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Poetry Cornell Notes. The genre’s of poetry for study in unit 2: Only copy the words in red. Essential Questions. What are the major forms of poetry for study in Unit 2?. BALLAD. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
POETRY CORNELL NOTES
The genre’s of poetry for study in unit 2:
Only copy the words in red
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
What are the major forms of
poetry for study in Unit 2?
BALLAD
A ballad is a poem that tells a
fairly simple story (narrative). It
usually has an easily identified,
powerful metre and strong
rhymes in an ABAB or AABB
pattern.
EXAMPLE OF BALLAD
“See how I'll leave, with every piece of you (A)
Don't underestimate the things that I will do (A)
There's a fire starting in my heart (B)
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bring me out the
dark” (B)
COUPLET
A couplet [CUP-let] is the
simplest form of poetry. A couplet
is a poem made of two lines of
rhyming poetry that usually have
the same meter. There are no
rules about length or
rhythm. Every two lines rhyme.
EXAMPLE OF A COUPLET
Humpty dumpty sat on a wall (A)
Humpty dumpty had a great fall (A)
All the kings horses and all the kings men (B)
Couldn’t put humpty together again (B)
EPIC
Epic Poems are long, serious
poems that tell the story of a heroic
figure. This genre of poetry is a type
of narrative literature that narrates
stories of mythological heroes.
LYRIC
A short poem with one speaker (not
necessarily the poet) who expresses
thought and feeling. Though it is sometimes
used only for a brief poem about feeling (like the sonnet), it is
more often applied to a poem expressing the complex evolution
of thoughts and feeling, such as the elegy, the dramatic
monologue, and the ode.
ELEGY
In literature, an elegy is a
mournful, melancholic or
plaintive poem, especially
a funeral song or a lament for
the dead. In short, this poem is meant to be
sad and/or dark.
SONNET
A sonnet is simply a poem written in a certain format. You can identify a sonnet if
the poem has the following characteristics:
14 lines. All sonnets have 14 lines which can be broken down into four sections
called quatrains.
A strict rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is
ABAB / CDCD / EFEF / GG (note the four distinct sections in the rhyme scheme).
The ryhme scheme of an Italian Sonnet is ABBA / ABBA / CDE / CDE
ODE
An ode is a poem that is written
for an occasion or on a particular
subject. They are usually dignified
and more serious as a form than
other forms of poetry.
CONCRETE
A poem that visually resembles something found in
the physical world. A poem about a wormy apple
written so that the words form the shape of an apple
is an example.
One of the most common is the Diamond poem.
CONCRETE DIAMOND POEM
Night
Dark Empty
Vast Space Devoid Cold
Silence Death Decay Frigid Unsure
Faith Warmth Growth Life Music
Peace Joyful Bursting Potential
Bright Full
Day
Please come to the board and highlight what Night symbolizes in
this poem. What about death?
HAIKU
A Japanese poem composed of
three unrhymed lines of five,
seven, and five syllables. Haiku
poetry originated in the sixteenth
century and reflects on some
aspect of nature and creates
images.
EXAMPLE OF HAIKU
Torrent winds blow wild
Being stopped by nothing else
Like the love I mask
Please come to the board and highlight the word that
lets us know that there is a simile in this poem.