Poetry can be exciting! In this class, students will learn different poetic techniques from metaphor, simile, personification, rhyme and others. We will look at example poems to see how the technique is used by poets, and as my style tends to be more inquiry-based, I will ask the students to identify what they notice, and why/not they think it is effective at portraying a mood. After understanding the technique, as a class, we will try short examples and brainstorm ideas. 
Students will then...