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

POET  The poet is the author of the poem. SPEAKER  The speaker of the poem is the “narrator” of the poem.

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.

Meter Poetry- having a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables Unlike metered poetry, free verse poetry does NOT have any repeating patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables. Does NOT have rhyme. Free verse poetry is very conversational - sounds like someone talking with you. A more modern type of poetry.

 Prose is the most typical type of literature  Prose lacks the more formal metrical structure of verse that is almost always found in traditional poetry  Poems often involve a meter and/or rhyme scheme. Prose, instead, comprises full, grammatical sentences, which then constitute paragraphs and overlook aesthetic appeal.

 Fork This strange thing must have crept Right out of hell. It resembles a bird’s foot Worn around the cannibal’s neck. As you hold it in your hand, As you stab with it into a piece of meat, It is possible to imagine the rest of the bird: Its head which like your fist Is large, bald, beakless, and blind. —Charles Simic  How many sentences are in this poem? Paraphrase each one.  Read the poem aloud. What sound devices and rhythms are more apparent when you hear the poem? Read the poem a second time. How did your reading change when you were familiar with the poem?  Visualize the bird that the speaker describes. What sensory details help you create a strong mental image?  Consider the poet’s use of the verb stab in line 6. He might also have used poke. What other verbs might he have selected? What connotations do you associate with stab?