1. Structural Elements & Poetic Forms

2. Structural Elements
elements or aspects of the structure of poem a poet uses for effect
What is structure?
- How the words or lines are arranged or ordered.
-Verse
-Line Break Stanza

3. Verse Verse – a single line of poetry Green eggs and ham,
“But that is not the entire sentence.”

4. Verse That is ‘OK’ its done on purpose, its called a:
Line break- the intentional end of a line of poetry
I will not eat them on a boat,
^line break
or on a goat.
In a car,
near or far.

5. Stanza –a paragraph of poetry
Stanza –the lines of poetry after and before a break.
Mary had a little lamb, And a little bread and chips.
Mary liked lamb,
What can you do?
Stanza 1
Stanza 2

6. Poetic Forms (or Types of Poetry)
Lyrical
limerick
Free verse
Haiku
Epitaph

7. Lyric – a short poem of personal feelings and emotions
(Yes, this is the word where lyrics in music got its name)
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace . . .
by Elizabeth Barret Browning

8. Limerick -a short humorous poem consisting of 5 lines
A macho young swimmer named Dwyer,
Really liked playing with fire.
One night in the dark
He swam with a shark,
And his voice is now two octaves higher.

9. Free Verse -can be rhymed or unrhymed & has no set pattern or rules.
(Its entirely up to you!)
“No Rules?!”

10. Haiku
- a poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Usually a Haiku reflects or speaks on an aspect of nature.
Old dark sleepy pool (5) a quick unexpected frog (7) goes plop! Watersplash. (5)
-Basho
Other poems by Basho

11. Epitaph
-written to praise or to reflect on the life of a deceased person.
More real epitaphs here

12. Bibliography Title page – pic from Mr.T’s camera
The rest of the pics –from Google Images
Powerpt created by Joe Tedesco