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Painting with Words. Poetry. Form- the structure of the writing (what it looks like on the page) Innocent If love were a crime, And you were jailed because you claimed that you loved me, And evidence was sought of your guilt or innocence, You’d get away scott free. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Poetry
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Form- the structure of the writing (what it looks like on the page)
Innocent
If love were a crime,And you were jailed because you claimed that
you loved me,And evidence was sought of your guilt or
innocence,You’d get away scott free.
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All poems are broken up into lines. The length of each line and where it breaks, or ends, contributes to the poem’s meaning and sounds.
Lunchroom
I was so hungryI could have eaten my algebra book.
I smelled what we were havingbefore I even saw it.
Mystery Meat, green mushy peas,instant potatoes with lumpy gravy,
bread pudding, and milk.It’s a good thing I like milk.
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A stanza is a group of lines. Stanzas work together to convey the overall message of the poem.
Fog
The fog comes on little cat feet.
It sits lookingover harbor and cityon silent haunchesand then moves on.
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A couplet is a rhymed pair of lines that may be written in any rhythmic pattern.
When the bright lamp is carried in,The sunless hours again begin;
O’er all without, in field and lane,The haunted night begins again.
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Just as a story has a narrator, a poem has a voice that “talks” to readers. This voice, or speaker, is sometimes a fictional character rather than the poet.
Mother to Son
Well, son, I’ll tell you:Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.It’s had tacks in it.And splinters,And boards torn up,And places with no carpet on the floor-Bare. -Langston Hughes
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Rhythm is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line.
A regular pattern of rhythm is called meter.
The sun did not shine;It was too wet to play,So we sat in the house
All that cold, cold, wet day.-Dr. Seuss
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Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words, as in sun and one.
Rhyme scheme is the pattern that the end-rhyming words follow. To identify rhyme scheme, assign a letter to each sound.
‘Twas the night before Christmas, AWhen all through the house BNot a creature was stirring, C
Not even a mouse; B
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Repetition is a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity. Repetition often helps to reinforce meaning or create an appealing rhythm.
Mi Madre
I say feed me.She serves red prickly pear on a spike cactus.
I say tease me.She sprinkles raindrops in my face on a sunny day.
I say frighten me.She shouts thunder, flashes lightning.
I say comfort me,She invites me to lay on her firm body.
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Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
“Over a Bunsen burner bubbled a big earthenware dish of stew” -A Wrinkle in Time
The repetition of the “b” sound reproduces the motion of the stew simmering in its pot.
Say to them,Say to the down-keepers.The sun-slappers,The self-spoilers, -Gwendolyn Brooks
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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words: e.g., the words “cry” and “side” have the same vowel sound so they are said to be in assonance.
“It’s had tacks in it,” -Langston Hughes
“True, I do like Sue.”
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“Afternoon on a Hill”
I will be the gladdest thing-aUnder the sun!-b
I will touch a hundred flowers-cAnd not pick one.-b
I will look at cliffs and clouds-dWith quiet eyes,-e
Watch the wind bow down the grass,-fAnd the grass rise.-e
And when lights begin to show-gUp from the town,-h
I will mark which must be mine, -iAnd then start down!-h
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Imagery is defined as language that appeals to one or more of your senses-sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Vivid images help readers more clearly understand what a poet does.
“They were standing in a sunlit field, and the air about them was moving with the delicious air that comes only on the rarest of spring days when the sun’s touch is gentle and the apple blossoms are just beginning to unfold.” (sight and smell)
“’Oh, my dears,’ came the new voice, a rich voice with the warmth of a woodwind, the clarity of a trumpet, the mystery of an English horn.” (sound)
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Extended metaphor refers to a metaphor that extends over several lines, stanzas, or an entire poem.
But all they want to dois tie the poem to a chair with ropeand torture a confession out of it.
They begin beating it with a hoseto find out what it really means.
-Billy Collins
The poem is compared to a person being tortured.
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Onomatopoeia is the use of words whose sounds echo their meaningsSkilled writers choose words whose sounds
intensify images and suggest meanings.Example:
Stilled his fretful wail by saying,“Hush! the Naked Bear will hear thee!”
Lulled him into slumber, singing,“Ewa-yea! my little owlet!”
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Song of Hiawatha
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Personification is a description of an object, animal, or idea as if it has human qualities and emotions.
Directly ahead of her was the circular building, its walls glowing with violet flame, its silvery roof pulsing with a light that seemed to Meg to be insane.”
“The little waves with their soft, white hands.”
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Ballad—a type of narrative poem that tells a story and was originally meant to be sung or recited. tells a story has a setting, plot, & charactersusually written in 4-line stanzas with
regular rhythm & rhymefocuses on ordinary people who have
unusual adventures or perform daring deeds
Example: “Boots of Spanish Leather”
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Blank verse - unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
Each line contains 5 pairs of syllables in which a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.
Imitates the natural rhythms of English speechMany of Shakespeare’s poems were written in
blank verse.
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Elegy--an extended meditative poem in which the speaker reflects on death
Often a tribute to someone who has recently diedWritten in formal, dignified languageSerious in toneExample: “O Captain! My Captain” by Walt
Whitman
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Epic--a long narrative poem on a serious subjectPresented in an elevated or formal styleTraces the adventures of a great hero whose
actions reflect the ideals & values of a nation or race
Addresses universal concernsgood & evillife & deathsin & redemption
Example: The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Free verse--poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme
lines flow more naturally & have a rhythm similar to everyday speech
may contain rhythmic & sound effects such as repetitions of syllables or words
Example: “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins
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Haiku--a 3-line poem with 17 syllables
Lines 1 & 3 contain 5 syllables eachLine 2 contains 7 syllablesoriginated in JapanExample:
On sweet plum blossomsThe sun rises suddenly.Look, a mountain path!
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Limerick--a short, humorous poem composed of 5 linesusually has a rhyme scheme of aabbaconsists of 2 rhyming couplets followed by a
5th line that rhymes with the first couplettypically has a sing-song rhythmExample:
There was an old man with a light,Who was dressed in garment of white;
He held a small candle,With never a handle,
And danced all the merry long night.
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Lyric--a short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts & feelings
characterized by strong melodic rhythmshas a variety of formscovers many subjects, from love & death to
everyday experiencesExample: “Mother to Son” by Langston
Hughes
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Narrative--poetry that tells a story
contains elements of fiction such as characters, setting, & plot
contains poetic elements such as rhyme, rhythm, imagery, & figurative language
Example: “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Ode--a lyric poem that deals with a serious subject
Themes include justice, truth, beauty, etc.appeal to the imagination & intellectMany odes commemorate events or praise
people or elements of nature.Example: “Ode on Solitude” by Alexander
Pope
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Sonnet--a poem with formal structure
contains 14 lines & a specific rhyme scheme & meter
often consists of 3 quatrains (4-line stanzas), & a final couplet
Example: “On the Grasshopper and Cricket” by John Keats