which no one thinks to feed
the piece of good advice
which no one seems to need.
HOMEWORK
1. Copy the literature component notes - What is a poem and Elements of a poem into your English 2 exercise book.
2. Copy the poem Sad I Ams into your exercise book. Refer to textbook 'Poetry for Pleasure" page 9 - 10 .
3. Match the picture with the correct lines of the poem using liveworksheet link below.
Screenshoot and send your worksheet marks to English class telegram group.
Any questions , please feel free to ask your teacher (me!) in the Telegram or WhatApps group.
THANK YOU
Good teacher 👏
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