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Poetry. What is poetry?. A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form. Stanza. Stanza- a group of lines arranged together A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begin to live That day. Rhythm.
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What is poetry? • A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form.
Stanza • Stanza- a group of lines arranged together A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begin to live That day
Rhythm • Rhythm- the beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem. One, two,Buckle my shoe;Three, four,Shut the door.
Meter • A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. • Example: • FORCEfully, aBOUT, va.NIL.la • Does Mary like history? / Does Mary like his story?
More about Meters: • Foot- unit of meter • The line has two feet (the WAY a CROW) • The line has three feet (NA-tures first GREEN is GOLD) • The line has four feet (whose WOODS these ARE i THINK i KNOW)
Rhyme • Rhyme- a pattern of words that contain similar sounds • Cat/Bat • Yellow/Fellow • Which words rhyme? • Roses are red.Violets are blue.Please don’t kiss me,‘cuz I have the flu.
Let’s Review • _______________ is group of lines arranged together. • Stanza • _________ unit of meter • Foot • __________the beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem. • Rhythm
_____________ is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. • Meter • _____________is a type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form. • Poetry