This document is a chapter from a book about working with poetry. It provides exercises and recommendations for reading poems aloud, including poems in foreign languages. It discusses preparing to perform poetry by exploring descriptive words, speaking voices, and reciting poetry to music. The chapter encourages readers to recite one poem per day and concludes with a list of poetic terms.
This document is a chapter from a book about working with poetry. It provides exercises and recommendations for reading poems aloud, including poems in foreign languages. It discusses preparing to perform poetry by exploring descriptive words, speaking voices, and reciting poetry to music. The chapter encourages readers to recite one poem per day and concludes with a list of poetic terms.
This document is a chapter from a book about working with poetry. It provides exercises and recommendations for reading poems aloud, including poems in foreign languages. It discusses preparing to perform poetry by exploring descriptive words, speaking voices, and reciting poetry to music. The chapter encourages readers to recite one poem per day and concludes with a list of poetic terms.
This document is a chapter from a book about working with poetry. It provides exercises and recommendations for reading poems aloud, including poems in foreign languages. It discusses preparing to perform poetry by exploring descriptive words, speaking voices, and reciting poetry to music. The chapter encourages readers to recite one poem per day and concludes with a list of poetic terms.
Chapter 3 Working With Poetry Making Poetry a Part of Your Performance Preparation The Sounds of Words Speak the Speech, I Pray You… Reading Poems Aloud Working With Foreign Language Texts Exercises for Working With Texts Exercise 1: Descriptors Example 1: Five American Poems for Defining Descriptors Example 2: Five British Poems for Defining Descriptors Foreign Language Texts Example 3: Five German Poems for Defining Descriptors Example 4: Five French Poems for Defining Descriptors Example 5: Five Italian Poems for Defining Descriptors Example 6: Five Spanish Poems for Defining Descriptors Exercise 2: Getting in Touch With Your Speaking Voice Texture = Sound Quality Exercise 3: Be a Poetry Detective Exercise 4: Reciting to Music Take the Poetry Pledge: Read a Poem a Day Recommended American Poetry for Reading Aloud Recommended British Poetry for Reading Aloud Reading Poetry in Foreign Languages Recommended German Poetry for Reading Aloud Recommended French Poetry for Reading Aloud Recommended Italian Poetry for Reading Aloud Recommended Spanish Poetry for Reading Aloud A Selected List of Helpful Poetic Terms BASIC TERMS figurative language poetic devices