Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

Please don’t groan……yet

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

Overview and Objectives

What is the point of writing

and reading poetry?

Or is it only for people like

that?

I am soooo smart

!

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

What is Poetry?

Poetry vs. Prose

Rhythm and Meter

Imagery

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

Good

Form and Content

Do you have what it takes?

Vs.

Bad

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

Creating Poetry

AuthorsAudiencesContexts

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

Let me explain…

GenresMovements

Forms

(No, no time. Let me sum up!)

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

Anglo-Saxon and Middle English

AlliterationTypesSimpleThemes

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

Sonnets

Renaissance OriginsTwo Types

Love

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

Romantic

LyricalIndividuali

smNature

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

Humorous

EpigramsLimericks

Satire

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

Modern

The Time Period

ExistentialNarrowed

focus

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres

And so we return…

Why we read poetry

Why we write poetry

Its purpose and use in society

More information

So wait… what am I

supposed to be doing?

Poetry: A Presentation

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. ~William Hazlitt

General Overview

Examples and Genres