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POETRYAN INTRODUCTION TO
What is poetry?
A type of writing Art Succinct Expressive Philosophy Fun
What are the main characteristics of poetry?
form sound imagery figurative language ideas, feelings, sounds in few words
Form
the way a poem looks arrangement on a page use of lines (sentence or fragment) groups of lines form stanzas stanzas are usually separated by space Some have formal structure (four lines
per stanza, 5 syllables per line, etc.) Informal form is called free verse
Sound
rhyme- repeated sounds at the end of words or phrases
internal rhyme- use of rhyming words within a line
end rhyme- use of rhymes at the ends of lines or phrases
rhythm/beat- pattern of sound using stressed and unstressed syllables
meter- pattern of repeated sounds
Sound
repetition- repeating sounds, words, phrases or lines of a poem
alliteration- repeated consonant at the beginning of a word
onomatopoeia- use of sounds words such as buzz, pop, or whamo!
Imagery
figurative language- conveys meaning beyond the ordinary, literal meaning
personification- giving human qualities to animals or objects
simile- a comparison that uses like or as
metaphor- a comparison that doesn’t use like or as
FORMS OF POETRY
Couplet
Open Couplets Two lines Same meter and rhyme Used for Sonnet and Epic Poems
Closed Couplets Same as above Must be “end stopped” (which means
lines don’t run together)
End Stopped
As I in hoary winter's night stood shivering in the snow,
Surprised I was with sudden heat, which made my heart to
glow;
And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near,
A pretty babe all burning bright did in the air appear.
~ Robert Southwell
enjambled
I am not prone to weeping, as our sex
Commonly are; the want of which vain dew
Perchance shall dry your pities; but I have
That honourable grief lodged here which burns
Worse than tears drown.
~William Shakespeare
Heroic Couplet
Grouped in pairs Lines must rhyme Rhymed lines must end manly Uses “Iambic Pentameter”
da DA da DA da DA da DA
Your Turn
Write a couplet or series of couplets The topic can be any that you choose Ideas:
Sharing the bathroom with familySitting through a boring English classPlaying a gameGum Tax
FORM POEMS
Form Poems
Free verse May rhyme, may not Takes on the form of the theme
Form Poem Example
Form Poem Example
Your Turn
Write a form poem You choose the topic Ideas:
Facial hairThe monumentBaseball PoliticsComputers
Hay Que
The overall look
of hope
of bubbly cuteness
of the stuff puppies
and other animalitos are made of
was quite obviously
rather obnoxiously
overwhelmingly
forming itself into a statement…
“Hay que—”
WHAMO!!!!!!!!
HAIKU
Haiku
Syllabic meter 5-7-5 Has a nature theme Usually about the changing of seasons Doesn’t usually rhyme
Example of Haiku
As the wind does blow
Across the trees, I see the
Buds blooming in May
Example of Haiku
I walk across sand
And find myself blistering
In the hot, hot heat
Example of Haiku
Falling to the ground,
I watch a leaf settle down
In a bed of brown.
Example of Haiku
It’s cold—and I wait
For someone to shelter me
And take me from here.
Example of Haiku
I hear crackling
Crunch, of today’s new found day
And know it won’t last
So I will leave it
At bay; and hope for the best
This bitter new day
CINQUAIN
Cinquain
5 line poem Measureable meter (it’s the same
formation every time) Descriptive poem “diamond” shaped
Cinquain
Noun
Two Adjectives
Three Gerund Words
Short sentence
Noun
Topic of poem
Describe N. in Line 1
-ing words describing N. in line 1
Complete sentence about line 1
Synonym for line 1
Example of Cinquain
Nature
Beautiful, pure
Refreshing, enjoying, relaxing
Nature is healthy.
Fun
Your Turn
Write 3 Cinquain poems The topic can be your choice Ideas:
cell phonesShoesMr. J’s action/adventure hatStomach aches from eating too much
Valentine’s candy
LIMERICK
LIMERICK
5 line poem 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines rhyme, and have 7-
10 Syllables 3rd and 4th lines rhyme, and have
5-7 Syllables Usually funny, non-serious Anapestic rhythm
Limerick Example
There was an old man with a beardWho sad, ' it is just as I feared!Four larks and wren,Two owls and a hen,Have all built their nests in my beard!'
Limerick Example
There was an Old Man who supposed,That the street door was partially closed;But some very large rats,Ate his coats and his hats,While that futile old gentleman dozed.
Limerick Example
There once was a thingamajig—
Like whatzits, but three times as big
When it first came in view
It looked something like you
But it stayed and turned into a pig
Limerick Example
There was a young fellow who thought
Very little, but thought it a lot
Then at long last he knew
What he wanted to do,
But before he could start he forgot
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