Poetry PAGE 35

How to Read A. Identify the speaker. 1. Who is talking? a. Author? b. Character? c. Human? d. Animal? e. Plant? f. Other? 2. When you know who the speaker is, you may have a clue as to what the poem is about. B. Use your senses

1. Be aware of your five senses. a. What do you see. Hear. Feel. Smell 1. Be aware of your five senses. a. What do you see? Hear? Feel? Smell? Taste? 2. Poetry paints a picture- your senses will help you see it. C. Pay Attention to Punctuation!! 1. Sometimes it is in the middle of a line. Pause or stop when punct. Tells you to. 2. By reading the punctuation correctly the meaning becomes more clear. D. Paraphrase Parts of A Poem 1. Take a few lines- reword them in plain English-

Write next to lines. Repeat for entire poem. 2 Write next to lines. Repeat for entire poem. 2. Restating poem in your own words makes meaning more clear. E. Pay Attention to Rhyming Pattern II. Rhyming Pattern A. The pattern the poem makes by the rhyming of the last word in the line. B. Assign letters 1. A for first word and every word that rhymes with it 2. B for next word and every word that rhymes with it

3. Etc. III. Elements of Poetry A. Structure 1. Usually in lines a 3. Etc. III. Elements of Poetry A. Structure 1. Usually in lines a. group of lines called stanza 2. May have rhyme (rep of similar sounds) a. Rhyme scheme is the pattern formed by end rhymes 3. Meter- Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables a. gives poetry its rhythm B. Sound—see page 27

IV. Types A. Concrete poem- a poem whose words form the shape of its subject 1. Picture words form must relate to the subject of the poem B. Free verse- a poem written that does not reflect traditional structures or rules. 1. May or may not rhyme a. parts may rhyme other parts may not b. probably doesn’t follow a rhyming pattern 2. Doesn’t contain set number of syllables or

Lines or stanzas 3. Doesn’t have a particular cadence but does have a sense of rhythm and sound. C. Narrative poetry- poems that tell a story 1. have a beginning, middle, and end 2. Example: a. Walrus and Carpenter D. Lyric poetry- highly musical verse that expresses speaker’s personal thoughts and feelings 1. Usually focuses on a single powerful event, emotion, or feeling or thought E. Haiku- A Japanese form of poetry with specific

Rules 1. Syllables a. first line- 5 b. second line- 7 c Rules 1. Syllables a. first line- 5 b. second line- 7 c. third line- 5 2. Usually about nature or natural phenomena 3. Examples: a. Wind branches attacking (5) no room to hide because its (7) very dangerous (5)

b. Autumn leaves so colorful the fall air is turning crisp trees becoming bare F. Limerick- a short, funny poem usually associated with Ireland 1. Five lines long 2. Rules a. 1st, 2nd, 5th lines must rhyme and have three beats or stressed syllables b. 3rd and 4th lines must rhyme and have 2 beats or stressed syllables

c. Must be 5 lines long 3. All of this gives limericks a rhythm that is distinct but sometimes difficult to see.