Rita Dove/Poetry Cycle (cont.)

AGENDA:

Morning Reflection: Austin Hammond   Neil DeGrasse Tyson  "The Most Astounding Fact"

EQ: Why are motifs important in creating a poetry cycle?

mo·tif

mōˈtēf

noun

noun: motif; plural noun: motifs

1. a decorative design or pattern.

   "T-shirts featuring spiral motifs"

   synonyms:

   design, pattern, decoration, figure, shape, device, emblem, ornament "a colorful tulip motif"

   • a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.

     "the nautical motif of his latest novel"

     synonyms:

     theme, idea, concept, subject, topic, leitmotif, element; through line "a recurring motif in her work"

   • Music

     a short succession of notes producing a single impression; a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed.

     "the motif in the second violin is submerged by the first violin's countermelody"

     synonyms:

     theme, idea, concept, subject, topic, leitmotif, element; through line "a recurring motif in her work"

   • an ornament of lace, braid, etc., sewn separately on a garment.
   • Biochemistry

     a distinctive sequence on a protein or DNA, having a three-dimensional structure that allows binding interactions to occur.

       

     
     

     READING: continue reading poems in Thomas and Beulah
     
     Check out this blog about the book:
     http://english165h.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/2012/04/17/rita-doves-thomas-and-beulah-initial-responses/

     
     

     WRITING: continue working on your poetry cycles