1. POETRY STRUCTURE AND FORMS

2. STRUCTURE ITEMS Speaker: The voice that communicates with the reader of a poem (like a narrator). Stanza: A group of lines forming a unit in a poem or a song. Line: The basic unit of poetry. The line is a word or a row of words (not a sentence that extends over to the next line, though). There are four structural poems you will need to know based on the number of lines.

3. STRUCTURAL ITEMS (CONTINUED) Four types of poems based on line number: –Couplet: Consists of two lines. –Quatrain: Consists of four lines. –Sestet: Consists of six lines. –Octave: Consists of eight lines.

4. STRUCTURAL ITEMS (CONTINUED) Rhyme Scheme: The pattern that end rhymes form in a stanza or poem. Rhyme scheme is designated by the assignment of a different letter of the alphabet to each new rhyme. Roses are redA Violets are blueB You stole my heartC Then were untrueB

5. POETRY TYPES Narrative Poem: A poem that tells a story. Narrative poems are usually contrasted with lyric poems. Lyric Poem: Poetry that expresses a speaker’s personal thoughts or feelings. Free Verse: Poetry that has no fixed pattern of meter, rhyme, line length, or stanza arrangement.

6. POETRY TYPES (CONT.) Ode: A long, serious lyric poem that is elevated in tone and style. –Some odes celebrate a person, an event, or even a power or object. Haiku: A traditional, nature-inspired Japanese form of poetry that has 3 lines and 17 syllables. –Lines one and three are five syllables each. –Line two is seven syllables. Sonnet: A lyric poem of 14 lines, typically written in iambic pentameter and following strict patterns of stanza division and rhyme.

7. HAIKU POEMS One thing haiku poems try to do is present imagery and details that try to convey a larger insight or meaning. –For example, a writer is not simply describing a setting, but they are describing a setting to provide insight or a larger meaning.

8. SAMPLE HAIKU POEMS Nature Haiku:Skies so azure blue Youthful hue makes my heart race Infinite blessing Person Haiku:Angry from day one Critical of all that’s fun You suffer the most Create a Haiku about nature or a favorite setting and create a haiku about a person or type of person.