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Poetry. Language Arts Enrichment. 1. Ballad : narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing. The Mermaid by Unknown author
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Poetry Language Arts Enrichment
1. Ballad: narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing. The MermaidbyUnknown author Oh the ocean waves may roll, And the stormy winds may blow, While we poor sailors go skipping aloft And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below And the land lubbers lay down below.
2. couplet: two successive lines of verse that have the same rhyme. My Basement By Jacob L. My basement is very scary. I think there is a monster that is hairy.
3. fluency: clear, easy, written, or spoken expression of ideas. 4. free verse: poetry that lacks regular rhyme patterns, but sounds like everyday speech. Song of Myselfby Walt Whitman I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.I loaf and invite my soul,I lean and loaf at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.
5. genre: category used to classify literary works. 6. irony: use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning. Rime of the Ancient Marinerby Samuel Taylor Coleridge Water, water, every where,And all the boards did shrink;Water, water, every where,Nor any drop to drink. irony
7. meter: repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads / di verged / in a yel / low wood (spondee) (iambic) (anapest) (iambic) And sor / ry I could / not trav / el both ( iambic ) (anapest) (iambic) (iambic) And be / one trav el / er long / I stood (iambic) (dactyl) (iambic) (iambic)
8. rhyme: identical or very similar repeating final sounds usually at the end of lines of a poem. I’m thinking of youWith joy and pleasure,Remembering timesI’ll always treasure. rhyme 9. rhythm: the beat of a poem. By the shore of Gitchie Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, At the doorway of his wigwam, In the pleasant Summer morning, Hiawatha stood and waited.
10. interpret: to explain, or provide the meaning of. 11. poetic purpose: text with language referring to poetry. 12. rhyme scheme: the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem. The letters indicate which lines rhyme.
13. satire: literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human weaknesses. 14. sonnet: lyric poem of 14 lines whose rhyme scheme is fixed.
15. stanza: lines grouped together like a paragraph. I AM FAST AND FUN by Tasha (Age 9) I am fast and fun. I can dream, dreams that nobody has dreamt before. I would go on adventures all over the world. I want to write out my imagination. I enjoy seeing peace. I am fast and fun. I want to fly and taste the air. I am not afraid to say what I want. I feel such smooth things that touch my fingers. I find such pretty things in nature. I am fast and fun. I want to be a soccer star. I think hard about things. I wonder where we go when we fade. I feel so great when I help someone. 3 stanzas
16. symbolism: a device in literature when an object represents an idea. LOVE 17. theme: the overall meaning of the poem.
18. end rhyme: rhyme that occurs in the last word on a line. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know, His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. end rhyme
19. line: rows of words in poetry. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know, His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow 4 lines
20. mood: the feeling you get after reading a poem. doom pride fear love chaos peace
21. narrative poetry: poetry told like a story, with no real rhythm or rhyme. SUMMER Why am I here?I told them not to sign me up.I ran out of 6th period yesterdayKnowing a journey had begun.
22. narrator/speaker: the voice you hear or imagine as you read a poem.
23. haiku: a three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure on the topic of nature. Falling to the ground, I watch a leaf settle down In a bed of brown. 5 7 5
24. Concrete poem: A poem whose meaning is conveyed through its graphic shape or pattern on the printed page. Iama veryspecialshape I havethree points andthree lines straight.Look through my wordsand you will see, the shapethat I am meant to be. I'm justnot words caught in a tangle. Lookclose to see a small triangle. My anglesadd to one hundred and eighty degrees, youlearn this at school with your abc's. Practice yourmaths and you will see, some other fine examples of me.
25. Limerick: A five-line poem. The first, second, and fifth lines rhyme. The third and fourth lines have a different rhyme. There once was a man from Peru,Who dreamed of eating his shoe,He awoke with a fright,In the middle of the night,And found that his dream had come true!
