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Poetry

Poetry. Nada Odeh. “Prose is walking,. Poetry is dancing…”. What is Poetry?. What is Prose?. A type of literature that expresses ideas feelings or tells stories in a special form. Any form of writing that is not poetry. How can we tell poetry from prose?.

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Poetry

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  1. Poetry Nada Odeh

  2. “Prose is walking, Poetry is dancing…”

  3. WhatisPoetry? What is Prose? • A type of literature that expresses ideas feelings or tells stories in a special form. • Any form of writing that is not poetry

  4. How can we tell poetry from prose? But what is the form of poetry? Form is… “First and Last” by David McCord A tadpole hasn’t a pole at all, And he doesn’t live in a hole in a wall You’ve got it wrong a polecat’s not A cat on a pole. And I’ll tell you what; A bullfrog’s never a bull; and how Could a cowbird possibly be a cow? A kingbird, though, is a kind of king, And he chases a crow like anything. Four Stanzas in Couplets A group of lines arranged together • the appearance of the words on the page From theform. • A poem’s appearance is different because they are made of … • 1. Stanzas

  5. Kinds of stanzas • Couplet • Triplet • Quatrain • “To a Snowflake” • 1 hello little snowflake! • 2 where are all your friends? • 3 Should I expect a lot of them • 4 before the morning ends? • 5 I love it when you come to me • 6 and you all fall down together, • 7 and I get dressed to visit you, • 8 toasty warm in cold, cold weather. • A stanza with two lines • A three lined stanza • A stanza with four lines • 2. Lines • a group of wordstogether on one line of a poem • The poem has 8 lines divided into quatrains

  6. Who writes poetry? Then who’s the speaker? • The poet: • the poet is the author of the poem. • The speaker • the speaker is the “narrator of the poem. • It’s the voice reading the poem. • Remember that the speaker is not always the poet

  7. Does all poetry have music and tune ? No, there is a kind of poetry that doesn’t have music… What kind of poetry is that???

  8. Free Verse Poetry Poetry written without a regular • Sounds like everyday conversation.  • Does not have any patterns of stress and unstressed syllables. • A modern type of poetry “Unload “ by Katherine Foreman Coming in laden Frozen at the tips The door seems miles away. After wrestling with the stuff We packed into the car I want more than a heater, More than a bath and a cat on my feet. • There is no music in free verse poetry rhyme, rhythm, & form

  9. Figurative Language Words and phrases that do not mean exactly what they say. Is it used only in poetry? Why is it used? When is it used?

  10. Figurative Language What is figurative language or figures of speech? Why would an author want to do that? COOL… • Whenever an author describes something by comparing it with something else,he is using figurative language.  • to make his work of literature more interesting or to show importance or to help the reader visualize the image clearly.

  11. Some Types of Figurative Language Simile Imagery Personification Metaphor Hyperbole

  12. Simile “The World” by Noel Berry The trees are like the hair of the world. The city is like the heart of the world. The wind is a flute player Playing in the night The cars beeping horns are like buttons Beeping inside the earth Each bird is like a single piccolo Singing away And the grass, just like me Being buried under the snow. a comparison of two things using “like, as or resembles” “The World” by Noel Berry The trees are like the hair of the world. The city is like the heart of the world. The wind is a flute player Playing in the night The cars beeping horns are like buttons Beeping inside the earth Each bird is like a single piccolo Singing away And the grass, just like me Being buried under the snow. “She is asbeautiful asa sunrise.” “She is as beautiful as a sunrise.” Can you find the simile in this poem?

  13. Metaphor “Dream” by Langston Hughes • Hold fast to dreams • For if dreams die • Life is a broken-winged bird • That cannot fly. • Hold fast to dreams • For when dreams go • Life is a barren field • Frozen with snow. A direct comparison of two unlike things without using like, as or resemble. “Dream” by Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. • “All the world is a stage, and we are merely players.” Can you find the metaphor in this poem?

  14. Personification • “Snowy Benches” • By Aileen Fisher • Do parks getlonely • In the winter, perhaps, • When benches have only snow on their laps? Giving human qualities to animals, objects or ideas. “Snowy Benches” By Aileen Fisher Do parks get lonely In the winter, perhaps, When benches have only snow on their laps? “The winter breeze whispered secretes in my ear” “The winter breezewhispered secretes in my ear” Can you find the simile in this poem?

  15. Imagery “There is a Thing” By Jack Prelutsky  There is a thing Beneath the stair With slimy face And oily hair That doesnotmove Or speak or sing Or do another Single thing But sit and wait Beneath the stair With slimy face And oily hair • Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses: sight , hearing, taste, touch and smell • It is what helps you paint a picture of what the poet is feeling They are “word pictures” “There is a Thing” By Jack Prelutsky  There is a thing Beneath the stair With slimy face And oily hair That does not move Or speak or sing Or do another Single thing But sit and wait Beneath the stair With slimy face And oily hair • “The juicy hamburgers snapped and sizzled on the steaming charcoals grill.” Can you find the imagery in this poem?

  16. Hyperbole • Figures of speech that are exaggerated to convey a message: The Road Not Taken By Robert Frust 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 claim,Because 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 kept the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I 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. • “I called you a thousand times.” Can you find the hyperbole in this poem?

  17. Is there only one type of poetry ?

  18. Oh no … there are so many types. Some are fun some are serious some are interesting and some don’t even sound like poetry… but they are all types of poetry. Would you like to see some?

  19. Here Are Some Fun Types Of Poetry See if you can recognize them  Lyric A short poem Written in the first person point of view • Expresses an emotion or idea or describes a scene • Do not tell a story Narrative Poems A poem that tells a story. Longer than a lyric poem • HAIKU • A Japanese poem written in three lines • An old silent pond… • A frog jumps into the pond. • Splash! Silence again. • Acrostic Poem • A poem in which the first letters of each line form a word or message relating to the subject • G iving pleasure to those who play • A nyone can win • M ore than one player • E veryone gets a turn • S portsmanship is the key

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