Poetry

What is poetry? Poetry is a type of writing Uses words Intense focus on expression of feelings or ideas Not just feelings Uses distinctive rhythm or style Sounds of words, syllables, emphasis

Key Terms Writer – person that wrote the poem Speaker – “narrator” of the poem Line – one line of poetry Stanza – “paragraph” of poem

Patterns Rhythm – the pattern of emphasis on the words Rhyme – repeated end sounds of words Alliteration – repeated beginning sound of word Consonance – repeated consonant sound in words Assonance – repeated vowel sound in words

Figurative Language Allusion Simile Metaphor Personification

Humans are Rhythmic What are some patterns that we go through as human beings? As creatures of the earth? What patterns do we see in ourselves and nature?

Rhythm and Meter Like in music: pattern of emphasis Breaking it down further Poem Line Word Syllable Two types

Don’t get over STRESSED Stressed and unstressed syllables When looking at poetry analysis, it looks like this

What does it do? Some poetry is categorized by its rhythm pattern Different kinds of rhythmic units or FEET

Some examples da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da DUM da da DUM da DUM da da DUM da DUM da da DUM da da DUM 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

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