The following lessons will focus on 2 short poems. You are advised to listen to both poems and think about the following.
DICTION : "The best words in the best order" Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Definition of Diction (Word choice) : It is the selection of words employed by poets or writers to convey ideas.
Poets must convey meaning within a small space, therefore they choose their words carefully. In order to better appreciate a poem, we need to look at why the poet chooses one word instead of another.
Method: The 4-Step Method
1. Read the poem, highlighting interesting words or phrases which attract our attention.
2. Think about why a particular word is used instead of another. "Why X and not Y?"
3. Examine what the word/phrase denotes (its literal meaning) and more importantly, what it connotes (its implied meaning)
4. Examine the word in the larger context, that is how it elaborates the underlying meaning or theme of the poem.
Watch this video that we will discuss in our class this week:
We will begin with Mood, Tone and Atmosphere
You can download the text from the internet. This is a World War I poem by Wilfred Owen. It is one of the most recognisable war poems that ever came out of that war. It is also a PROTEST poem.
Listen to both readings to see if the reader has given you different insights into the poem.
Note: you might like to go to this link for explanation of the various terms as well.
Note: you might like to go to this link for explanation of the various terms as well.
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