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Notes on
Poetry:
The S.L.A.M.
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A poem packs all kinds of
sounds, feelings (emotions),
and ideas into a few carefully
chosen words.
Sounds Emotions Ideas
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The words, the sounds,
and
even the shapeof
a poem all work togetherto
create a total effect!
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SoundUsually poems are meant to be read aloud;
poets will choose and arrange words to
create sounds that appeal to the listener.
Sound techniques include the following:
• Alliteration / Assonance
• Onomatopoeia
• Refrain/Repetition
• Rhyme
• Rhythm
• Meter
• Rhyme Scheme
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AlliterationThe repetition of consonant sounds:
Positive Patti holds her pretty petite purple purse.
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AssonanceThe repetition of vowel sounds:
Avery always ate apples.
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A word that sounds like the
things they name.
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A device or technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect or emphasis
After seventy days
of wind and sun,
of wind and clouds,
of wind and sand,
after seventy days,
of wind and dust,
a little
rain
came.
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A repetition or similarity of sounds at the end
of words, usually at the end of lines.
My love for you grows each passing day,With dreams of watching you run & play.Your life will have many ups & downs,I promise to be there for the smiles & frowns.
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Rhythm
• Rhythm – the pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetryHow one reads the poem in rhythm.
The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day;
The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play,
And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,
A pall-like silence fell up the patrons of the game.
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Meter
• Meter is basically the rhythm throughout
the poem. (Like our example of Casey at
the Bat.)
• The recurring patterns of stressed (long)
and unstressed (short) syllables happen in
every stanza.
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Rhyme Scheme
It is the pattern of rhyme at the end of lines in
a poem or song
My Baby Sister
by Bruce Lansky
My baby sister’s a
Really swell. b
I love her smile, c
But not her smell. b
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Types of Effective Language• Good Word Choice• Imagery• Figurative Language
–Simile
–Metaphor
–Personification
–Hyperbole
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The language of a poem is carefully
chosen by the poet, who considers words to create a flow (rhythm), stir
emotions, and produce visual
images in the listener’s mind.
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ImageryThe use of descriptive words or phrases to create vivid mental pictures in the minds of the reader often appealing to sight, sound, taste, smell, and/ortouch.
“The tree roots
clutched the ground
like gnarled
fingers.”
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4 types: Figurative Language
Authors use figurative language to create
fresh and original descriptions.
Figurative expressions while not literally
true, help readers picture ordinary things in
different ways.
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SimileA comparison of two things, using the signal words like or
as.
“her eyes shone like stars”
“the sun looked like a red ball in the sky”
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MetaphorA comparison of two things that have some
quality in common, but does not use likeor as.
“The sun is a red spiraling ball in the sky”
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Human qualities that are applied to an
animal, an object, or an idea is known
as personification.
“The warm smile of the sun
shines brightly.”
“The piano leaned
toward me”
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HyperboleA type of figurative language that makes
an exaggeration for the purpose of
emphasis.
Example:
His ears were so sharp he could hear
dogs bark in the next county.
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ArrangementDistinctive elements about the arrangement
of the poem on the page. These elements
include the following:
Capitalization Margins
Punctuation Word Position
Stanza End Line Rhyme
Internal Rhyme Line Breaks
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Arrangement
Capitalization – C DMargins –
Indentions or lines begin from
center of the page, etc.
Punctuation – commas, colons, semi-colons
, : ;
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•
• Poems in various shape!
Word Position
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Arrangement
Stanza – grouping of two or more lines in a
poem usually similar in length and pattern.
Similar to paragraph form in prose.
End-line rhyme – most common form of
rhyme in poetry.Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the lord my soul to keep
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ArrangementInternal rhyme – rhyme that occurs
within a line.From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won.
Line Breaks – poet puts emphasis or importance on an idea or topic. Line lengthmay help to emphasize topic.
It rained
a little
everywhere
but here.
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MessageSpeaker – the voice that talks to the reader
in a poem, like the narrator in a piece of fiction; the speaker is not necessarily the poet.
Symbol – a person, place, object, or an
action that stands for something
beyond itself.
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Types of Poetry• Lyrical Poetry - is a short poem or a long poem
with rhyming that expresses personal feelings.
• Narrative Poetry - is poetry that has a plot.
They may be short or long, and the story may be
simple or complex. Narrative poems include
epics and ballads.
• Both lyrical and narrative can be humorous.
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Verse Form• Free Verse - Free verse is poetry without
rules; after all, it doesn't rhyme, and it
doesn't have a meter.
The arrangement consists of carefully
chosen words in verses.
• Blank Verse - is a type of poetry, having a
regular meter, but no rhyme.