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POETRYAN INTRODUCTION TO
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What is poetry?
A type of writing Art Succinct Expressive Philosophy Fun
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What are the main characteristics of poetry?
form sound imagery figurative language ideas, feelings, sounds in few words
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Form
the way a poem looks arrangement on a page use of lines (sentence or fragment) groups of lines form stanzas stanzas are usually separated by space Some have formal structure (four lines
per stanza, 5 syllables per line, etc.) Informal form is called free verse
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Sound
rhyme- repeated sounds at the end of words or phrases
internal rhyme- use of rhyming words within a line
end rhyme- use of rhymes at the ends of lines or phrases
rhythm/beat- pattern of sound using stressed and unstressed syllables
meter- pattern of repeated sounds
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Sound
repetition- repeating sounds, words, phrases or lines of a poem
alliteration- repeated consonant at the beginning of a word
onomatopoeia- use of sounds words such as buzz, pop, or whamo!
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Imagery
figurative language- conveys meaning beyond the ordinary, literal meaning
personification- giving human qualities to animals or objects
simile- a comparison that uses like or as
metaphor- a comparison that doesn’t use like or as
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FORMS OF POETRY
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Couplet
Open Couplets Two lines Same meter and rhyme Used for Sonnet and Epic PoemsClosed Couplets Same as above Must be “end stopped” (which means
lines don’t run together)
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End Stopped
As I in hoary winter's night stood shivering in the snow,
Surprised I was with sudden heat, which made my heart to
glow;
And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near,
A pretty babe all burning bright did in the air appear.
~ Robert Southwell
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enjambled
I am not prone to weeping, as our sexCommonly are; the want of which vain dewPerchance shall dry your pities; but I haveThat honourable grief lodged here which burnsWorse than tears drown.
~William Shakespeare
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Heroic Couplet
Grouped in pairs Lines must rhyme Rhymed lines must end manly Uses “Iambic Pentameter”
da DA da DA da DA da DA
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Your Turn
Write a couplet or series of couplets The topic can be any that you choose Ideas:
Sharing the bathroom with familySitting through a boring English classPlaying a gameGum Tax
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FORM POEMS
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Form Poems
Free verse May rhyme, may not Takes on the form of the theme
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Form Poem Example
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Form Poem Example
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Your Turn
Write a form poem You choose the topic Ideas:
Facial hairThe monumentBaseball PoliticsComputers
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Hay QueThe overall lookof hopeof bubbly cutenessof the stuff puppiesand other animalitos are made ofwas quite obviouslyrather obnoxiouslyoverwhelmingly
forming itself into a statement…“Hay que—”WHAMO!!!!!!!!
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HAIKU
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Haiku
Syllabic meter 5-7-5 Has a nature theme Usually about the changing of seasons Doesn’t usually rhyme
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Example of Haiku
As the wind does blowAcross the trees, I see the
Buds blooming in May
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Example of Haiku
I walk across sandAnd find myself blisteringIn the hot, hot heat
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Example of Haiku
Falling to the ground,I watch a leaf settle down
In a bed of brown.
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Example of Haiku
It’s cold—and I waitFor someone to shelter meAnd take me from here.
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Example of Haiku
I hear cracklingCrunch, of today’s new found dayAnd know it won’t lastSo I will leave itAt bay; and hope for the bestThis bitter new day
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CINQUAIN
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Cinquain
5 line poem Measureable meter (it’s the same
formation every time) Descriptive poem “diamond” shaped
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CinquainNoun
Two Adjectives
Three Gerund Words
Short sentence
Noun
Topic of poem
Describe N. in Line 1
-ing words describing N. in line 1
Complete sentence about line 1
Synonym for line 1
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Example of Cinquain
NatureBeautiful, pure
Refreshing, enjoying, relaxingNature is healthy.
Fun
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Your Turn
Write 3 Cinquain poems The topic can be your choice Ideas:
cell phonesShoesMr. J’s action/adventure hatStomach aches from eating too much
Valentine’s candy
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LIMERICK
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LIMERICK
5 line poem 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines rhyme, and have 7-
10 Syllables 3rd and 4th lines rhyme, and have
5-7 Syllables Usually funny, non-serious Anapestic rhythm
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Limerick Example
There was an old man with a beardWho sad, ' it is just as I feared!Four larks and wren,Two owls and a hen,Have all built their nests in my beard!'
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Limerick Example
There was an Old Man who supposed,That the street door was partially closed;But some very large rats,Ate his coats and his hats,While that futile old gentleman dozed.
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Limerick Example
There once was a thingamajig—Like whatzits, but three times as bigWhen it first came in viewIt looked something like youBut it stayed and turned into a pig
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Limerick Example
There was a young fellow who thoughtVery little, but thought it a lotThen at long last he knewWhat he wanted to do,But before he could start he forgot
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