2. ENG 233 American Literature
Poetry Basics
ENG 233 American Literature

3. Prose vs. Poetry Prose Poetry
Has specific structure: complete sentences, paragraphs
Examples: Novels, Short Stories, Academic Papers, anything that is not poetry
Poetry
Verse
Does not have strict structure
Composed of stanzas and lines

4. Two People we Talked about this week
Emily Dickinson
And
Walt Whitman

5. Creating a sweet melody
Literary Devices
Rhyme
Two words that have similar sounds
Usually found at the end of the line
The yellow birds sang
In a sweet twang
Creating a sweet melody
Up inside the tree

6. Metaphor Literary Devices My love is a rose
Comparison between two things
My love is a rose

7. Simile Literary Devices My love is like a rose
Comparison using like or as
My love is like a rose

8. Personification Literary Devices The trees danced
Giving unhuman things human characteristics
The trees danced

9. Alliteration Literary Devices Repetition of the same letter or sounds
usually two of the words right beside each other
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