1. Poetry Literature Book pgs. 552-559
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2. Poetry Structure and Form
Form: the way words and lines are laid out on a page
Line: the main unit of a poem; may or may not be a complete sentence
Stanza: like a paragraph in prose
Conventional/Traditional Form: follow fixed rules, such as set number of lines or a repeating pattern of rhythm or rhyme

3. Poetry Structure and Form
Irregular/Open Form: may or may not have rhyme, but their shapes and patterns may be unusual
Free Verse: (type of open form) has a rhythm more like everyday speech and does not have regular patterns of rhyme

4. Determine the structure and form of each poem
“A Minor Bird” by Robert Frost in Literature book page 554
“Under the Back Porch” by Virginia Hamilton in Literature book page 555

5. *Look back at “A Minor Bird” on page 554*
Poetic Sound Devices in “Faults” by Sara Teasdale in Literature book pg. 556
Rhyme: the repetition of sounds at the end of words
Rhyme Scheme: a pattern of rhyming words found in traditional poems; each rhyme is assigned a letter
Accent: the emphasis given to a syllable or word. In the word “poetry,” the accent (or stress) falls on the first syllable.
Rhythm: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line; the rhythm is so regular that students can tap their feet or clap their hands to it
A poem with a repeating pattern has what is called a meter
*Look back at “A Minor Bird” on page 554*

6. Poetic Sound Devices
Internal Rhyme: the middle and end words rhyme with each other.
*Example from Macbeth by William Shakespeare:
Double, double toil and trouble,
Fire burn and cauldron bubble
*Example from “The Raven” by Poe:
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

7. Poetic Sound Devices in “Winter Moon” by Langston Hughes in Literature book pg. 556
Repetition: the use of a word, phrase, or line more than once to establish a mood and create focus
*Oral Reading:
Half the class: reads “How think and sharp”
Other half: reads “moon tonight”
Teacher: reads the remaining words

8. Poetic Sound Devices
Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
*Let’s Practice*
Is the slim curved crook of the moon tonight!
A lovely, lilting lullaby lures the baby to sleep.
The droning, deadly drumbeat made me dread what was to come.

9. Rhyme, Rhythm, and Rhyme Scheme Practice in “A Word is Dead” by Emily Dickinson in Literature book pg. 557
As we read aloud, notice how Dickinson uses rhyme and rhythm to emphasize the most important words.
“Dead” and “said” is one pair of rhyming words. Find the other pair.
How does the rhythm in the second stanza compare with the rhythm in the first stanza? (Stanza is …?)
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

10. *Let’s Practice What We Know*
Poetic Sound Devices in “Cynthia in the Snow” by Gwendolyn Brooks in Literature book pg. 557
Onomatopoeia: the use of words (made-up or real) whose sounds suggest their meanings.
*Let’s Practice What We Know*
What type of form is this poem?
Identify two examples of onomatopoeia.
Find two examples of alliteration.
Locate three pairs of rhymes.
What is the rhyme scheme?

11. Imagery and Figurative Language
Imagery: is language that appeals to the five senses.
What senses do they focus on in “Cynthia in the Snow?” (pg. 557)
Figurative Language: uses creative comparisons to help readers picture ordinary things in new ways through imagery
For example, the snow is not just white in “Cynthia in the Snow” but ….. (pg. 557)? Please be sure to list the line in which you found your answer.

12. Types of Figurative Language
Simile: a comparison between two unlike things, using the word like or as
Identify an example of a simile in “Ode to Mi Gato” by Gary Soto in your Literature book pg. 558.

13. Types of Figurative Language
Metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things that does not contain the word like or as
Identify an example of a metaphor in an excerpt from a poem by Emily Dickinson in your Literature book pg. 558.

14. Types of Figurative Language
Personification: a description of an object, an animal, a place, or an idea as if it were human or had human qualities
Identify an example of personification in “Primer Lesson” by Carl Sandburg in your Literature book pg. 558.

15. Types of Figurative Language
Pun: a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or by exploiting similar sounding words (homophones) having different meanings.
*For Example:
Seven days without laughter makes one weak.
I got myself into a pickle.
The baker kneaded him.
Is it kisstomary to cuss the bride?
I used to be a ballet dancer, but I found it
too-too difficult.
I used to hate math class, but then I
realized decimals have a point.
Fish are smart because they live in schools.
A skunk fell in the river and stank to the bottom.

16. Types of Figurative Language
Hyperbole: a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect; an extreme exaggeration
*For Example:
Tons of money
Waiting for ages
A flood of tears
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
She was crying so much it flooded the city.
Idiom: an expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words; do not literally mean what they say
*For Example:
To go to the dogs
It’s raining cats and dogs outside
Kyle let the cat out of the bag about the party.
I felt like a big fish in a little pond.
He got up on the wrong side of the bed.

17. Analyze the Text: “The Courage that My Mother Had” by Edna St
Analyze the Text: “The Courage that My Mother Had” by Edna St. Vincent Millay in Literature book pg. 559
Number of Lines in Each Stanza and Number of Stanzas
Poem’s Form and Identify any Patterns of Rhythm and Rhyme
Identify Speaker and the Overall Meaning of the Poem
Imagery/ Figurative Language and Poetic Sound Devices
Rhyme Scheme

18. Review: Figurative Language Hunt Using the select poem, write the figurative language example in the correct category along with the page number.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Pun
Hyperbole
Idiom

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