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POEMS

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DEFINING POETRY

Poetry is a poets intuition oftruth

Deals with the essence of life

the opposite of hypocrisy(Corso)

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VALUESOF POETRY

1. share feelings, experiences, and visions

2. discover the power of words

3. expand vocabulary

4. look at details of the world in new way

5. can find a poem to match every mood

6. succinct - less intimidating than books

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ANALYZING FREE VERSE

Poetry without Rules

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WHAT IS FREE VERSE?

It is a relatively modern form of poetry.

It doesnt rhyme or have any regular rhythm.

It doesnt have a set number of lines of syllables per

line.

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IS FREE VERSE FORMLESS?

Free verse relies on the content of the poem and the

words in the poem to determine its form and shape thereaders understanding.

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NATUREAND FREE VERSE

Like haiku, free verse can attempt to capture that a-ha

moment resulting from closely observing nature.

Free verse can also use nature to make comments

about the human condition, families, relationships, and

even politics.

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VOICE The speaker of the poem is not always the poet.

The speaker of the poem is referred to as the voice of

the poem.

Read carefully to see what attributes the voice has,

what kind of person is represented by the voice.

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IMAGES Free verse about nature relies on images for much of

its meaning.

Imagery appeal to our senses.

You can see, hear, taste, feel, or even smell the image

in your mind. For example, if the poem mentions falling

snow, you have the image of cold, white snow. Youmight even have an image of the sound-deadening

property of newly fallen snow or the clean smell of

snow.

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METAPHOR

A metaphoris a more direct comparison than a simile.

A metaphor states that something is something else.

Metaphors do not use like or as.

For example, a poem might say, The white snow was

paper on which I wrote my name.

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SIMILEA simile is a comparison of two object using the word

like or as.

For example, a poem might use the simile, as white asnewly fallen snow.

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SYMBOLS

A symbol is something that represents more than

itself.

For example, a poem might use newly fallen snow as a

symbol for a pure, pristine, untouched world.

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ALLITERATION

Alliteration is the repeated initial consonant sounds.

Examples: do ordie, sink orswim.

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ASSONANCE

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in

successive words.

Examples: free and easy, and day and play.

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CONSONANCE

Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in

successive words.

Examples: short and smart, and struts and frets.

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THEME

The theme of a poem is the cental topic, subject, or

concept of the poem.

When you answer the question, what is this poem

about, you are identifying the theme.