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An ekphrastic poem is a poem inspired by a work of art.Have you ever read one?

Van Gogh's Bed By Jane Flanders

is orange,

Classic Scene By William Carlos Williams

like Cinderella's coach, like the sun when he looked it straight in the eye.

is narrow, he sleeps alone,tossing between two pillows,while it carried him bumpily to the ball.

is clumsy,

but friendly. A peasant

built the frame; and old wife beat the mattress till it rose like meringue.

is empty,morning light pours in like wine, melody, fragrance,the memory of happiness.

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A power-house in the shape of a red brick chair 90 feet high on the seat of which sit the figures of two metal tacks--aluminum-commanding an area of squalid shacks side by side-from one of which buff smoke streams while under a grey sky the other remains passive today.

Read these two poems inspired by famous works of art and imagine what they look like. Discuss it with your partner.Create a drawing for each poem in five minutes,following the descriptions in the texts.

Find the original works on the web or in an encyclopedia,and compare them to your work. The one that is most similar to the original version, wins the game.







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UNIT 1 •Artful expressions • LESSON 1