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What is poetry?Poetry is artistically
rendering words in such a way as to evoke intense emotion or an Ah Ha! experience from the reader.
Intense emotionSurpriseRevelation
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Famous Poets say Poetry is…
“the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” ~William Wordsworth
“If I read a book and it makes my body so cold no fire ever can warm me, I know that is poetry” ~Emily Dickinson
“Poetry is what makes me laugh or cry or yawn, what makes my toenails twinkle, what makes me want to do this or that or nothing.”~Dylan Thomas
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Poetry is…
ImaginativeCan employ meter & rhymeAncient formIndividual mode of expressionAlmost impossible to define!
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Poetic TermsPoet - is one who writes
poetry. Poem - is a written
expression of emotion or ideas in an arrangement of words/verse most often rhythmically.
Bard - a poet. Muse - a channel of
inspiration for a poet. http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/intro.html
Poetic TermsAlliteration Repetition of the initial sounds of stressed syllables in neighboring wordsAntonymWords that are opposite in meaningFormArrangement, manner or method used to convey the content
Poetic TermsHomonymTwo or more distinct words with the same
pronunciation and spelling but with different meanings
HomophoneTwo or more words with the same
pronunciation but with different meanings and spellings
HyperboleExaggeration of the truth
Poetic TermsImageryFigurative language used to create particular
mental imagesMetaphorAssociation of two completely different objects as
being the same thingMeterUsed to measure poetry, unit used is the metric
“foot,” determined by a series of stressed and unstressed syllables, number of feet determines the meter
Poetic TermsOnomatopoeiaUse of words with sounds suggestive of their meaning,
like buzz, clang, whooshPauseIntervals between syllables of verseSimileComparison of two completely different objects using
“like” or “as”StressSpecial emphasis on a word, syllable, or phrase with a line of
verse
Poetic TermsSynonymOne or two or more words that have the same or nearly the
same meaning
TripletUnit or group of three lines of verse which are rhymed
together
WordsmithPerson who works with words; a skillful writer
MisconceptionsPoetry must rhymePoetry must have shapePoetry must have rhythmPoetry must have a lot of wordsPoetry must be beautiful
Examples of PoetryAcrostic
PoemThe first
letters of each line form a word or message relating to the subject.
Emma
Eager to learnMakes time to readMarvelous artistAdores her white
poodle
~Paul B JaneczkoTeaching 10 Fabulous Forms of Poetry by Paul B. Janeczko
CinquainA five-line
stanza of syllabic verse, the successive lines containing two, four, six, eight and two syllables.
Oh, catAre you grinning
Curled in the window seatAs sun warms you this
DecemberMorning?
~Paul B Janeczko
Teaching 10 Fabulous Forms of Poetry by Paul B. Janeczko
CoupletTwo
successive lines of poetry with end-words that rhyme.
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake
~Robert FrostStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Free VerseWritten
without proper rules.
The writer makes his/her own rules.
The writer decides how the poem should look, feel, and sound.
Winter Poemonce a snowflake fellon my brow and i lovedit so much and i kissed
it and it was happy and called its cousins
and brothers and a webof snow engulfed me theni reached to love them all
and i squeezed them and they became
a spring rain and i stood perfectlystill and was a flower
~Nikki Giovannihttp://cuip.uchicago.edu/~adarice/cwsite/poems/free%20verse.htm
HaikuA Japanese
form of poetry.
Gives a brief description of nature.
Consists of three unrhymed lines of five, seven and five syllables.
A Rainbow
Curving up, then down.Meeting blue sky and green
earthMelding sun and rain.
~ Donna Brock
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LimerickLight or
humorous verse form of five lines
Lines one, two and five are of three feet.
Lines three and four are of two feet.
Rhyme scheme of aabba.
A flea and a fly in a flueWere caught, so what could they
do? Said the fly, "Let us flee.“"Let us fly," said the flea.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
-Anonymous
http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~adarice/cwsite/poems/poemlimerick.htm
Click Here for more Limericks!
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/humpty_dumpty.htm
Nursery RhymeShort
poem for children
Written in rhyming verse
Handed down in folklore
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.All the King's horses, And all the
King's menCouldn't put Humpty together
again!
Bio PoemsA Biopoem is
a poem that describes a person in 11 lines. There is a specific formula to use when writing a bio poem.
Teresa NelsonTeresa
Mother, Artist, Grandmother, TeacherSister of Cindy and Jill
Lover of animals, music, and footballWho feels pain, love, and excitementWho gives tickles, hugs, and advice Who fears failure, deep water, and
warWould like to see Paris, Venice, and
Barcelona Resident of Denton, Texas
Nelson
Click here for the Bio Poem Worksheet
Bio Poem Worksheet (First name)-
(Four adjectives that describe the person) Son or Daughter of (your parents names)
Lover of (three different things that the person loves) Who feels (three different feelings and when or where
they are felt) Who gives (three different things the person gives) Who fears (three different fears the person has)
Who would like to see (three different things the person would like to see)
Who lives (a brief description of where the person lives) -(last name)
http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~adarice/cwsite/poems/poembio.htm
What is Poetry?If you really want
to know what poetry is, read it.
Read it carefully. Pay attention. Read it out loud. Now read it again.
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