Poetry Elements What are the key elements of poetry? What are the major types of poetry?
Haiku n Poem with syllables
In the Blink n In the blink of time n You will grow away fast n Amazingly wise
Limerick n Short five line humorous poem n They often contain onomatopoeia, hyperboles, and idioms. n They typically contain one couplet and one triplet
Limerick n A flea and a fly in a flue n Were caught, so what could they do? n Said the fly, "Let us flee." n "Let us fly," said the flea. n So they flew through a flaw in the flue. n n -Anonymous
Narrative Poem n Poetry that tells a story with plot and characters n “The Night Before Christmas” n “Barbara Frietchie”
Lyric Poem n Poetry of a single speaker n Sonnets, songs, odes
Concrete Poetry n Poetry that takes the shape of the poems theme or tone
Free Verse Poetry n Poetry that doesn’t rhyme
Stanzas n Like paragraphs, but for poetry n Sections of a poem n Typically have the same number of lines throughout an entire poem
Rhyme n Repetition of sounds n Brown, clown n Sun, bun
Rhyme Scheme n A pattern n Ababab n Aabbccdd n aabba
Meter n The beat of the poem n T-t-bbbb-t-t-bbbb
Couplet n A pair of rhymed lines
form n The shape and number of stanzas of a poem
Sensory Language n Language that appeals to one of the senses
Imagery or figurative language (FIG) n Alliteration n Hyperbole---an exaggeration n Idiom--an expression that means something different from what it says n Simile n Metaphor n Personification n onomatopoeia
What is a Poetry Anthology? n An anthology is a collection of poetry… n Sometimes Poetry Anthologies are poems written by the same poet n Sometimes, Poetry Anthologies are poems by different poets collected together by an editor…the poems typically share something in common (type, tone, theme)
How do you determine the tone? n TONE=emotion/attitude n Alliteration=humor=tone n Word choice===emotion=tone n Shape or form===emotion=tone n Punctuation === emotion=tone
How do you determine theme of a poem? n Lesson learned? n Main idea….more likely –Typical themes include: bravery, friendship, loss, inspiration, war, death, birth, hard times, fun times, celebration, specific moments in time, animals, objects, people, beginnings, endings