hs-poetry-apps

= High School Poetry Apps =

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Classical Contraption
This game style app helps students memorize & familiarize them with poetry. **(free/$0.99)**

Poem Flow
Allows for a unique presentation as each poem cascades slowly down the page. This is a less intimidating way to read each poem & reflect as the phrases slowly appear & disappear before your eyes.

Poems By Heart from Penguin Classics
Memorizing poetry is a standard assignment in any English/Language Arts class, this can be an exercise in rote memorization, but in it’s truest form is meant to be an expression of emotion and sharing of a meaningful experience (both the poet’s and the reader’s). This app is a clever way to bridge the gap, turning the memorization into a game. It offers two recordings of each poem as well as graphic imagery, which can aid in memorization. The fact that you have to purchase the various poem packs is a bit discouraging, but depending on individual or class needs it is manageable. ** (free) **

Poetry
An app from the Poetry Foundation that lets you discover poetry in a number of creative ways by ‘spinning’ together mood & topics. Needing a little pick-me-up? Check out the 51 poems on optimism & aging.

RhymeNow Free
A rhyming dictionary that allows you type in a word & get a listing of rhyming words sorted by the number of syllables or by frequency of use of a word, (example, The majestic eagle/Domestic & regal/Sits on its nest/Sunlit & blessed). It searches a database of over 50,000 English words to find matches. RhymeFree would be appropriate for aspiring poets of all ages. Students can also use this app to compose lyrics, describe an image, or to describe how they are feeling. ** (iPod - free/$1.99) **

//Last Updated - April 2014//