Poetry and Beyonce' "Lemondade"

TODAY:

I will take you through the annotation for meaning of BEYONCE'S new song

"FREEDOM"

LET'S WATCH THIS POEM - and THANK SEHAR FOR FINDING IT FOR US!!



You will turn in your assignment - poetry in music - remember what you must do for this assignment:

Choose a favorite song - one that speaks to you - print out the lyrics and answer the following questions:

YOU MUST ANNOTATE DIRECTLY ONTO YOUR PRINTED PAPER

• What makes this poem compelling?
• What is the theme/message/meaning of the poem?
• What makes this song a poem (consider poetic elements/devices also called figurative language)?

I will, of course, ask some of you to share your favorite poems.

WE WILL PUT FORTH GREAT EFFORT TO WORK ON OUR POETRY PACKETS
So make sure you bring your packets to class.