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THE FORM OF POETRY

THE FORM OF POETRY. Emily Dickinson. Success is counted sweetest By those who ne'er succeed. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need. Not one of all the purple host Who took the flag to-day Can tell the definition, So clear, of victory!

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THE FORM OF POETRY

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  1. THE FORM OF POETRY

  2. Emily Dickinson Success is counted sweetest By those who ne'er succeed. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need. Not one of all the purple host Who took the flag to-day Can tell the definition, So clear, of victory! As he, defeated, dying,On whose forbidden earThe distant strains of triumphBurst agonized and clear! a STANZA: b RHYME SCHEME: Lines of a poem grouped together c Pattern of rhymed lines b a b Slant rhyme c b QUATRAIN: 4 line stanza a b c b

  3. Success is counted sweetest By those who ne'er succeed. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need. 7 syllables 6 syllables 7 syllables 6 syllables RHYTHM: Iambic: weak/strong stress pattern Meter: number of syllables per line

  4. 1. What is the meter? 2. Rhyme scheme? Under the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me lie, Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed to be, Home is the sailor, home from the sea, And the hunter home from the hill. 8 syllables a 7 syllables a a 8 syllables b 8 syllables c 8 syllables c 8 syllables 9 syllables c 8 syllables b

  5. MONOSYLLABIC POEMS • ONLY 2 WORDS; • EACH WORD ONLY ONE SYLLABLE; • THE TWO WORDS RHYME • THE TITLE CONNECTS THE TWO WORDS BEST MAN TOILET SEAT bring ring poop hoop

  6. MONOSYLLABIC POEMS • ONLY 2 WORDS; • EACH WORD ONLY ONE SYLLABLE; • THE TWO WORDS RHYME • THE TITLE CONNECTS THE TWO WORDS YOUR POETRY BOOK NEEDS 5 MONOSYLLABIC POEMS!

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