1. C-Notes- Poetry Devices & Analysis

2. Onomatopoeia- A word that imitates the sound it represents

3. Alliteration- A poetic device using the repetition of initial consonant sounds.

4. Imagery- Using descriptions that appeal to the five senses

5. Hyperbole- Using obvious and intentional exaggeration.

6. POETRY
A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)

7. POINT OF VIEW IN POETRY POET The poet is the author of the poem.
SPEAKER
The speaker of the poem is the “narrator” of the poem.

8. POETRY FORM FORM - the appearance of the words on the page
LINE - a group of words together on one line of the poem
STANZA - a group of lines arranged together
A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.

9. SOUND EFFECTS

10. RHYTHM The beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem
Rhythm can be created by meter, rhyme, alliteration and refrain.

11. RHYME
Words sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds.
(A word always rhymes with itself.)
LAMP
STAMP
Share the short “a” vowel sound
Share the combined “mp” consonant sound
Activity: Rhyme group game

12. ONOMATOPOEIA Words that imitate the sound they are naming BUZZ
OR sounds that imitate another sound
“The silken, sad, uncertain, rustling of
each purple curtain . . .”

13. ALLITERATION Consonant sounds repeated at the beginnings of words
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
Activity: Alliteration group game

14. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

15. SIMILE A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”.
“She is as beautiful as a sunrise.”

16. METAPHOR A direct comparison of two unlike things
“All the world’s a stage, and we are merely players.”
- William Shakespeare

17. Hyperbole Exaggeration often used for emphasis.
“That hamburger was as big as a house!”

18. PERSONIFICATION An object given life-like or human qualities.
“The sun smiled down on the people.”
“The guitar cried as it’s tight strings were plucked.”
An object given life-like or human qualities.

19. SYMBOLISM
= Innocence
= America
= Peace
Using one thing to stand for or represent something else.

20. IMAGERY Language that appeals to the senses.
Most images are visual, but they can also appeal to the senses of sound, touch, taste, or smell.
then with cracked hands that ached
from labor in the weekday weather . . .
from “Those Winter Sundays”

21. Analyzing Poetry

22. TPCASTT
Title-Think about the meaning and make predictions about the poem
Paraphrase-Put the poem in your own words line by line.
Connotation-What poetic devices or figurative language are used and how does the word choice enrich the poem?
Attitude-Who is the speaker? Is the tone positive or negative?
Shift-Are there any changes in the speaker’s attitude, subject matter, or rhythm? How do shifts affect the poems meaning?
Title-Revisit the title. What do you think it means the second time around?
Theme-What does the poem mean? What statement about life is the poet making?

23. Text Coding Poetry
S= Simile P= Personification H= Hyperbole R= Repetition
M= Metaphor
A= Alliteration
O= Onomatopoeia
AL= Allusion
S= Shift

24. Analyzing Poetry Steps to take when analyzing poetry
Read the entire poem without any analysis (this allows you to “see” the entire picture, or tone, of the poem
Number the lines
Identify any figurative language or poetic devices
Identify major topics
Draw a conclusion about the main idea of the poem
Write down any questions you have
Infer the theme of the poem