1. How We See the World
Around Us
Poetry Class
Aiden Yeh, PhD
Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages
2. A Moment in Time
• Look around you. What do you see? You
see people walking by. You see some
chattering away. You see them ‘doing’
something. If you could pause what you’re
seeing and take a moment to capture that
scene- what do you really see? Focus on
one single aspect of that action and
describe what it means to you- or to the
person you are observing?
3. Inspired by Kit Wright’s Red Boots
On
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoem.do?poemId=1727
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePlan.do?planId=887
4. Red Boots On
• Prepositions
• Rhythm
• Symbolism
• Experience
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoem.do?poemId=1727
5. Prepositions
• What are the prepositions used in this
poem?
• Why are prepositions used in this poem?
9. Symbolism
• What’s the object in this poem that
suggests a deeper meaning that is
connected to the person actually
using/wearing it?
10. A Moment in Time
• Look around you. What do you see? You
see people walking by. You see some
chattering away. You see them ‘doing’
something. If you could pause what you’re
seeing and take a moment to capture that
scene- what do you really see? Focus on
one single aspect of that action and
describe what it means to you- or to the
person you are observing?
11. Pre-writing Task
• Outside the classroom, spend 10 minutes
looking at the people around you do their thing
• What are they doing? What do you think they’re
thinking? What objects do you see they’re
using/wearing? What do these things suggest- in
relation to the mood they’re having?
• Take a picture of that scene. Using visualization,
list a few words that describe what you’re
seeing.
• Describe the actions, the objects, the people
12. In-class Writing
• Write a 8-10 stanza poem that describes:
• Symbolism
• A scene that you have observed
• Use a chorus (to be repeated twice- one in
the middle and in the end)
