Vocabulary
Meter
Panda, panda, panda, panda.
Rap Lyrics! This song is called Panda, by Desiigner.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate
William Shakespeare
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
Free Verse
We real cool. We skip school.
Poem! This poem is called We Real Cool, by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Which famous rapper was in the video that we watched today?
Jay-Z
A verse of poetry is called a...
Stanza
IIIIIIN West Philidelphia, born and raised,
on the playground is where I spent most of my days
Lyrics! This is the theme song from Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
Why God, why God do I gotta suffer?
Pain in my heart carry burdens full of struggle
Kendrick Lamar
Something (like an image, an object, etc) that represents something else
Hint: We drew them in our last class
Symbol
I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.
Poem! Life is Fine, by Langston Hughes
When I was young me and my mama had beef
Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets
Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face
Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
Tupac
A short, song - like poem
Lyric poem
The most important time
Right now and ever after
The greatest expression
Is love, happiness and laughter
Rap lyrics! This song is called The Purest Love, by Blackalicious
Back in the days when I was a teenager
Before I had status and before I had a pager
You could find the Abstract listening to hip hop
My pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bop