Poetry and Literary Devices

1. Poetry and Literary Devices Poetry

2. Form~ how a poem looks – the arrangement on the page Line: a single line of words in a poem A group of lines forming a section within the larger poem. Stanza: Couplet: Stanzas of only two lines that usually rhyme

3. Predictableby Bruce Lansky Poor as a church mouse. strong as an ox, cute as a button, smart as a fox. thin as a toothpick, white as a ghost, fit as a fiddle, dumb as a post. bald as an eagle, neat as a pin, proud as a peacock, ugly as sin. When people are talking you know what they'll say as soon as they start to use a cliché. How many stanza’s are there? How many lines in each stanza? Example of Couplet: I found a starfish in the bay When I was fishing yesterday. Starfish, starfish in the ocean Moving along in slow motion Many arms and color bright Sea stars a special sight.

4. Rhyme: Daddy Fell into the Ponda poem by Alfred Noyes Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey.We had nothing to do and nothing to say.We were nearing the end of a dismal day,And then there seemed to be nothing beyond,ThenDaddy fell into the pond!And everyone's face grew merry and bright,And Timothy danced for sheer delight."Give me the camera, quick, oh quick!He's crawling out of the duckweed!" Click!Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee,And doubled up, shaking silently,And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft,And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.Oh, there wasn't a thing that didn't respondWhenDaddy Fell into the pond! • When two words have the same ending sound (usually occurs at the end of the line)

5. What type literary device of is being used? Love makes the world go round/ What a wonderful sound. This is an example of a/an ______________. Rhyme-occurs when two words have the same ending sound (usually occurs at the end of the lines) Ex: round and sound

6. Repetition: • when a poet chooses to repeat sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem.

7. What type of figurative language is being used? Love is like an ocean rolling over me. This is an example of a/an ___________. Simile Compares 2 things using the words “like” or “as”

8. Simile A Dream Deferred By Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? • Compares 2 • things using • “like” or “as” Berkley Black as midnight, Bad as the devil With eyes like pieces of dark chocolate, He thinks he’s king of the world, My dog Berkley.He’s very much like a pig With his pudgy stomach and all. Like a leech, he’s always attached To his next meal. Even though he’s as bad as the devil, Berkley is my best fellow.

9. What type of figurative language is being used? Love is a tree with many branches. This is an example of a/an ______________. Compares 2 unlike things by saying one thing is the other

10. Metaphor My Family My family lives inside a medicine chest: Dad is the super-size band aid, strong and powerfulbut not always effective in a crisis.Mom is the middle-size tweezer,which picks and pokes and pinches.David is the single small aspirin on the third shelf,sometimes ignored.Muffin, the sheep dog, is a round cotton ball, stained and dirty, that pops off the shelf and bounces in my way as I open the door.And I am the wood and glue which hold us all together with my love. - Metaphor- a comparison that states something is something else Love Is Love is a burning candleIt's not always easy to handleIt burns, but it's still beautifulAnd it makes celebrations oh so meaningfulIt's a sunsetBurning with romanceA song...That makes you want to dance...

11. What type of literary device is being used? Love whispered in my ear. This is an example of a/an ______________. Personification- giving inanimate objects or things (love) human characteristics (whisper). What does inanimate mean? not alive, non living

12. Personification - Giving human characteristics to non human things My Town The leaves on the ground danced in the windThe brook sang merrily as it went on its way.The fence posts gossiped and watched cars go by which winked at each other just to say hi.The traffic lights yelled, ”Stop, slow, go!”The tires gripped the road as if clinging to life.Stars in the sky blinked and winked outWhile the hail was as sharp as a knife.

13. What type of literary device is being used? • words that repeat the same sound at the beginning of 2 or more words Love lightly leaps. This is an example of a/an ______________.

14. Alliteration • words that repeat the same sound at the beginning of 2 or more words Rain races onto the porchHitting hard likeRockets rushing in a race to the glass.Rattling rain, rattling the window panes.The droplets dance daintilyUntil they cleverly connect inA pool of promise for a rainbow. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?

15. What type of figurative language is being used? My heart murmured and fluttered with love. This is an example of a/an ______________. Onomatopoeia- words that imitate sound Murmur- a continuous low sound Flutter- to move gently but with quick changes of direction

16. Onomatopoeia - words that imitate sounds When The Lights Go Out The door went creakIn the still of the nightThe floor went bumpOh what a frightAll of a sudden, we heard a chimeThe grandfather clock was keeping good timeWe turned down a hallway and heard a loud crashIt seems that someone had dropped all the trashSo many sounds when the lights go outIt’s enough to make you scream and shout!

17. The Way I Play Soccer Sweat streams down my face,And my skin turns red under the watchful eye of the sun.The sound of cleats pounding the earth is deafening As my enemies charge down the field towards me.I can sense the shooter is going to miss;All at once, the ball collides into my chest.Screams of victory roar across the field.The grass stained, game ball restsRests lovingly between my two hands. Imagery - words and phrases that appeal to the five senses. Poet uses imagery to create a picture in the reader’s mind.

18. The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claimBecause it was grassy and wanted wear,Though as for that the passing thereHad worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I marked the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to wayI doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference. Tone ~ the writer's attitude toward the subject or audience

19. Mood Winter GardenStark naked flower stalksStand shivering in the wind.The cheerless sun hides its black lightBehind bleak, angry clouds,While trees vainly tryTo catch their escaping leaves.Carpets of grass turn brown,Blending morosely with the dreary day.Winter seems the death of life forever. ~ the feeling the poem creates in the reader Spring GardenStunningly dressed flower stalksStand shimmering in the breeze.The cheerful sun hides playfullyBehind white, fluffy, cotton-ball clouds,While trees whisper secretsTo their rustling leaves.Carpets of grass greenly glowBlending joyfully with the day.Spring brings life to death. What is the mood of the poem?

20. Theme ~ What the author has to say about the subject. ~The main message The OstrichThere once lived an Ostrich who wished he could fly,But Sadly Bob's wings would not reach the sky.His brothers and sisters all laughed and made fun,His mother would tell him - "God made us to run!"Yet locked in a zoo, Bob felt like a dud,He was tired of sticking his head in the mud.So one day he thought - "I'll make a machine."Determined he worked, completely unseen.After days upon days, he appeared in the light,With a great wooden plane that was ready for flight.He stepped in the seat, and started the gas,His dream coming true, he was leaving at last!Away from the pack, he waved a goodbye,Bob showed them all - an Ostrich could fly. Author unknown

21. “Broken Heart” Poetry Assignment: • 3) Write your own example for each type. The example you write has revolve around a theme like love, family, or friendship etc. • Each “broken heart” section must have a/an: • Literary device • Original example • Illustration or creative element Assignment directions: 1) break your heart into 6 sections 2) in each section add a different type of literary device A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. rhyme E. alliteration F. onomatopoeia