Inferring in Poetry Writers do not give everything away in poetry- it is meant to be discovered and explored! The reader must INFER meaning because poetry is usually much shorter than a story. Personification- giving inanimate objects human characteristics. Feelings Actions Voice You will write a poem using the technique of personification BUT you want your reader to INFER your topic. Brainstorm- what qualities would a hockey puck have? Description- black….. Action- glide….. Feelings- excited…. Voice- slapping me!”… “Stop Choose an object that you will add human qualities to (could be a man-made object OR an object in nature) OR choose a situation to personify (bullying, smoking, drugs, gangs, poverty, cheating, shoplifting, animal abuse, global warming) : ________________________________________________________________________ Description- Action- Feelings- Voice- When you write your poem, one of your goals is to have your reader infer what your poem is about. Because of this, you are NOT to give your poem a title. Also, you have to try to write in such a way as to not five too much information away too quickly. You don’t want your reader to figure out the topic immediately, but
Inferring in Poetry Writers do not give everything away in poetry- it is meant to be discovered and explored! The reader must INFER meaning because poetry is usually much shorter than a story. Personification- giving inanimate objects human characteristics. Feelings Actions Voice You will write a poem using the technique of personification BUT you want your reader to INFER your topic. Brainstorm- what qualities would a hockey puck have? Description- black….. Action- glide….. Feelings- excited…. Voice- “Stop slapping me!”… Choose an object that you will add human qualities to (could be a man-made object OR an object in nature) OR choose a situation to personify (bullying, smoking, drugs, gangs, poverty, cheating, shoplifting, animal abuse, global warming) : ________________________________________________________________________ Description- Action- Feelings- Voice- When you write your poem, one of your goals is to have your reader infer what your poem is about. Because of this, you are NOT to give your poem a title. Also, you have to try to write in such a way as to not five too much information away too quickly. You don’t want your reader to figure out the topic immediately, but
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