During this unit we will be looking at several different types of poetry.

POETRY VS. PROSE THE STRUCTURE OF POETRY DISTINGUISHES IT FROM PROSE. PROSE IS EVERYDAY LANGUAGE WE USE TO WRITE SHORT STORIES OR ESSAYS.

HAIKUS Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry, and they consist of three lines. Haikus use a pattern of syllables to form each line. Syllable – part of a word pronounced as a unit. How many syllables are in the word syllable?????

HAIKUS Syl-la-ble 3 syllables are in the word syllable

HAIKUS Here is an example of Haiku poetry that will help you remember the number of syllables for each line. I am first with five(5 syllables) Then seven in the middle(7 syllables) Five again to end.(5 syllables)

HAIKUS Haikus are typically about something in nature. Can you guess which animal is being described in this Haiku? Green and speckled legs(5 syllables) Hop on logs and lily pads(7 syllables) Splash in cool water.(5 syllables)

Limericks Limericks are humorous five line poems. They have a specific rhythmic pattern and an aabba rhyme scheme. A Clumsy Young Fellow Named Tim There once was a fellow named Tim (A) whose dad never taught him to swim. (A) He fell off a dock (B) and sunk like a rock. (B) And that was the end of him. (A)

Limericks 1.There was an old man from Peru, (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) 2.who dreamed he was eating his shoe. (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) 3.He awoke in the night (B) da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS) 4.with a terrible fright, (B) da da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS) 5.and found out that it was quite true. (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS)

Limericks What is a limerick, Mother? It's a form of verse, said brother In which lines one and two Rhyme with five when it's through And three and four rhyme with each other.

Couplet See notes handout and write an example.

Triplet See notes handout and write an example.

Quatrain See notes handout and write an example.

Sonnet Fourteen line poems with a formal tone that follows a specific rhyme scheme. The subject varies, but the purpose is to praise. Many sonnets are about love. Rhyme: There are two types of rhyme schemes for sonnets – Pertrarchan and Shakespearean.

Sonnets have 2 types of rhyme schemes PertrarchanShakespearean ABBAABBACDECDEABBAABBACDECDE ABABCDCDEFEFGGABABCDCDEFEFGG

Turn back the heart you've turned awaya Give back your kissing breathb Leave not my love as you have leftb The broken hearts of yesterdaya But wait, be still, don't lose this waya Affection now, for what you guessb May be something more, could be lessb Accept my love, live for today.a Your roses wilted, as love spurnedc Yet trust in me, my love and truthd It is in fear you turn awaye Dwell in my heart, from which you've turnedc My strength as great as yours aloof.d And miss the chance of love today!e James DeFord

The sonnet form is old and full of dusta And yet I want to learn to write one well.b To learn new forms and grow is quite a must,a But I will learn it quickly, I can tell.b And so I sit, today, with pen in hand,c Composing three new quatrains with a rhyme.d The rhythm flows like wind at my command.c The A-B-A-B form consumes my time.d But I’m not done until there’s fourteen lines.e One ending couplet, after three quatrains.f I’ve tried to write this new form several times.e The effort’s huge; I have to rack my brain.f But I persist, my fourteen lines now done.g I wrote my poem; my sonnet work is won. g by Denise Rodgers

CONCRETE Concrete poetry refers to the creation of poems in which the text forms an image that helps convey the message. It is also known as a “shape poem.”

CONCRETE Triangle I am a very special shape. I have three points and three lines straight. Look through my words and you will see, the shape that I am meant to be. I'm just not words caught in a tangle. Look close to see a small triangle. My angles add to one hundred and eighty degrees, you learn this at school with your abc's. Practice your math and you will see, some other fine examples of me.

ODES THEY ARE POEMS WITH A FORMAL TONE. THE PURPOSE IS TO CELEBRATE OR HONOR A PERSON, OBJECT, OR IDEA.

ODES Rhyme & Rhythm: varies for odes; an ode can have end rhyme or regular rhythm. Lines and Stanzas: Number and length can vary. Odes are usually long with varying line lengths.

An Ode to Christmas When you see lovely lights Of greens, reds, and whites You know it is Christmas Time When snow falls down from the skies Soft and thick it lies You know it is Christmas Time When you hear Christmas jingles And your skin begins to tingle You know it is Christmas Time An Ode for the scent of pine An Ode to the dainty decorations that are so divine An Ode to Christmas Time When you get rosy cheeks And children dash with squeals and shrieks You know it is Christmas Time

When the young and old sit in front of the fire and come together To get away from the cold weather You know it is Christmas Time When you warm up with your sweetheart Unable to keep apart You know it is Christmas Time An Ode to Hot Chocolate with marshmallows An Ode to the Jolly fellows An Ode to Santa Claus An Ode to decking the halls An Ode to Christmas Time

What is the basic unit of poetic form? Line is a group of words extending toward the right margin.

Poets may group lines into stanzas. Stanzas are like paragraphs in short stories, but they come in different sizes.

RHYTHM AND RHYME ARE TWO ELEMENTS THAT GIVE POETRY ITS MUSICAL QUALITY

RHYTHM A PATTERN OF STRESSED AND UNSTRESSED SYLLABLES IT CAN ALSO INCLUDE PAUSES.

RHYME IS THE LINKING OF SOUNDS AT THE ENDS OF WORDS GIVE YOUR TEACHER SOME EXAMPLES

REPETITION THE REPEATED USE OF A SOUND, WORD, OR PHRASE.

ALLITERATION? IT IS THE REPETITION OF CONSONANT SOUNDS AT THE BEGINNING OF WORDS. ~ie. SUZY SELLS SEASHELLS BY THE SEASHORE

ASSONANCE THE REPETITION OF VOWEL SOUNDS IN STRESSED SYLLABLES THAT END WITH DIFFERENT CONSONANT SOUNDS. EXAMPLE: FADE and HAY

CONSONANCE THE REPETITION OF FINAL CONSONANT SOUNDS IN STRESSED SYLLABLES WITH DIFFERENT VOWELS SOUNDS. EXAMPLES: END and HAND

Imagery Imagery is writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses. Now list the five senses:

This is the use of words whose sound suggests their meaning. For example: BUZZ, CRASH

Lastly, there are four types of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! SIMILE METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYPERBOLE

Figurative Language ? WORDS NOT MEANT IN THEIR EXACT DICTIONARY SENSE, TO DESCRIBE AND TO TAKE YOU BY SURPRISE.

SIMILE: USES LIKE OR AS TO COMPARE TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT ITEMS METAPHOR: DESCRIBES ONE THING AS IF IT WERE ANOTHER, TOTALLY UNLIKE THING DOES NOT USE LIKE OR AS

PERSONIFICATION GIVES HUMAN QUALITIES TO SOMETHING NONHUMAN IE. A POEM DESCRIBING A VOLCANO AS IF IT WERE AN ANGRY PERSON.

AN EXAGGERATION Ie. “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!”

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