Poetry Unit Notes Period 4 English

What is poetry? A unique type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form A piece of writing often having a rhyme or rhythm which tells a story or describes a feeling An experience that the author wants to share with the reader Uses vivid imagery

Poetry is Everywhere! Comes in all shapes and forms Can be short or longshortlong Manages to say a lot with just a few carefully chosen wordswords Is intended to be read aloud Can be about anything and everythinganything everything

Format of a PoemFormat of an Essay Made up of stanzas Lines that are grouped together Usually each stanza has the same number of lines Can be long or short Each stanza is made up of lines Lines = A unit of meaning Can be 1 word, a phrase, or even a sentence Made up of paragraphs Groups of sentences Each usually has the same number of sentences Can be long or short Each paragraph is made up of sentences Sentences = a set of words that is complete Makes a statement, an exclamation, or asks a question

Poem Example Essay Example A Dream Within a Dream Can you identify the lines and stanzas? Essay Sample Can you identify the sentences and paragraphs?

A few examples/types of poems ★AcrosticAcrotic ★I AmI Am ★FoundFound ★SonnetSonnet ★Free VerseFree Verse ★LimerickLimerick ★HaikuHaiku

Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme

Rhyme What is Rhyme? ● The repetition of sounds at the end of lines or within lines ○ The cat wore a silly hat Find the rhymes! Twinkle twinkle little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky

Rhyme Scheme The pattern of rhyme in a poem Uses the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to see the pattern Patterns are labeled according to their sounds aabbcc or abcabc or abab 1st rhyme sound in a poem is “a” and each time the 1st rhyme sound is heard, it is “a” 2nd rhyme sound in a poem is “b” and each time the 2nd rhyme sound is heard, it is “b” The pattern continues with “c”, “d”, etc. Find the rhyme scheme: scheme Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow — You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream.

Figurative Language

Poetry uses many types of Figurative Language What is Figurative Language? An elaborate way of expressing yourself in which you don’t say exactly what you mean Uses words and expressions Writers can use figurative language to make their work more interesting or more dramatic There are few different ways to use figurative language, including metaphors, similes, personification and hyperbole.

PersPersonification and OnomatopoeiaifitionOnomatopoeia

Personification Onomatopoeia When you give human qualities to an object or animal Examples: Lightning danced across the sky. The wind howled in the night. That book was so popular, it flew off the shelves. Time flew by. In the story “The Gingerbread man” the gingerbread cookie jumps up and runs In the fairy tale “Puss and Boots” a cat wears boots and talks Now it’s your turn. Find the examples of personification in the poems on the handout. A word that mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to. When you pronounce a word, it will mimic its sound. Examples: Growl Boom Crash Bang Hiss Munch Splash Now it’s your turn. Find the examples of onomatopoeia in the poems on the handout.

Simile

Compares two unlike things by using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. Used to create different effects to create an image. Examples: In order to steal a cookie, the girl had to be as quiet as a mouse. In the fight John was as brave as a lion. Twinkle Twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky

Mood and Imagery

Mood Imagery The way someone feels An emotion A quality that creates a particular feeling Can you think of some examples of mood (feelings or emotions)? Identify the mood of the example poem Visually descriptive language Words or phrases that appeal to the senses and help to create a vivid description for the reader. What are the 5 senses? Helps to create a picture in the reader’s mind. What words might you use to help create a picture (think adjectives!)?

Theme

Theme Review A central message, idea, or concern that is expressed in a literary work. What the author wants you to understand or take away from what you have read. Can be either a small or large idea. Examples: Love comes in many different forms Don’t judge a book by it’s cover Love Hate Friendship Now it’s your turn. See if you can figure out the theme of your poems! Use your knowledge, and notes, on the concepts taught so far to complete the handout. Carefully follow all directions! If you do not finish, you must finish for homework.

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