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Poetry Styles

Haiku

- It does not rhyme

- Deals with ordinary facts

of life

- Focuses on one theme

- Deals with one single

moment

- It originated in Japan

Three lines of poetry

Line one: 5 syllables

Line two: 7 syllables

Line three: 5 syllables

You moths must leave now,

I am turning out the light

And going to sleep

Richard Wright

Bored in the classroom;

Waiting for the bell to ring

Finally it does

Miss Billie

Syllable Cinquain

- It should flow smoothly

- It should present one

main idea

- It was invented by

Adelaide Crapsey in 1911

Five lines of poetry

Line one: 2 syllables

Line two: 4 syllables

Line three: 6 syllables

Line four: 8 syllables

Line five: 2 syllables

The sky

grows light and pink

as the sun rises and

warms the sleepy mountain with a

Soft kiss.

Limerick

- The rhyme depends on

sound rather than spelling

- The last line contains a

humorous, witty or

unlikely comment

- Humour can be created by

‘forcing’ a rhyme

- Made popular by Edward

Lear in the 1900’s

Made up of five lines

Line one: is long: rhyme A

Line two: is long: rhyme A

Line three: is short: rhyme B

Line four: is short: rhyme B

Line five: is long: rhyme A

There was a young girl in the choir

Whose voice rose higher and higher,

Till one Sunday night

It rose quite out of sight,

And they found it next day on the spire.

Analysing PoetryMy friend the sea

The sea is my friendbeautiful and beckoning.She welcomes me inthen tosses me about like a sailboat in a storm.The sea is my companion;she pulls me under and suspends me in time.The waves crash and caress me;I drown in her wonder.The sea is my foe -grey, gusty, and blustery.On some days she is not happy -overpowering me and sending me to the bottom of theocean.She lets her anger and frustration out like a sea lion on arock - calling, crying, howling and sighing.The sea is my jewel to be admired -circling, swirling, swishing.Reflecting the light and joy of the dayforever changing yet staying the same.The sea holds the secrets to life.Taking the rough with the smoothembracing the danger and enjoying the ride.

By Shelley Bell

Analysing PoetryThe African Beggar Sprawled in the dust outside the Syrian store,A target for small children, dogs and flies,A heap of verminous rags and matted hair,He watches us with cunning, reptile eyes,His noseless, smallpoxed face creased in a sneer. Sometimes he shows his yellow stumps of teethAnd whines for alms, perceiving that we bearthe curse of pity; a grotesque mask of death,with hands like claws about his begging-bowl. But often he is lying all alonewithin the shadow of a crumbling wall,lost in the trackless jungle of his pain,clutching the pitiless red earth in vainand whimpering like a stricken animal.

Raymond Tong

Tone

Repulsion, dislike. Then changes to pity; sympathy

Mood

Futility, desolation

Theme

Desolation of humanity’s subsistence: the utter helplessness of

humanity in the face of adversity, as well as our own neglect of self

and others.

Analysis

Stanza One Introduces the beggar as a repulsive outcast; a thing.

How?

“sprawled in the dust…” – beggar is treated immediately like a thing that has

been thrown out – suggests shabby, lawless being.

“target…” – (metaphor) beggar continues to be described as a thing – a

convenience for others to use; singled out as an object for attack. ‘Dogs’ and

‘flies’ solidly establishes sub-human existence of beggar; ‘flies’ suggest filth, a

disease. That he is a target suggests his passiveness and helplessness.

“heap of verminous rags and matted hair” – (metaphor) image of beggar is

sustained as a thing: ‘verminous’ is associated with the ‘flies’, ‘matted hair’ is

associated with filth, dust, neglect of physical hygiene.

Stanza One

“he watches with cunning reptile eyes” – (metaphor) a dramatic contrast: how

can an inhuman bag of bones be capable of subtle and crafty scheming? Likened

to an image of a ‘reptile’ – like a snake, he watches, waiting for his prey. The

pronoun ‘he’ is used to remind us that this is a person and our revulsion is

emphasised, for how can a human being be like us?

“noseless, smallpoxed face creased in a sneer” – ‘noseless’, ‘smallpoxed’ suggests

disease, leprosy, which adds to the beggars repulsiveness. ‘Sneer’ carries

suggestion of the cunning reptile. To ‘sneer’ shows arrogance.

Stanza TwoAlthough the poet sustains the image of the beggar as a repulsive outcast, he introduces the sub-theme – our neglect and inadequacies in dealing with the

problem of human neglect. How?

