Introduction To Poetry
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INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
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What is poetry?
• a genre that is very different from prose and drama. • is distinguished by moving us deeply. • an expression of a vision that is rendered in a form intelligible and pleasurable to others and so likely to arouse kindred emotions.
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Characteristics of a poem
Uses words, pictures, to build sensory impressions and
create images
Plays with the sounds of words and rhythms of
phrases
Usually intended to be read aloud
Compresses ideas
Meant to reveal the poet’s feelings
Tells about ordinary events
May stir up readers’ feelings
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Haiku• Japanese poem• three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. • ex : Temple bells die out.The fragrant blossoms remain.A perfect evening!
Limericks• short sometimes bawdy, humorous • five lines. Lines 1, 2, & 5 - 7 to 10 syllables and rhyme with one another. • Lines 3 & 4 - 5 to 7 syllables & also rhyme with each other.• ex: There was an Old Man with a gong,Who bumped at it all day long;But they called out, 'O law!You're a horrid old bore!'So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.
Types of
poetry
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ABC poem• has a series of lines that create a mood, picture, or feelingA lthough things are not perfectB ecause of trial or painC ontinue in thanksgivingD o not begin to blameE ven when the times are hardF ierce winds are bound to blow
Cinquain • has five lines. Line 1 is one word (the title). • Line 2 - two words - describe the title. • L3 is three words that tell the action. • L 4 is four words that express the feeling. • L 5 is one word that recalls the title.. Dinosaurs Lived once, Long ago, but Only dust and dream Remain
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Concrete/Shape Poem•form a picture - based on the spacing of words. The pattern of the letters illustrate the meaning of the poem. It does not have to rhyme and can be of any length
Acrostic Poem• uses a word for its subject.• each line of the poem begins with a letter from the subject word. This type of poetry doesn't have to rhyme.Shabonee is where I goComputers, spirals, books, and moreHomework every nightOn math, science, reading, and social studiesOur class does lots of fun projectsLearning never stops
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Elements of Poetry
PROSE/DRAMA POETRY
Plot Subject matter
Theme Theme
Characterization Very rarely
Point of view Voice/persona
Tone Tone
Mood Mood
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