Introduction to poetry Ms. Clayton Introduction to poetry

Take a moment to ask yourself… Do I like poetry?

Think about the lyrics to your favorite song, the words written in a great book, a quote from our Thought of the Day, the way you feel when you visit your secret place, or the smell of a festive meal. Are these things poetry? Ms. Clayton

The answer… Yes!! Well, they can be! The first thing to remember about poetry is that it is all around you. Your favorite musical celebrities probably consider themselves poets! Poetry helps us express our thoughts, feelings, and ideas as we relate to the world around us. As we read the poetry of other authors, we understand who they are, what they think, and what we might have in common. Poetry is the "Great Communicator!" It can "talk to our heads and our hearts.

Poetry can be… Funny, sad, long, short, rhymed, or unrhymed. We call this the purpose, mood, and form of the poem. Poetry can be based on fantasy, your real life or any important event. This is called the theme of poetry. You will use purpose, form, mood, and theme in the poetry activities we will complete in the next couple of weeks.

Theme The theme is the point a writer is trying to make about a subject. Learning about theme helps you decide what is important. The theme of the poem tells what the whole poem is about. All the words, descriptions, figurative language, detail sentences, and scenes are all small parts that add to the reader's understanding of what you feel about the theme.

What is purpose? The purpose is the reason why the poet wrote the poem. Ask yourself: 1. Who is your audience and what do you want to tell them? 2. How can you support the theme with descriptive elements?

Ask yourself: What effect do you want your poem to have on the reader? Okay…So, what is mood? The mood sets the tone of your poem. Do you want the poem to be happy? Funny? Sad? Ask yourself: What effect do you want your poem to have on the reader? How can you "flavor" your poem to make it spooky and suspenseful or touching and inspiring?

Form? Just like the body has a skeleton to hold its shape, poems have a structure that hold their ideas together. In poetry, that "skeleton" is called form.

The types of Poetry we’ll be discussing Sensory Cinquain 5 W’s Lyrical Haiku Narrative Couplet Limerick Acrostic Poetry really is AWESOME!!

Sensory poetry Sensory poetry creates imagery. Imagery is the use of vivid description, usually rich in sensory words, to create pictures, or images, in the reader's mind.

Example of a Sensory Poem excert from Preludes by TS Eliot The winter evening settles down With smell of steaks in passageways. Six o'clock. The burnt-out ends of smoky days. And now a gusty shower wraps The grimy scraps Of withered leaves about your feet And newspapers from vacant lots; The showers beat On broken blinds and chimney-pots, And at the corner of the street A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps. And then the lighting of the lamps. What picture is in your mind after reading this poem?

How can we add sensory in our poems? Through the 5 senses!!!

Your turn! You get to now write your own sensory poem. Requirements: Your poem must be at least 8 lines. Your poem must also create an image. Remember to use: theme, purpose, mood, and form.

Discuss it for 1 minute with your shoulder partner. 5 W’s Poem What do you think the 5 “W’s” of writing are? Discuss it for 1 minute with your shoulder partner.

5 W’s continued The 5 “W’s” are: Who? What? Where? When? Why? A 5W’s poem answers all of these questions line by line; the order is up to the poet.

Example of a 5W poem My Job by Ms. Clayton Ms. Clayton Teaches fabulously, Miles Elementary, Everyday, She loves it.

Your Turn!! Here is a template for you to follow if you need help. Your poem must be 5 lines following the form of the 5W poem. You may “answer” the questions in any order. _________________________________ (Who) _________________________________ (What) _________________________________ (Where) _________________________________ (When) _________________________________ (Why)

Haiku Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. Haiku poets, which you will soon be, write about everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. Usually they use simple words.

The most common form for Haiku is three short lines The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables. Haiku doesn't rhyme. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. This is the challenge of Haiku - to put the poem's meaning and imagery in the reader's mind in ONLY 17 syllables over just three (3) lines of poetry! Here's a Haiku to help you remember: I am first with five Then seven in the middle -- Five again to end.

Haiku examples Spring is in the Air by Kaitlyn Guenther Spring is in the air Flowers are blooming sky high Children are laughing Beaches by Kaitlyn Guenther Sand scatters the beach Waves crash on the sandy shore Blue water shimmers

Now you do a Haiku! Remember: Haikus only have 3 lines: The first line has 5 syllables. The second line has 7 syllables. The last/third line has 5 syllables.

