writing in whichlanguage, imagery,and sound combineto create a special emotional effect

writing in whichlanguage, imagery,and sound combineto create a special emotional effect

has a plot, has a plot, characterscharacters, , setting, setting, andandtells a tells a storystory

poetry in which onepoetry in which oneor more charactersor more characters

speakspeak

a short, musical, narrativepoem—often

romantic in nature

a poem a poem whosewhosewords form words form thetheshape of theshape of thesubject subject mattermatter

Iam

a veryspecial

shape I havethree points and

three lines straight.Look through my words

and you will see, the shapethat I am meant to be. I'm just

not words caught in a tangle. Lookclose to see a small triangle. My angles

add to one hundred and eighty degrees, youlearn this at school with your abc's. Practice your

maths and you will see, some other fine examples of me.

Triangle

a poem that expressesa poem that expresses

the personal feelingsthe personal feelings

or thought of a speaker—or thought of a speaker—

Has a musical qualityHas a musical quality

• five line poem• first, second, and fifth lines

rhyme and have three beats• third and fourth lines rhyme

and have two beats• Usually silly and humorous

• five line poem• first, second, and fifth lines

rhyme and have three beats• third and fourth lines rhyme

and have two beats• Usually silly and humorous

a fourteen linea fourteen line poem,poem,

usually rhymedusually rhymed

Two syllables - first lineFour syllables - second line

Six syllables - third lineEight syllables - fourth line

Two syllables - fifth line

Two syllables - first lineFour syllables - second line

Six syllables - third lineEight syllables - fourth line

Two syllables - fifth line

a short poem consisting of five,usually unrhymed lines

a short poem consisting of five,usually unrhymed lines

• three line poem about nature• seventeen syllables total

• first line – five syllables• second line – seven syllables• third line – five syllables

long, formal long, formal lyric poemlyric poem

with a with a seriousserious

Theme—It is Theme—It is often praise often praise to an object.to an object.

couplet – two linescouplet – two linesquatrain – four linesquatrain – four linessestet – six linessestet – six lines

octave – eight linesoctave – eight lines

when words are usedin poetry with a

repetition of sounds

when two orwhen two or more words atmore words atthe end of a linethe end of a line of poetry rhymeof poetry rhyme

rhyme in which the rhyme in which the final sounds are final sounds are similar,similar, but notbut not identicalidentical

example:example:

stone - one

stone - one

rhyme that occurswithin the same line

Example:Once upon a midnight dreary,

while I pondered weak and weary

a regular pattern of rhyming words at the

end of a line of poetry.

Letters are used to identify each new

rhyme.(ex. abab, aabb)

poetry that has nopoetry that has no rhyme scheme rhyme scheme or or regular regular rhythm rhythm and depends and depends on on natural speech rhythmsnatural speech rhythms

pattern of beatsin written language

a sound, word, phrase, or sentence that is said several times

a word, phrase, line, orgroup of lines repeatedregularly – usually atthe end of a stanza

the voice of a poem or the

role of the poet in the poem

A poem in which onecharacter speaks toone or morelisteners

A poem which A poem which contains contains characters characters talking totalking toeach othereach other

a comparison that is a comparison that is developed over severaldeveloped over several

lines of writing orlines of writing orthroughoutthroughout

an entire poeman entire poem

repeating of similarrepeating of similarconsonant sounds closeconsonant sounds closetogether in a group oftogether in a group of

wordswordsExample:Example:Open here I Open here I flungflung the shutter, the shutter,when, with many a when, with many a flirtflirt and and flutterflutter

repeating of similar vowelrepeating of similar vowelsounds without repetitionsounds without repetitionof similar consonant of similar consonant soundssounds

repeating of similar vowelrepeating of similar vowelsounds without repetitionsounds without repetitionof similar consonant of similar consonant soundssounds

examples:stony – holylake - fate

examples:stony – holylake - fate

repeating ofrepeating ofthe samethe sameor similaror similarfinalfinalconsonantconsonantsoundssounds

pingpong

tick

tock

words that imitatewords that imitatesoundssounds

meowchirp

smashbuzz

a deliberate useof exaggeration.The goal – laughter,to make a point, or persuasion

His feet areas big as abarge!

unrhymed poetry written with an unrhymed poetry written with an alternating pattern ofalternating pattern of

stressed and unstressedstressed and unstressedsyllables. The rhythm created by syllables. The rhythm created by

this pattern resemblesthis pattern resembles the natural rhythm ofthe natural rhythm of

spoken English.spoken English.(Used by William Shakespeare)(Used by William Shakespeare)