1. POETRY - an introduction

2. STRESS A syllable uttered in a higher pitch—or with greater emphasis—than others.

3. STRESS A syllable uttered in a higher pitch—or with greater emphasis—than others. “Let's eat grandma!”

4. STRESS A syllable uttered in a higher pitch—or with greater emphasis—than others. “Let's eat grandma!” V.S. “Let's eat grandma!”

5. STANZA - unit of a poem often repeated in the same form throughout a poem; a unit of poetic lines (“verse paragraph”)

6. RHYME - The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line.

7. RHYME - The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line. - Dreary/weary

8. RHYME - The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line. - Dreary/weary - Napping/tapping/rapping

9. RHYME - The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line - Dreary/weary - Napping/tapping/rapping - But, rhymes in poetry do not need to be a perfect match or at the end of a line

10. METER - The rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse

11. METER - The rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse - Once u/pon a /midnight/ dreary = “trochaic octameter”.

12. METER - The rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse - Once u/pon a /midnight/ dreary = “trochaic octameter”. - To be/ or not/ to be/ that is/ the question = “iambic pentameter”

13. Today most poems are written in “free verse” = non-metrical, non-rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech.

14. Today most poems are written in “free verse” = non-metrical, non-rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech. But the romantic poets still loved meter and rhyme!

15. Today most poems are written in “free verse” = non-metrical, non-rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech. But the romantic poets still loved meter and rhyme! So you still need to know what it is...

16. TONE - the attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Conveyed through the subject matter, choice of words, structure etc.

17. TONE - the attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Conveyed through the subject matter, choice of words, structure etc. - How would you describe the tone in The Raven?

18. DENOTATION - the dictionary meaning of a word

19. DENOTATION - the dictionary meaning of a word CONNOTATION - the implied or suggested meaning connected with a word

20. DENOTATION - the dictionary meaning of a word CONNOTATION - the implied or suggested meaning connected with a word RAVEN?

21. DENOTATION - the dictionary meaning of a word CONNOTATION - the implied or suggested meaning connected with a word RAVEN? MIDNIGHT & DECEMBER?

22. LITERAL MEANING - limited to the simplest, ordinary, most obvious meaning

23. LITERAL MEANING - limited to the simplest, ordinary, most obvious meaning FIGURATIVE MEANING - associative or connotative meaning; representational (svenska: bildlig)

24. Assignment: 1. Pick two lines from the poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe that generates a strong image or gives you an emotional reaction. Write them down. 2. Write down why you find the lines powerful. Try and use terms like figurative meaning, meter, rhythm, metaphor, symbols or other words that you find useful. Use the word list on misshamberger.wikispaces.com 3. Discuss the lines and your interpretation in groups of two or three.