Cinquains Cinquain poems only have 5 lines in total. They follow this pattern: Line 1: One word (subject or noun) Line 2: Two words (words describing object in line 1) Line 3: Three words (vivid verbs relating to line 1 topic) Line 4: Four words (feelings or complete sentence about line 1 topic) Line 5: One word (synonym of line 1 that will sum it all up)

Cinquain Examples Triangles pointy edges revolving, rotating, angling Triangles are all different. 180o Dinosaurs Lived once, Long ago, but Only dust and dreams Remain (by Cindy Barden)

Poetry Creation time! Please create 2 cinquain poems. Remember the form!! Line 1: One word (subject or noun) Line 2: Two words (words describing object in line 1) Line 3: Three words (vivid verbs relating to line 1 topic) Line 4: Four words (feelings or complete sentence about line 1 topic) Line 5: One word (synonym of line 1 that will sum it all up)

Lyrical Poems Lyric Poetry consists of a poem, such as a sonnet or an ode, that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. The term lyric is now commonly referred to as the words to a song. Lyric poetry does not tell a story which portrays characters and actions. The lyric poet addresses the reader directly, portraying his or her own feeling, state of mind, and perceptions.  

Lyrical Poetry Example excerpt from Grenade by Bruno Mars Gave you all I had And you tossed it in the trash You tossed it in the trash, you did To give me all your love is all I ever asked, Cause what you don't understand is I’d catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah) Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah) I’d jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah , yeah) You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah) Oh, oh I would go through all this pain, Take a bullet straight through my brain, Yes, I would die for ya baby; But you won't do the same

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Your turn to be a Lyrical Gansta Write a lyrical poem! Your poem must be at least 15 lines. Remember, lyrical poetry DOES NOT tell a story. It gives the reader a sense of your feelings.

Narrative poetry Narrative poetry tells a story in verse. Many of the same elements that are found in a short story are also found in a narrative poem. Here are some elements of narrative poetry that are important: Character-Who is in your story? Setting-Where is your story? Conflict-What is the main problem in your story? Plot-What is happening in your story?

Ballad—an example of Narrative poetry A ballad tells a dramatic and epic story. Traditionally, a ballad contains four lines, each with eight syllables and with the second and fourth lines rhyming. Click here to read the narrative of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Must have internet to read!!

Tell me a story in a narrative Please write a narrative of your own story making! You get to decide what you want to write about, but remember to include the following elements: *Character *Setting *Conflict *Plot

Couplet You know a couple means two. So a couplet is a pair of lines of poetry that are usually rhymed.

A couple of couplets Shel Silverstein’s 1st couplet "I cannot go to school today." Said little Peggy Ann McKay. Decorator Hermit Crab There was a little hermit crab Who thought his tank was rather drab ©2001 Vanessa Pike-Russell

Your turn to be the poet! Write 8 couplets. You may write about any topic, but remember the form of the couplet: 2 lines ending in words that rhyme. ***Challenge: See if you can fit your 8 couplets together to form a larger poem!

limerick A limerick is a five-line poem written with one couplet and one triplet. If a couplet is a two-line rhymed poem, then a triplet would be a three-line rhymed poem. The rhyme pattern is a a b b a with lines 1, 2 and 5 containing 3 beats and rhyming, and lines 3 and 4 having two beats and rhyming.

Limericks are meant to be funny Limericks are meant to be funny. They often contain hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms, puns, and other figurative devices. The last line of a good limerick contains the PUNCH LINE or "heart of the joke." As you work with limericks, remember to have pun, I mean FUN!

Quick limericks A flea and a fly in a flue Were caught, so what could they do? Said the fly, "Let us flee." "Let us fly," said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue. -Anonymous There was a Young Lady whose chin Resembled the point of a pin: So she had it made sharp, And purchased a harp, And played several tunes with her chin. - Edward Lear

Limericks Line 1 (a)—I once had a wish Line 2 (a)—to become a blue fish Line 3 (b)—then comes a hook Line 4 (b)—dropped by the cook Line 5 (a)—and now I’m nothing but a dish. So, lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme.

Be slick, write a limerick 1. Practice the rhythm of limericks by snapping your fingers quietly. 2. Think of some funny names, places, or situations. 3. Using the a a b b a 5-line form, write an original limerick. If you finish early, ask yourself: How would you illustrate the page if your poem was published in a book of limericks? What types of art would you use?

Acrostic Poetry 1.Take a word. Write the word like this: L N 2. Now, for each letter, write a word or phrase starting with that letter!

Acrostic poems Create an acrostic poem as a class! Just press on the pencil!

Write an acrostic You will write at least 2 acrostic poems. The first poem must by your first or last name. The second poem can be a topic about something you LOVE.

Sources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lyrical.htm http://www.types-of-poetry.org.uk/31-lyric-poetry.htm http://www.directlyrics.com/bruno-mars-grenade-lyrics.html http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~adarice/cwsite/poems/couplet.htm