C-Notes- Poetry Devices & Analysis

Onomatopoeia- A word that imitates the sound it represents

Alliteration- A poetic device using the repetition of initial consonant sounds.

Imagery- Using descriptions that appeal to the five senses

Hyperbole- Using obvious and intentional exaggeration.

POETRY A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)

POINT OF VIEW IN POETRY POET The poet is the author of the poem. SPEAKER The speaker of the poem is the “narrator” of the poem.

POETRY FORM FORM - the appearance of the words on the page LINE - a group of words together on one line of the poem STANZA - a group of lines arranged together A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day.

SOUND EFFECTS

RHYTHM The beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem Rhythm can be created by meter, rhyme, alliteration and refrain.

RHYME Words sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds. (A word always rhymes with itself.) LAMP STAMP Share the short “a” vowel sound Share the combined “mp” consonant sound Activity: Rhyme group game

ONOMATOPOEIA Words that imitate the sound they are naming BUZZ OR sounds that imitate another sound “The silken, sad, uncertain, rustling of each purple curtain . . .”

ALLITERATION Consonant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick? Activity: Alliteration group game

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

SIMILE A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”. “She is as beautiful as a sunrise.”

METAPHOR A direct comparison of two unlike things “All the world’s a stage, and we are merely players.” - William Shakespeare

Hyperbole Exaggeration often used for emphasis. “That hamburger was as big as a house!”

PERSONIFICATION An object given life-like or human qualities. “The sun smiled down on the people.” “The guitar cried as it’s tight strings were plucked.” An object given life-like or human qualities.

SYMBOLISM = Innocence = America = Peace Using one thing to stand for or represent something else.

IMAGERY Language that appeals to the senses. Most images are visual, but they can also appeal to the senses of sound, touch, taste, or smell. then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather . . . from “Those Winter Sundays”

Analyzing Poetry

TPCASTT Title-Think about the meaning and make predictions about the poem Paraphrase-Put the poem in your own words line by line. Connotation-What poetic devices or figurative language are used and how does the word choice enrich the poem? Attitude-Who is the speaker? Is the tone positive or negative? Shift-Are there any changes in the speaker’s attitude, subject matter, or rhythm? How do shifts affect the poems meaning? Title-Revisit the title. What do you think it means the second time around? Theme-What does the poem mean? What statement about life is the poet making?

Text Coding Poetry S= Simile P= Personification H= Hyperbole R= Repetition M= Metaphor A= Alliteration O= Onomatopoeia AL= Allusion S= Shift

Analyzing Poetry Steps to take when analyzing poetry Read the entire poem without any analysis (this allows you to “see” the entire picture, or tone, of the poem Number the lines Identify any figurative language or poetic devices Identify major topics Draw a conclusion about the main idea of the poem Write down any questions you have Infer the theme of the poem