•During this unit we will be looking at several different types of poetry.

POETRY VS. PROSE

• THE STRUCTURE OF POETRY DISTINGUISHES IT FROM PROSE.

• PROSE IS EVERYDAY LANGUAGE WE USE TO WRITE SHORT STORIES OR ESSAYS.

HAIKUS

• Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry, and they consist of three lines.

• Haikus use a pattern of syllables to form each line.

• Syllable – part of a word pronounced as a unit.

• How many syllables are in the word syllable?????

HAIKUS

Syl-la-ble

3 syllables are in the word syllable

HAIKUSHere is an example of Haiku poetry that will help

you remember the number of syllables for each line.

I am first with five (5 syllables)Then seven in the middle (7 syllables)Five again to end. (5 syllables)

HAIKUS• Haikus are typically about something in

nature. • Can you guess which animal is being described

in this Haiku?

Green and speckled legs (5 syllables)Hop on logs and lily pads (7 syllables)Splash in cool water. (5 syllables)

Limericks• Limericks are humorous five line poems.• They have a specific rhythmic pattern

and an aabba rhyme scheme.

A Clumsy Young Fellow Named Tim

• There once was a fellow named Tim (A) • whose dad never taught him to swim. (A) • He fell off a dock (B) • and sunk like a rock. (B) • And that was the end of him. (A)

Limericks

1.There was an old man from Peru, (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS)

2.who dreamed he was eating his shoe. (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS)

3.He awoke in the night (B)da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS)

4.with a terrible fright, (B)da da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS)

5.and found out that it was quite true. (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS)

Limericks

What is a limerick, Mother?It's a form of verse, said brotherIn which lines one and two Rhyme with five when it's through

And three and four rhyme with each other.

Couplet

See notes handout and write an example.

Triplet

• See notes handout and write an example.

Quatrain

See notes handout and write an example.

Sonnet• Fourteen line poems with a formal

tone that follows a specific rhyme scheme.

• The subject varies, but the purpose is to praise. Many sonnets are about love.

• Rhyme: There are two types of rhyme schemes for sonnets – Pertrarchan and Shakespearean.

Sonnets have 2 types of rhyme schemes

Pertrarchan Shakespearean

A

B

B

A

A

B

B

A

C

D

E

C

D

E

A

B

A

B

C

D

C

D

E

F

E

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G

Turn back the heart you've turned away aGive back your kissing breath bLeave not my love as you have left bThe broken hearts of yesterday aBut wait, be still, don't lose this way aAffection now, for what you guess bMay be something more, could be less bAccept my love, live for today. a

Your roses wilted, as love spurned cYet trust in me, my love and truth dIt is in fear you turn away eDwell in my heart, from which you've turned cMy strength as great as yours aloof. dAnd miss the chance of love today! e

James DeFord

The sonnet form is old and full of dust aAnd yet I want to learn to write one well. bTo learn new forms and grow is quite a must, aBut I will learn it quickly, I can tell. b

And so I sit, today, with pen in hand, cComposing three new quatrains with a rhyme. dThe rhythm flows like wind at my command. cThe A-B-A-B form consumes my time. d

But I’m not done until there’s fourteen lines. eOne ending couplet, after three quatrains. fI’ve tried to write this new form several times. eThe effort’s huge; I have to rack my brain. f

But I persist, my fourteen lines now done. gI wrote my poem; my sonnet work is won. g

by Denise Rodgers

CONCRETE

•Concrete poetry refers to the creation of poems in which the text forms an image that helps convey the message.

• It is also known as a “shape poem.”

CONCRETETriangle

Iama veryspecialshape. I havethree points andthree lines straight.Look through my wordsand you will see, the shapethat I am meant to be. I'm justnot words caught in a tangle. Lookclose to see a small triangle. My anglesadd to one hundred and eighty degrees, you learn this at school with your abc's. Practice your math and you will see, some other fine examples of me.

ODES

• THEY ARE POEMS WITH A FORMAL TONE.

• THE PURPOSE IS TO CELEBRATE OR HONOR A PERSON, OBJECT, OR IDEA.

ODES

• Rhyme & Rhythm: varies for odes; an ode can have end rhyme or regular rhythm.

• Lines and Stanzas: Number and length can vary. Odes are usually long with varying line lengths.

An Ode to Christmas When you see lovely lightsOf greens, reds, and whitesYou know it is Christmas Time

When snow falls down from the skies Soft and thick it liesYou know it is Christmas Time

When you hear Christmas jinglesAnd your skin begins to tingleYou know it is Christmas Time

An Ode for the scent of pineAn Ode to the dainty decorations that are so divineAn Ode to Christmas Time

When you get rosy cheeksAnd children dash with squeals and shrieks You know it is Christmas Time

When the young and old sit in front of the fire and come togetherTo get away from the cold weather You know it is Christmas Time

When you warm up with your sweetheartUnable to keep apartYou know it is Christmas Time

An Ode to Hot Chocolate with marshmallowsAn Ode to the Jolly fellows

An Ode to Santa Claus An Ode to decking the hallsAn Ode to Christmas Time

What is the basic unit of poetic form?

•Line is a group of words extending toward the right margin.

Poets may group lines into stanzas.

Stanzas are like paragraphs in short

stories, but they come in different

sizes.

RHYTHM AND RHYME

•ARE TWO ELEMENTS THAT GIVE POETRY ITS MUSICAL QUALITY

RHYTHM

•A PATTERN OF STRESSED AND UNSTRESSEDSYLLABLES•IT CAN ALSO INCLUDE PAUSES.

RHYME

• IS THE LINKING OF SOUNDS AT THE ENDS OF WORDS

• GIVE YOUR TEACHER SOME EXAMPLES

REPETITION

• THE REPEATED USE OF A SOUND, WORD, OR PHRASE.

ALLITERATION?

• IT IS THE REPETITION OF CONSONANT SOUNDS AT THE BEGINNING OF WORDS.

• ~ie. SUZY SELLS SEASHELLS BY THE SEASHORE

ASSONANCE• THE REPETITION OF VOWEL

SOUNDS IN STRESSED SYLLABLES THAT END WITH DIFFERENT CONSONANT SOUNDS.

• EXAMPLE: FADE and HAY

CONSONANCE• THE REPETITION OF FINAL

CONSONANT SOUNDS IN STRESSED SYLLABLES WITH DIFFERENT VOWELS SOUNDS.

• EXAMPLES: END and HAND

Imagery•Imagery is writing or speech

that appeals to one or more of the five senses.

•Now list the five senses:

• This is the use of words whose sound suggests their meaning.

• For example: BUZZ, CRASH

Lastly, there are four types of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!

•SIMILE•METAPHOR•PERSONIFICATION•HYPERBOLE

Figurative Language ?

• WORDS NOT MEANT IN THEIR EXACT DICTIONARY SENSE, TO DESCRIBE AND TO TAKE YOU BY SURPRISE.

• SIMILE:

• USES LIKE OR AS TO COMPARE TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT ITEMS

• METAPHOR:

• DESCRIBES ONE THING AS IF IT WERE ANOTHER, TOTALLY UNLIKE THING

• DOES NOT USE LIKE OR AS

PERSONIFICATION

• GIVES HUMAN QUALITIES TO SOMETHING NONHUMAN

• IE. A POEM DESCRIBING A VOLCANO AS IF IT WERE AN ANGRY PERSON.

• AN EXAGGERATION

• Ie. “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!”

•THE END!!!!!!