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I chose this particular subject ,because I believein the deep impact of poetry on people’s
emotions and sensations.
Poetry is the pure essence of any language thatreects the strength and beauty of thatlanguage
to highlight the importance of literature ingeneral and poetry in specic in developing
and enhancing students language.
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hat is a poem
! poem as I can dene it is a set of carefully selected"ords put together in a musical frame to serve
certain purposes such as delivering a message# Itis full of images, emotions and sensations# It could
be a painting dra"n "ith "ords.
! poem is a piece of "riting in "hich the "ords arechosen for their beauty and sound and are
carefully arranged, often in short lines "hichrhyme$ %&ollins &obuild, '(()*
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Poetic +anguage
Poetic language , in "hich poems are processed, is
the most signicant , stylish and dignied use ofa language.
Poetic +anguage is the totality of the characteristicsof language as an instrument of artistic expressionand an object of artistic perception synonymous"ith artistic %literary* language# The term -poeticlanguage$ is sometimes applied to verse speechthat is, to literary language that follo"s the rulesof verse
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poetry promotes language ac.uisition, poeticconcepts and cultural assumptions that are usuallytoo di/cult for learners to employ.
in the "riting classes, poetry can provide an e0ectiveand collaborative means of language learning andof personal expression.
give students a frame"or1 for expressing ideas thatare meaningful to them, "ithout the constraints of
grammatical accuracy.
o0ers "ays of ma1ing English a means of personalexpression, creativity and development,serving toreduce a0ective barriers in a nonthreateninglearning environment
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changes the class atmosphere and can also brea1the monotony of everyday classes.
helps expand students2 imagination due to the
extraordinary images that are imbedded in thepoem.
Poetry ma1es students more sensitive to thelanguage a "ell recited poem can help enhancestudents2 pronunciation.
It increases the storage of lexical items becausevocabulary used in a poem is carefully chosen tocomplete the image.
3luency is another aspect "here students canbenet from poetry because repeating a poem
can be a good practice for students to enhancetheir reading and spea1ing s1ills.
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Poetry and +inguistics
!ccording to 4ichard and Platt %)567, p# )89*,linguistics is :the study of language as a system of
human communication".+inguistics is the science that studies language
poetry is the art of employing language in servingcertain purposes and creating images using poeticlanguagetherefore linguistic and poetry are inseparable.
there is a strong bond, if "e might say, bet"eenpoetry and linguistics because language is the toolthat is used to compose a poem or it is thecontainer that poets choose their vocabulary from.
! poet therefore should have a uni.ue sense andcommand of the language.
! poem is not only a number of "ords put together apoet should ta1e the linguistic aspects intoconsideration and the "ay the elements oflan ua e are used,
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language is the tool that is used to compose a poem orit is the container that poets choose their vocabularyfrom.
! poet therefore should have a uni.ue sense andcommand of the language.
! poem is not only a number of "ords put together apoet should ta1e the linguistic aspects intoconsideration and the "ay the elements of
language are used. on structure and pattern both on the level of phrase
and of the overall composition# Poetic "riting can bein prose as "ell as in verse.
3iction has poetic purposes# !nytime one "rites "ithan emphasis on the "ay the language is used.
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3ive 4easons to teach Poetry
1:Poetry helps us 1no" each other and build friendlyclassroom community that share something preciousinteresting and educational at the same time
2:hen students read poetry aloud, they "ill be able tofeel rhythm , music and sounds and beats of the poem
3:poetry improves students2 spea1ing and listening s1ills,and also "idens their imaginations since poetry containsmany images "hichcan be interpreted as short sentences paragraphs or evenessays.
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4:Poetry develops a deep sense of language because itchallenges the traditional teaching methodology
that focuses mainly on grammar or translation andbrea1s their monotony.
5:Poetry can be interpreted in so many di0erent "ays"hich gives each student a chance to surf the poemand express his thoughts freely# This "ill helpenhance their self
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Teaching poetry re.uires creative, dedicatedand
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1-choose poems that are connected or close to their
environment or the subject you intend to teach.2-Practice reciting the poem, feel the music the rhyme and
the rhythm before presenting it to your students a "ellrecited poem "ill touch the emotions of your studentseven if they don’t understand the meaning of certain"ords.
3-!s1 your students individually to recite the poem sincerepetition enables "ea1 students to comprehend thepoem and feel its music# They "ill be captured by thebeat.
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5->a1e your students repeat the poem over and over# !t
rst there "ill some chaos so you need to play the role ofa maestro because student "ill not be able to recite as agroup they need time to "or1 on one scale and inharmony once they did so you "ill enjoy it so much.
6-!fter you ma1e sure that most if not all you studentsinteracted "ith the poem, present the poem on the boardand as1 your students to underline the "ords that theydon’t 1no" their meanings.
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7- ?ou might rap the poem or even sing it or you can as1 some ofyour students to do so# This "ill ma1e the poem more exciting
and accessible especially for "ea1 students.8-!s1 your students about the images that the poem has and
"hether they can paint them.9-!s1 students about their favorite verse or line and "hy they
li1ed it, and then as1 them to "rite their pinion in the poem.10–>a1e your students repeat the poem as a group every time
you go in to the classroom until you move to another subject#This "ill bridge the gap bet"een students and the targetedlanguage because the tone of the language "ill be stored in theirmemories #Every time they hear the language ,they "ill be ableto distinguish it.
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Poetry reveals the beauty and thestrength of any language ,so if need ourchildren to be uent "e should teach
them poetry# !rabs used to send theirchildren to the desert to learn uency as"ell as accuracy from the nativeinhabitants of the desert "ho masteredthe !rabic language instinctively# Therefore English is not an exception # Itstrue that it is not possible to send all ourstudents to the @A! or the @nitedBingdom to learn English from nativespea1ers ,but "e ,for sure, can bring thelanguage to them through several "aysand poetry is one of them
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