{"id":114,"date":"2022-07-20T14:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/migrantlives\/?post_type=chapter&p=114"},"modified":"2022-08-29T16:31:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T20:31:17","slug":"lesson-9-calligram","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/migrantlives\/chapter\/lesson-9-calligram\/","title":{"raw":"Lesson 9: Calligram","rendered":"Lesson 9: Calligram"},"content":{"raw":"

Lesson 9: Calligram<\/h1>\r\n
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A Calligram is a form of\u00a0poetry that connects text and image. The image is shown as a shape or a symbol which captures the main idea or theme of the poem.Calligrams do not follow any rules; they are meant to be a form of free writing. Ideas are not expressed in verse, organized into stanzas and there is no rhyming pattern.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n
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\r\n\r\nWatch the video below to learn about Guillaume Apollonaire the visionary behind the Calligram\r\n\r\nThe poet who painted with his words - Genevi\u00e8ve Emy\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/YJ0x1YOuMwQ\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\nGenevieve Emy describes the calligram as a poem picture, a written portrait and a thought drawing. She states that Apollonaire\u2019s goal was to inspire the reader to feel and see something new.\u00a0 Writers\/poets achieve this goal through the use of imagery.\r\n
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Imagery is a literary device that refers to the use of figurative language<\/a> to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture with words for a reader. By utilizing effective descriptive language and figures of speech<\/a>, writers appeal to a reader\u2019s senses of sight, taste, smell, touch, and sound, as well as internal emotion and feelings. Therefore, imagery is not limited to visual representations or mental images, but also includes physical sensations and internal emotions.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/literarydevices.net\/imagery\/<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe student\u2019s task is to analyze the calligram entitled Il Pleut by Guillaume Apollonaire. They will consider how imagery is captured by focusing on the poet\u2019s use of sensory details and feeling\/emotion words to determine what the poet\u2019s main idea or theme might be.\r\n\r\nOne example entitled, The Seagulls, by Kit Kittlestadl has been completed to help students to understand what this task involves. Examine this as a group before breaking the kids up into independent groups.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nNote:<\/strong> Though the examples provided do not have any connection to the migrant experience, they are shown to demonstrate the form and objective of the Calligram poem. These poems are also student-friendly in that they make it easy for students ranging between grades 5-8, to grasp the intention involved in creating their own calligram poem.\r\n

The Seagulls, by Kit Kittelstad<\/h3>\r\n\"A\r\n<\/b>\r\n