Poetic Form and Structure
Analyzing Poetic Language Denotation - words literal meaning.... Connotation - ideas and feelings that words bring to mind...
Denotation & Connotation WORD DENOTATION CONNOTATION sour a flavor unpleasant, as in a person crab an animal grumpy, as in a person
IMAGERY *SEE *HEAR *TASTE *SMELL *TOUCH Descriptions that appeal to the five senses. This helps poets convey what they.... *SEE *HEAR *TASTE *SMELL *TOUCH
Analyzing Poetic Form & Structure Every form of poetry has its own structure. Examples may include: *Narrative *Haiku *Free Verse *Lyric *Ballads *Limericks *Concrete
NARRATIVE POETRY *Poetry that tells a story in verse. *Narrative poems have elements similar to those in short stories, such as plot and characters.
HAIKU POETRY •An three-line Japanese form in unrhymed verse that describes something in nature. *The first and third lines each have five syllables, and the second line has seven.
FREE VERSE *Poetry defined by its lack of structure. *It has no regular meter, rhyme, fixed line length, or specific stanza pattern. In other words, there are frankly no rules whatsoever!
LYRIC POETRY •Poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker. *Often in a highly musical verse.
BALLADS •Songlike poems that tell folktale-like stories. *They often deal with adventure or romance.
LIMERICKS *Humorous, rhyming five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme.
Limerick Sample A Tutor A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor, “Is it harder to toot, or To tutor two tooters to toot?” -Carolyn Wells
CONCRETE POETRY •Poems that are shaped to look like their subjects. *The poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page.