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Appreciating Different Types of
Poetry
Derived from the Greek word “poiein”, to make and the poet is therefore “one who invents or makes things up”.
Usually associated with artificial or highly refined language.
It makes use of meter, rhyme, and various devices including sound of words.
Poetry
Narrative Dramatic Lyric
Greek Division of Poetry
Tells a story May be long, short, thrilling, sad, or funny Exists for the purpose of telling story It contains elements of fiction such as
character, setting, plot, and dialogue Example: epic
Narrative poetry
Poetic drama also tells a story Unlike narrative, it is spoke and acted out
on the stage Stage play – example of dramatic poetry Prose took the place of poetry in the drama
Examples:Julius CaesarA Midsummer Night’s Dream
Dramatic Poetry
Originally intended to be sung to the accompaniment of a lyre
The word “lyric” comes from the Greek word “lyre”
Means a verse that is meant to be sung; song poetry
Today, lyric poetry refers to any poem that expresses a feeling, voices a mood, reveals a desire
Lyric Poetry
Different Kinds of Lyric PoetryImportant kinds
1. Song2. Ode3. Ballad4. Elegy5. Sonnet
Intended to be sung
Example:Auld Lang Syne, a Scottish songSong to Celia by Ben Jonson
Song
Addressed in an exalted manner to an object or person
Examples:Ode to Nightingale by John KeatsOde to the West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Ode
A simple tale told in simple verse, generally folk songs handed down by oral tradition
Examples:Lord RandalGet up and bar the doorRobinhood and Little John
Ballad
Has death and mourning for its theme
Examples:Break!Break!Break! By Alfred Lord
TennysonElegy Written in a Country Churchyard
by Thomas Hardy
Elegy
A poem of fourteen lines
Example:On His Blindness by John MiltonHow do I love thee? By Elizabeth
Barret Browning
Sonnet
Haiku Cinquain Diamante Limerick
OTHER TYPES OF POEMS
A seventeen-syllable poem of three lines arranged in lines 5,7, and 5 syllables
This brief poem describes bits of life, beautiful scenery, or lovely things that appeal to the senses.
HAIKU
A five line verse poem whereLine 1 – states the themeLine 2 – describes the themeLine 3 – enacts the themeLine 4 – gives a feeling of the themeLine 5 – states another word for the theme
CINQUAIN
A poem consisting of seven lines and written in shape of a diamond.
The objective is to go from the subject at the top of the diamond to another totally different and sometimes the opposite subject at the bottom.
DIAMANTE
Line 1 – one noun (subject number 1) Line 2 – two adjectives (describing subject
no.1) Line 3 – three participles (ending in –ing)
telling about subject no.1 Line 4 – four nouns (first two related to
subject no.1, second two related to subject no.2)
Line 5 – three participles ( about subject number 2)
Line 6 – two adjectives (describing subject number 2)
Line 7 – one noun ( subject number 2)
A nonsense verse of five lines Usually funny, silly, or ridiculous.
LIMERICK
Birds in the forestall the trees and flowersShow God’s great powers
Identify the kind of each poem:
Girlsplayful, carefree
playing, dancing, singingladies, women, men, guysrunning, teasing, jumping
Naughty, activeBoys
ChildrenPrecious gifts
Give love and happinessHow gentle and loving
Angels
I always feel freeWhenever peace is withinHope there’ll always be.
Dovewhite birds
always flying everywhereso happy and free
Peace
Teachers__________________________Teaching, advising, talking
____________________________________Listening, reading, writing
Diligent, responsibleStudents
Fill in the blanks
Earth_____________________________
Provide shelter and food________________________
home
WavesGraceful dancers
Rolling at sea______________________________________________
Stars are gifts from God______________________________Watch them every night.
Create an original poem for each type1. Haiku2. Cinquain 3. Limerick4. Diamante
Task: Triad