Students will first learn what an ekphrastic poem is through a brief written and verbal explanation. They will be told of different types of poems (such as odes and sonnets) that they may have heard of, and how rhyming isn't necessary in exphrasis. They will learn what some of the attributes of an ekphrastic poem are. Students will view a painting and its accompanying ekphrastic poem that the art inspired. There will be a brief review of what elements of ekphrasis were used in the example...