Poetry Out Loud

Part 1
1. "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind"
2. "Carmel Point"
3. "Good People"-Suggested by Taylor
4. "Ice"
5. "Medusa"

Part 2
1. I liked "blow, blow, thou winter wind" and "Ice" because they had good flow and I liked the themes. I enjoyed the warm feeling of "Ice" and the rhyme scheme of "Blow, blow, thou winter wind."
2. I didn't like "Medusa" cause it didn't have a catchy rhyme scheme and it was pretty boring.
3. I would choose "blow, blow, thou winter wind"
4. I personally connected with the poem above because winter is my favorite season.

Part 3
1. It will be easiest for me not to rhyme lines in "a sing song manner." It will also be easy for me to pronounce every word in my poem I choose to recite.
2. It will be hard for me to remain comfortable in front of an audience and keep at a solid, consistent pace.
3. "The dramatization subtly underscores the meaning of the poem without becoming the focal point of the
recitation. The style of delivery is more about oral interpretation than dramatic enactment. A low score in this
category will result from recitations that have affected character voices and accents, inappropriate tone and
inflection, singing, distracting and excessive gestures, or unnecessary emoting."