Intervention Discussion: Fever 1793, Chapters 24-26

Let's discuss Chapters 24-26 here!

Intervention Discussion: Fever 1793, Chapters 20-23

Let's discuss chapters 20-23 of Fever 1793 here!

Analyzing Poetry - The ARTWARS Method

Please excuse the goofiness of this video! It's a little silly at times, but the maker of this tutorial has some great ideas about how to analyze poetry. This is one of about a hundred methods that you could use to pick apart a poem to discover its meaning. We'll be watching this as a class next week, but feel free to watch it today to prepare yourselves!

Intervention Discussion: Fever 1793, Chapters 16-19

Discuss Chapters 16-19 of Fever 1793 here!

Figurative Language Videos

As you've probably noticed by now, poetry is full of potentially confusing figurative language. Understanding the types of figurative language that poets use most often might help you decipher some of the poems you've been reading. Use the videos below to teach yourself about figurative language!

Similes and Metaphors in pop culture. Hilarious and accurate!

A great video highlighting the difference between personification and anthropomorphism:

Onomatopoeia (sounds represented in word form) is pretty popular in songs, but you might not have noticed before.

Hyperboles are extreme exaggeration, and musicians LOVE to exaggerate. :)

Online Poetry Resources

A list of 180 poems (one for every day of the school year!)

An awesome archive of poetry! On the left side of the page, click a category and read away.

The following links are to some amazing spoken word poetry. Pretty powerful stuff.

• "Shrinking Women" - A powerful spoken word poem about weight and gender roles in a young woman's family
• "To This Day" - A beautifully illustrated spoken word poem about three people's struggle with bullying
• "Explaining My Depression to My Mother" - A poem about a young woman trying to explain her depression and anxiety to her mom, but her mom just doesn't get it
• "For Teenage Girls" - A poem encouraging teenage girls to live fearlessly and passionately. 
• "To the Boys Who May One Day Date My Daughter" - A letter to teenage boys (and girls) everywhere from the father of a girl raised with love and strength
• "Rigged Game" - A critical look at how the educational system treats English Language Learners (kids who don't speak English as their first language) 
• "Declaration of Independence" - A young woman's passionate stance on racism in America

Intervention Discussion - Fever 1793, Chapters 11-15

Intervention discussion about chapters 11-15 of Fever by Laurie Halse Anderson. Post comments and questions below.