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Poetry

Poetry. Poetry is…. Difficult to define Why? Because it has been around so long, poetry has become a widely varied art form. Older than any other genre of writing The first poems were written 2000 years before Christ. Poetry is….

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Poetry

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  1. Poetry

  2. Poetry is…. • Difficult to define • Why? Because it has been around so long, poetry has become a widely varied art form. • Older than any other genre of writing • The first poems were written 2000 years before Christ.

  3. Poetry is…. • A genre in which the quality of language is just as important as the meaning. • Sometimes more important! • Dense • There is a lot “happening” in a small amount of space.

  4. Poetry has been used to… • Record historical events • Record myths/legends • Entertain • Release emotion • Bring in customers • Criticize government/society • Romance lovers

  5. Poetry can be found… • In textbooks and literature • Greeting cards • Graffiti • Songs • Famous speeches • TV/Radio commercials • Church services and prayers

  6. Poetry is… • EVERYWHERE!

  7. Poetry is written about… • Religion • Love • War • Nature • Relationships • Sex • Drugs • Peace • Animals • School • Sports • Racism • Mean teachers • Work

  8. Poetry is written about…. • EVERYTHING!

  9. There are many kinds of poems. • Impossible to count • New poems are being written all the time

  10. Fixed/closed form poems • Haiku (usually about nature) • From China • 3 lines, each with a set number of syllables: 5, 7, 5 • Sonnet (Usually about love) • Has a set rhyme pattern • (Petrarchan) abba abba cdcdcd • (Shakespearean) abab cdcd efef gg

  11. Other closed/fixed form poems • Limerick • ABC • Acrostic • Sestina • Villanelle • Many more…

  12. Open form (free verse) poetry • No rules about rhyme pattern, number of lines, number of syllables, etc.

  13. Poetic devices • Tools poets use to make their poetry… • Easier to read • More specific • More interesting • Deeper • More memorable

  14. Rhyme • Use of words with the same end sounds. • At the end of lines • There was a man from Nantucket whose body was shaped like a bucket • Within lines • There was a boy named Little Leroy

  15. Alliteration • Repetition of a beginning consonant sound • Greek god • Dangerous dragon

  16. Consonance • Repetition of consonant sounds in a line, stanza, or whole poem • Laughter lights yellow flames in dangling lamps

  17. Assonance • Repetition of vowel sounds in a line, stanza, or whole poem • Hey you, there’s only room for two on the moon.

  18. Meter/Rhythm • Some poems have rhythm due to rhyme and stressed and unstressed syllables. • eeny meeny miny moe catch a tiger by the toe

  19. Figurative language • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Onomatopoeia

  20. Simile • Comparing two things using “like” or “as” • “Quiet as a mouse” • “Talkative as an ATS student” • “He ran like he was being chased by an ax murderer”

  21. Metaphor • Language that compares two seemingly unrelated things • This creates a sharper understanding or picture of the concept being explained • Figurative meaning! Not literal!

  22. Metaphor examples • “His hair was a mop” • What does this mean? His head isn’t really a mop. Describe what you picture…

  23. Metaphor examples • “Soldiers on parade, the ants marched toward the dropped candy” • How might the ants be like soldiers on parade? That is what the writer wants you to picture.

  24. Metaphor examples • Sometimes a whole poem or story is a metaphor for something else. • “Oh Captain, My Captain” by Walt Whitman • Appears to be about a captain of a ship, but is really about Abraham Lincoln

  25. Personification • Giving human or lifelike characteristics to something that is not human or alive. • This offers a new perspective through which we are able to see our world in new ways. • This also makes the language more interesting.

  26. Personification examples • “The moon danced on the lake” • “As the wind blew, the trees sang and told their ancient stories.” • Whenever you see talking animals, toasters, cars, etc in movies.

  27. Onomatopoeia • Whenever natural sounds are written out in words. • “Hiss” (snake, balloon letting out its air, car on wet pavement) • “Cluck cluck cluck” (chicken) • “Boom” (bomb or blast)

  28. How do we read poetry? • Slowly • Several times • Curiously • There is a lot to look for! Be observant!

  29. On the first time through, • Get an overall feel of the mood and situation. • What emotions are involved? • What is going on? • Who is speaking to the reader? • What connections can you make?

  30. Then… • Read slowly. Look at the poem carefully. • What tools does the poet use to enhance meaning? • To make the poem more interesting? • What is your favorite line, image, or stanza? • Finally, describe the experience that the poem creates for the reader.

  31. “Harlem” 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?

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