“Yellow stumps of teeth” – (metaphor) physical ugliness is emphasised; ‘yellow’ is the colour of disease and decay, rotten. Image of ‘stumps’ is more appropriate for an animal than a human being. “whines” – (metaphor) cringing sounds associated with animals. “perceiving that we bear the curse of pity” – poet leaves the description of the beggar and comments on the general attitude to poverty and disease. “The curse of pity”: ‘curse’ suggests bad; ‘pity’ suggests ‘good’. We don’t want to know about it, but if we do we should show pity and offer our help. “grotesque mask of death” – (metaphor) physical deformity and sub-human existence of beggar is emphasised. How can this thing/animal be really alive? ‘Mask of death’ symbolises the ‘face of death’ – an image of death staring at us. “with hands like claws about his begging bowl” – (simile) image is of a skeleton; death-like hands clinging to his only source of existence (the begging bowl).

Stanza ThreeStanza Three: Theme of suffering. Our feelings change from repulsion to

sympathy. How?

“lying all alone” – no longer ‘sprawled’ but ‘lying’ on the ground. The tone here is one of quietness – ‘all alone’ suggests that he is no longer the target for others. It is the time to be aware of his suffering. “shadow of a crumbling wall” – ‘shadow’ suggests absence of light; darkness. An image of loneliness with the shadow of death near. ‘Crumbling’ suggests decay and ruin; the lack of a home. “lost in the trackless jungle of his pain” – (metaphor) pain racks his entire body, so much that it consumes his total energy. ‘Trackless jungle’ suggests the amount of pain – endless – filling and crammed into every part of his body. No escape from this pain. “clutching the pitiless red earth in vain” – (personification) ‘clutching’ suggests the beggar’s desperation. ‘Red’ personifies the blood of life, nourishment, energy and strength, and ‘earth’ is the sole source of humanity’s existence. Even the earth is without pity. All ‘in vain’ – there is no solution, no help. “whimpering like a stricken animal” – (simile) emphasises the beggar’s total suffering’ his total defeat.

ELEMENTS OF ANALYSIS DESCRIPTIONSUBJECT-MATTER What event, situation, or experience does the poem describe or record?

Who is the speaker? Is the poet speaking in the role of another person, an animal, a thing? To whom is the speaking talking? What is the time setting - hour of day, season, era? What is the place setting?

PURPOSE,THEME, OR MESSAGE What seems to be the poet's purpose in writing this - what message, ideas, issues, themes, (etc.) are communicated?

EMOTION, MOOD, OR FEELINGWhat is the poet's tone? Watch for shifts in tone especially toward the end of the poem. What is the poet's attitude toward the subject?What is the predominant emotion, or mood, of the poem? Does the mood change during the poem?What emotions or feelings does the poet seek to evoke in the reader / listener?

CRAFTSMANSHIP, OR TECHNIQUE (see below)

This aspect of the poem deals with specific skills the poet has used in creating his or her work of art:• Structure• Language• Imagery• Movement• Sound

SUMMARY Having analysed the poem, it is important to synthesise (pull all the information together) into a summary. What is the impact of the whole poem for you? How successful is it as a work of art? Does it successfully achieve the poet's purpose or is it flawed in some serious way?

Structure How is the poem structured? Does it have a conventional structure such as a sonnet, or an ode? Does it have stanzas with a regular number of lines, or any other interesting features of structural design? Can you identify the type of poem - sonnet, free verse, ballad, etc.? Is the poem lyric, dramatic, narrative, or a combination? How can you tell?

Language How would you describe the poet's use of words - vivid, striking, effective or colourless and predictable? What visual images are brought to mind? What sensations does the poem evoke: sound, touch, smell, taste, movement, etc.? What words are used in surprising or imaginative ways? Look for puns.Are there any inverted word orders or sentences? What would be the usual order? What purpose is served by the inversion?Is the language appropriate to subject and/or theme? What effect does the language have on the poem's achievement?

Imagery Are there any striking examples of figurative language used? What things are compared (similes, metaphors, personifications or symbols) in the poem? Are their analogies or conceits? What is their effect?

Movement or Rhythm Does the poem have a regular (slow or fast) rhythm? What is the effect of any rhythmic qualities?

Sounds Does the poem have any significant sound features? Is it musical? Does the poet use onomatopoeia, alliteration, or assonance? Does the poem rhyme? What are the effects of these features of sound on the achievement of the poem?

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