26. Lyrical Poem: Expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. Lyric poetry does not tell a story which portrays characters and actions. The lyric poet addresses the reader directly, portraying his or her own feeling, state of mind, and perceptions. Ode to Joy I've had cabbage, lettuce, blackberriesPasta, oats and strawberriesBagels, beans and hot dogsEggplant, ham and cheese logsI've had pumpkin and potatoTruffles and tomatoDiced, sliced, cubed and ricedBoiled and friedSoaked and driedBurgers, tacos, ice cream tooRadishes red and berries blueDespite all this, I'm feeling thinner...Still, that was lunch, now what's for dinner?
27. Imagery: a word or group of words that appeal to one or more of the senses. It allows the reader to picture the events in their mind. Use figurative language and adjectives to add imagery to your poetry. 28. Characterization: to describe or portray the particular qualities, features, or traits of.
29. Compare/Contrast: similarities and differences between two items, such as two poems. If School Were More Like Baseball If school were more like baseball we'd only have to play. We'd hang out in the sunshine and run around all day. We wouldn't have to study. We'd practice and we'd train. And, best of all, they'd cancel whenever there was rain. --Kenn Nesbitt A Pug is a Dog A pug is a dog with a curlicue tail. He eats like a hog and he snores like a whale. He's flat in the snout and his belly is big. The pug came about just by misspelling pig. --Kenn Nesbitt Lines? Mood? Stanzas? Figurative Language? Topics? Speaker? Theme? Rhyme schemes?
Number of stanzas? Winter’s Embrace When winter blows its cold breath everywhere,And throws a chill white blanket on the ground,The sun makes sparkling diamonds on the snow,And trees with icy diamonds are crowned. It’s time to snuggle in for winter funIn cozy places, maybe by a fire.A good book and some cocoa feel just rightIn flannels, sweaters, winter’s warm attire. Winter’s gloom is comforting somehow,As life retreats from its rushed and frantic pace.We’re ready now to stay indoors awhile,As we settle into winter’s calm embrace. Number of lines in each stanza? Rhyme scheme? Is there end rhyme?
Steam Shovel by Charles Malam The dinosaurs are not all dead. I saw one raise its iron head To watch me walking down the road Beyond our house today. Its jaws were dripping with a load Of earth and grass that it had cropped. It must have heard me where I stopped, Snorted white steam my way, And stretched its long neck out to see, And chewed, and grinned quite amiably.
The machine “grinned quite amiably”. Used this way, amiably means • in a lonely way. • in an unfriendly way. • in the middle of. • in a good-natured way. • Based upon the description Malam uses, you would characterize the steam shovel as • a. rude. • b. bored. • c. friendly. • d. loving.
3. The poet uses a dinosaur to compare to a steam shovel rather than another creature because • steam shovels were also prehistoric creatures. • dinosaurs ate earth and grass. • steam shovels are huge and have long necks. • dinosaurs are buried deeply where steam shovels dig.
4. The details in this poem support the idea that Malam wrote it • to show that dinosaurs had personalities. • to increase the reader’s understanding of dinosaurs. • to teach the reader about driving steam shovels. • to give a light, humorous look at a large machine.
5. The effect of the line “snorted white steam my way” is to • compare the speaker’s fear to the shovel’s size. • establish the historic validity of dinosaurs. • continue the comparison between the shovel and a dinosaur. • emphasize the insignificance of humans when.
6. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? • aabcbddcee. • aabbcbbcdd. • aababccdee. • aabbbccdee. • 7. How many stanzas are in the poem “Steam Shovel”? • a. 1. • b. 2. • c. 3. • d. 4.
8. What literary element is often used in this poem? a. Simile b. Personification c. Idiom d. onomatopoeia • 9. What type of poem is “Steam Shovel”? • a. Haiku • b. Humorous Poem • c. Narrative • d. Concrete poem
10. How many lines are in the poem “Steam Shovel”? a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 25