reading literature: lesson 6—poetry elements expressive/literary competency goal 5.02
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Reading Literature:Reading Literature:Lesson 6—Poetry Lesson 6—Poetry
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Reading Literature:Reading Literature:Lesson 6—Poetry Lesson 6—Poetry
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EOG Vocabulary (Poetry)Notice that some terms overlap with
Narrative Elements!!• Alliteration• Analogy• Assonance• Consonance• End rhyme• Figurative language• Hyperbole • Image • Line • Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia • Personification• Rhyme• Rhyme scheme• Rhythm• Simile • Speaker• Stanza• Structure• Symbol
Tip #1:• A poem is something to swim in,
not just a place to get your feet wet. – The more you read a poem, the more you
will understand it (and maybe even enjoy it!)
– How many times have you listened to your favorite song? Remember lyrics are poetic!
Tip #2:• Get a first impression, but don’t
cling to it.1. Read the poem from beginning to
the end.2. Don’t get hung up on little details
OR a phrase/line that you don’t understand.
Tip #2 continued . . .• Ask yourself the following:
– What is the poem about?– Who is the speaker?– What is the tone?– What is the mood?
Read “Kidnap Poem”by Nikki Giovanni
• A volunteer should read it aloud.– After reading, answer the multiple
choice questions in your notes.– We’ll discuss these.
Tip #3:• Notice how often the poet “paints
a picture” with words.– Poems are filled with imagery (things
that appeal to your five senses: taste, touch, hear, smell, and see).
– Underline images as you come across them in a poem.
Tip #4:• Enjoy the “music” of a poem.
– Notice if a poem rhymes.– If so, what is the rhyme scheme?– Is there end rhyme, approximate
rhyme, internal rhyme?
Copy the following limerick in your notes. Identify the
rhyme scheme.
A mouse in her room woke Miss DoudWho was frightened and screamed very
loud.Then a happy thought hit herTo scare off the critterShe just sat up in bed and meowed.
Sound effects of poetry:
• Alliteration: the repeating of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.– Ex. Klein could be clueless, kind or
cold, curmudgeonly or compassionate—all in the same day; you never knew which Klein you would get.
Assonance:• The repetition of vowel sounds
within words or syllables.– Ex. Through the moon was a radiant
bloom in the speckled vase of night, Carrie couldn’t shake her gloom, try as she might.
Consonance:• The repetition of two or more
consonants with different vowel sounds in between.– Ex. Rick stuck the rock in his pocket.
Onomatopoeia:• The use of words that imitate a
sound.– Ex. Smack, moo, clank, buzz, . . .
Tip #5: • Look for comparisons that the poet
is making.– Poets do this through their use of
figurative language: similes, metaphors, personifications, hyperboles, and idioms.
Definitions and Examples:
• Simile: statement that compares two things using like or as.– Ex. Life is like a box of chocolates;
you’re never sure what your gonna get.
• Metaphor: statement that compares two things by saying that one thing is another. Ex. Music is Joel’s lifeblood; he must have a daily infusion of rock, pop, rap, and jazz.
• Hyperbole: an exaggeration. Ex. As the Tilt-a-Whirl at the NC State Fair started spinning, Jack held on tighter than a tick on a dog’s ear.
• Personification: a statement that gives human qualities to a non-human thing. Ex. Toby knew he couldn’t put off his homework much longer. His algebra book seemed to stare at him, whisper to him, call out his name.
• Idiom: an everyday, over-used expression that has no literal/real meaning. Ex. It’s raining cats and dogs.
Tip #6:• Notice the structure of the poem.
– Poems are divided into lines (will be numbered every 5 lines on the EOG)
– Take note of how many stanzas there are.
– Poets will place line breaks and stanzas in unusual places to get your attention or to create a certain effect.
Tip #7:• Notice anything the poet does that
is unusual.– Notice unusual word choices, line
breaks, stanza breaks, indented lines, and weird capitalization.
Tip #8:• Put it all together.
– After reading several times, ask yourself: What is the message that the poet/speaker is trying to get across?
– Does the poet simply want to share an experience with you?
Types of Poetry!!• Light verse: funny or playful poetry• Narrative Poetry: poetry that tells a
story• Ballad: a traditional song that tells a
story, often about love, tragedy, or heroic deeds
• Epic: a long narrative poem that tells of the deeds of a legendary hero of history or tradition.
• Elegy: a poem of sorrow
Types of poetry continued . . .
• Lyric poetry: poetry that is short and musical and that deals with personal issues
• Haiku: a form of Japanese pattern poetry, usually consisting of three lines in which the syllables alternate in a pattern of 5-7-5
• Sonnet: a poem of 14 lines, usually with 10 syllables each (iambic pentameter) and with various rhyme schemes.
• Free verse: poetry that is free from fixed patterns of rhyme or beat
REMEMBER:• A poem can have many different
interpretations.• You don’t have to understand
EVERYTHING in a poem in order to enjoy it or to answer questions about it.
Practice:• Read “Mayflies” on page 86 in the
BuckleDown book.• Answer questions 12-13.