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Poetry Unit

Poetry Unit. Tone. Writer’s ________ toward his or her ________ and subject Often be described by an ________ such as formal or informal, serious or playful, bitter or ironic

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Poetry Unit

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  1. PoetryUnit

  2. Tone • Writer’s ________ toward his or her ________ and subject • Often be described by an ________ such as formal or informal, serious or playful, bitter or ironic • Factors that contribute to the tone are word ________, sentence ________, line length, rhyme, rhythm, and ________

  3. Mood • ________ created in the reader by a literary work or passage • Similar to tone

  4. RecapOn Figurative Language

  5. Figurative Language Simile Alliteration Onomatopoeia

  6. Imagery Personification Idiom

  7. Allusion It must have rained for 40 days and 40 nights! Puns Math teachers have lots of problems.

  8. Acrostic Example S C H O O L tudy hallenging omework bservations beytheteacher earning

  9. Acrostic Poems Poems in which the ________ ________ of each line is spelled vertically and the vertical word is the subject of the poem. Each line describes the ________ word.

  10. Rhyming ________ of sounds at the ends of words. Poets use ________ to lend a song-like quality to their verses and to ________ certain words or ideas Many poems contain end-rhymes or rhyming words at the ends of lines

  11. Rhyming Poems Poems in which the ________ word of ________ line, or every other line, rhyme.

  12. Rhyming Example! Spring is in the air I’m glad to play outside I run and jump without a care And love to go and hide.

  13. Rhyming Scheme • Rhyme schemes: • ________ • ________ • ________ • ________(this rhyme scheme is simply writing two rhyming couplets)

  14. Limerick Example There once was boy named Blair Who was told to dye his hair So he dyed it green The kids were so mean They say he looked like a pear.

  15. Limerick Poems! • Limerick poems originated in Ireland. They are ________, often humorous poems of ________ lines. • Lines ________, ________, and ________ have 7-10 syllables and rhyme with one another • Lines ________ and ________ have 5-7 syllables and also rhyme with one another • Rhyme Scheme of AABBA

  16. Couplet Example! The sun is shining oh so bright It is making a beautiful light.

  17. Couplet Poems Poems with a ________ of lines that ________. A couplet may be a poem in itself or part of a larger poem.

  18. Couplet Criteria • Couplets are composed of ________ lines • The lines should go ________ to tell a complete thought (or mini-story) • Each line should be between 8-12 syllables long. Make each line equal or within one syllable of the other. • The last ________ of each line must ________

  19. Quatrain Example There is nothing quite so peaceful, As the sound of gentle rain, Pitter-pitter-patting Against my window pane. Which scheme does this poem have? abca

  20. Quatrain Poems A ________ poem. Its rhyme scheme may be aabb, abab, abca, or abba.

  21. Quatrain Criteria • Quatrains are composed of ________ lines • The lines should go ________ to tell a complete thought (or mini-story) • The lines must be between 8-10 syllables long. Make each line within one syllable of one another. • There are four different rhyming patterns available.

  22. Stanza A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem I love to write Day and night What would my heart do But cry, sigh and be blue If I could not write Stanza 1 Writing is good And I know it should Who could have knew That what I do Is write, write, write Stanza 2 ~Unknown Author

  23. NOT ALL POEMS HAVE TO RHYME

  24. Haiku Example Feel the wind blowing Doesn’t it feel very good Blowing through my hair.

  25. Haiku Poems Type of ________ Poetry. Unrhymed ________ poems. Haiku poems are usually about ________ and create an image for the reader

  26. Haiku Poems! The pattern of syllables looks like this: Line 1: 5 syllables Line 2: 7 syllables Line 3: 5 syllables

  27. CinquainExample Butterflies Beautiful creatures Flying, landing, fluttering Peaceful array of colors Insect La-Nette Mark 2014

  28. CinquainPoems An ________ poem made up of ________ lines. Each line of the poem has specific rules.

  29. Cinquain Poems! Rules for each line Line 1 – Title (1 word) Line 2 – Description (2 words) Line 3 – Action (3 words) Line 4 – Feeling (4 words) Line 5 – Synonym for title (1 word) La-Nette Mark 2014

  30. Concrete Example A VERY TALL TREE STANDING ALONE IN A FIELD. AUTUMN COMES CAUSING LEAVES TO FALL DOWN TO THE HARD GROUND O N E AT A TIME UNTIL THE TREE IS BARE. La-Nette Mark 2014

  31. Concrete Poems! Apoem that takes the ________ of the topic or subject. For example, a poem about a snowman would be in the shape of a snowman.

  32. Concrete Poem • These poems can be ________ to read if the image is ________ • There is no ________ necessary • The shape of the poem must ________ what the words of the poem are about

  33. Diamante Poems! A poem that is made up of ________ lines. The text forms the shape of a ________(◊).

  34. Diamante Poems! The poem can be used in two ways, either comparing and contrasting two different subjects, or naming synonyms and antonyms for another subject.

  35. Diamante Poems! Line 1 – Subject (1 word) Line 2 – Adjectives describing the subject (2 words) Line 3 – Action verbs ending in “ing” (3 words) Line 4 – Nouns (2 words subject) 2 words other subject The lines then are put in reverse, leading to and relating to either a second subject or a synonym for the first.

  36. Diamante Example! Kitten cute, cuddly hissing, licking, pawing purr, meow, bark, growl running, chasing, biting fluffy, furry puppies

  37. Free Verse • Free Verse poetry includes either ________ or ________ lines that have ________ fixed pattern or style • It allows the writer to ________ out of the ________ forms of other types of poetry

  38. Free Verse Example Mirror, Mirror My game face is blue. I must put it back on, seeHow much of my glory was real And how much fever.I see drawn eyes, too much marring,A suit of swan feathersWithout the matching shape.And however I imagine lights,No straw spins to gold.I see as I have been seen,Not radiant, but ashine in hopeYet to see a finish.Katherine Foreman.

  39. Formal Verse • Poetry that ________ uses the effects of meter, rhyme and form, especially the fixed forms (sonnets, villanelles etc.)

  40. Ballad • Ballad poems tell a ________ similar to a folktale or legend; it is a story in ________ form • Ballads often have a ________ refrain • They are often about love and often sung

  41. Ballad • A poem or song ________ a story in short ________. • Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture.

  42. Lyrical Poetry • Highly ________ verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker • Creates single ________ impression

  43. Narrative Poetry • ________ told in verse • Narrative poems often have all the elements of short stories including ________, ________, and ________

  44. Epic Poetry • ________ poetry • Poetry celebrating the deeds of a ________

  45. Can You Identify Different Organizational Tools in Poetry? • Acrostic • Formal Verse • Free Verse • Lyric Poetry • Narrative Poetry • Ballads • Epic Poetry • Haiku • Diamante • Concrete

  46. Can You Identify Different Type of Poetry? • Structure • Lines • Stanza • Couplet • Tercet • Quatrain

  47. Can You Recognize Literary Devices • Metaphor • Simile • Alliteration • Personification • Imagery • Puns • Allusions • Onomatopoeia • Hyperbole • Personification • Oxymoron

  48. Can You Identify Elements Dealing With Word Choice? • Rhyme • Imagery • Alliteration • Repetition • Tone • Mood

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