PoetryI AM POEM

Poetry

A kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to emotion and imagination

One of the oldest forms of communication Often sung Passed down from generation to generation Meant to be read aloud

– Read a poem several times to get the feel of it

Personification A nonhuman thing or quality is given

human-like qualities “the earth is a living thing” by Lucille

Clifton (page 568)

The soft gray hands of sleepToiled all night longTo spin a beautiful garmentOf dreams

- Edward Silvera, from “Forgotten Dreams”

Rhyme Scheme

A pattern of rhymes in a poem–End rhymes– Internal rhymes–Near rhymes

Darkness settles on roofs and walls,But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;The little waves, with their soft, white hands,Efface the footprints in the sands,And the tide rises, the tide falls.- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from “TheTide Rises, the Tide Falls”

Rhyme Scheme

Darkness settles on roofs and walls, a_But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls; a_The little waves, with their soft, white hands, b_Efface the footprints in the sands, b_And the tide rises, the tide falls. a_

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from “TheTide Rises, the Tide Falls”

Your old friend, the Simile!

A comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles.

When the last bus leaves, moths stream

toward lights like litter in the wind.- Roberta Hill, from “Depot in Rapid

City”

Imagery

A single word or phrase that appeals to one or more of our senses

Night Watch(Ode to the Gargoyle)

Frozen jaws snap at timeless airAnd concrete eyes stare at passers-byClaws deeply imbedded, sadly not in fleshAs you crouch forever ready to pounce

- Mary O. Fumento, 1989

I am Poem

Format ExampleI am (two special characteristics you have) I am a carefree girl who loves horses.

I wonder (something you are actually curious about)I wonder if there ever was a horse that

I hear (an imaginary sound) I hear the stomping of a hundred mustangs

I see (an imaginary sight) I see a horse with golden wings soaring into

I want (an actual desire) I want to ride swiftly over a green meadow.

I am (the first line of the poem repeated) I am a carefree girl who loves horses.

Part 2

I pretend (someting you pretend to do) I pretend to be an Olympic jumper.

I feel (a feeling about something imaginary) I feel the sky pressing down on me as I ride

I touch (an imaginary touch) I touch the clouds on a winged horse.

I worry ( something that really bothers you) I worry that I'll fall off and become paralyzed.

I cry (something that makes you sad) I cry when a colt dies.

I am (the first line of the poem) I am a carefree girl who loves horses.

Part 3I understand (something you know is true) I understand that I will not be able to ride

I say (something you believe in) I say, let all horses roam free.

I dream (somethng you actually hope for) I dream about the day when I have a horse

I try (something you make an effort about) I try to be the best rider in the world.

I hope (something you actually hope for) I hope to ride all my life.

I am (the first line of the poem repeated) I am a carefree girl who loves horses.

by Elly Tatum

HMK-

Type up the three parts to the poem. Add more lines if you want. Add pictures/borders or graphics Due on Thursday-make sure you bring

FD More examples will be posted on the

website!