1. But I can tell you, anyhow I’d rather see than be one
Goal:
Find out stanza form
Guesses?
I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow
I’d rather see than be one

2. ….let’s talk about structure!
Poetry Terms

3. STANZAS- Division of a poem based on thoughts or form
Couplet – two line stanza
Tercet – three line stanza
Quatrain – four line stanza
Sestet – six line stanza
Octave – eight line stanza
Guesses?

4. COUPLET Couplet are two rhymes of verse (typically rhyming a a)
In winter, when the fields are white, I sing this song for your delight In spring, when woods are getting green, I'll try and tell you what I mean In summer, when the days are long, Perhaps you'll understand the song: In autumn, when the leaves are brown, Take pen and ink, and write it down.
While we are here,
What’s this?

5. Alfred Tennyson, Lord Tennyson
Tercet
Three line stanza ; just like a couplet; this can sometimes rhyme
Alfred Tennyson, Lord Tennyson
The Eagle
He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.
Someone dissect this

6. Quatrain
A quatrain consists of four rhymed lines. The rhyme takes various rhyme schemes ( a a a a, a b a b, a b a c, etc.)

7. Sestet Six line stanza—used to refer to the last six lines of a sonnet
Sonnet is a fourteen-line stanza form consisting of iambic pentameter lines.
There are two kinds: petrarchan and Shakespearean

8. Characteristics of the classical epic include these:
Epic: An extended narrative poem recounting actions, travels, adventures, and heroic episodes
The main character or protagonist is heroically larger than life, often the source and subject of legend or a national hero
The deeds of the hero are presented without favoritism, revealing his failings as well as his virtues
The action, often in battle, reveals the more-than-human strength of the heroes as they engage in acts of heroism and courage
The setting covers several nations, the whole world, or even the universe
The episodes, even though they may be fictional, provide an explanation for some of the circumstances or events in the history of a nation or people
The gods, lesser divinities, or outside forces play an active role in the outcome of actions
All of the various adventures form an organic whole, where each event relates in some way to the central theme
Hero typically ends up “bringing back the boon” or saving society in some way
Characteristics of the classical epic include these:

9. Dramatic Poetry- Poetry in which one or more characters speak
Excerpts of Shakespeare
Any poem with dialogue

10. I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow
I’d rather see than be one
Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"— I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it; But I can tell you Anyhow I'll Kill you if you Quote it!
A poet’s addendum