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POETRY

AN INTRODUCTION TO. POETRY. What is poetry?. A type of writing Art Succinct Expressive Philosophy Fun. What are the main characteristics of poetry?. form sound imagery figurative language ideas, feelings, sounds in few words. Form. the way a poem looks arrangement on a page

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POETRY

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  1. AN INTRODUCTION TO POETRY

  2. What is poetry? • A type of writing • Art • Succinct • Expressive • Philosophy • Fun

  3. What are the main characteristics of poetry? • form • sound • imagery • figurative language • ideas, feelings, sounds in few words

  4. Form • the way a poem looks • arrangement on a page • use of lines(sentence or fragment) • groups of lines form stanzas • stanzas are usually separated by space • Some have formal structure (four lines per stanza, 5 syllables per line, etc.) • Informal form is called free verse

  5. Sound • rhyme- repeated sounds at the end of words or phrases • internal rhyme- use of rhyming words within a line • end rhyme- use of rhymes at the ends of lines or phrases • rhythm/beat- pattern of sound using stressed and unstressed syllables • meter- pattern of repeated sounds

  6. Sound • repetition- repeating sounds, words, phrases or lines of a poem • alliteration- repeated consonant at the beginning of a word • onomatopoeia- use of sounds words such as buzz, pop, or whamo!

  7. Imagery • figurative language- conveys meaning beyond the ordinary, literal meaning • personification- giving human qualities to animals or objects • simile- a comparison that uses like or as • metaphor- a comparison that doesn’t use like or as

  8. FORMS OF POETRY

  9. Couplet Open Couplets • Two lines • Same meter and rhyme • Used for Sonnet and Epic Poems Closed Couplets • Same as above • Must be “end stopped” (which means lines don’t run together)

  10. End Stopped As I in hoary winter's night stood shivering in the snow, Surprised I was with sudden heat, which made my heart to glow; And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near, A pretty babe all burning bright did in the air appear. ~ Robert Southwell

  11. enjambled I am not prone to weeping, as our sex Commonly are; the want of which vain dew Perchance shall dry your pities; but I have That honourable grief lodged here which burns Worse than tears drown. ~William Shakespeare

  12. Heroic Couplet • Grouped in pairs • Lines must rhyme • Rhymed lines must end manly • Uses “Iambic Pentameter” • da DAdaDAdaDAdaDA

  13. Your Turn • Write a couplet or series of couplets • The topic can be any that you choose • Ideas: • Sharing the bathroom with family • Sitting through a boring English class • Playing a game • Gum Tax

  14. FORM POEMS

  15. Form Poems • Free verse • May rhyme, may not • Takes on the form of the theme

  16. Form Poem Example

  17. Form Poem Example

  18. Your Turn • Write a form poem • You choose the topic • Ideas: • Facial hair • The monument • Baseball • Politics • Computers

  19. Hay Que The overall look of hope of bubbly cuteness of the stuff puppies and other animalitos are made of was quite obviously rather obnoxiously overwhelmingly forming itself into a statement… “Hay que—” WHAMO!!!!!!!!

  20. HAIKU

  21. Haiku • Syllabic meter 5-7-5 • Has a nature theme • Usually about the changing of seasons • Doesn’t usually rhyme

  22. Example of Haiku As the wind does blow Across the trees, I see the Buds blooming in May

  23. Example of Haiku I walk across sand And find myself blistering In the hot, hot heat

  24. Example of Haiku Falling to the ground, I watch a leaf settle down In a bed of brown.

  25. Example of Haiku It’s cold—and I wait For someone to shelter me And take me from here.

  26. Example of Haiku I hear crackling Crunch, of today’s new found day And know it won’t last So I will leave it At bay; and hope for the best This bitter new day

  27. CINQUAIN

  28. Cinquain • 5 line poem • Measureable meter (it’s the same formation every time) • Descriptive poem • “diamond” shaped

  29. Cinquain Noun Two Adjectives Three Gerund Words Short sentence Noun • Topic of poem • Describe N. in Line 1 • -ing words describing N. in line 1 • Complete sentence about line 1 • Synonym for line 1

  30. Example of Cinquain Nature Beautiful, pure Refreshing, enjoying, relaxing Nature is healthy. Fun

  31. Your Turn • Write 3 Cinquain poems • The topic can be your choice • Ideas: • cell phones • Shoes • Mr. J’s action/adventure hat • Stomach aches from eating too much Valentine’s candy

  32. LIMERICK

  33. LIMERICK • 5 line poem • 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines rhyme, and have 7-10 Syllables • 3rd and 4th lines rhyme, and have 5-7 Syllables • Usually funny, non-serious • Anapestic rhythm

  34. Limerick Example There was an old man with a beardWho sad, ' it is just as I feared!Four larks and wren,Two owls and a hen,Have all built their nests in my beard!'

  35. Limerick Example There was an Old Man who supposed,That the street door was partially closed;But some very large rats,Ate his coats and his hats,While that futile old gentleman dozed.

  36. Limerick Example There once was a thingamajig— Like whatzits, but three times as big When it first came in view It looked something like you But it stayed and turned into a pig

  37. Limerick Example There was a young fellow who thought Very little, but thought it a lot Then at long last he knew What he wanted to do, But before he could start he forgot

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