1. How do I distinguish among poetry, prose, and drama?

2. Identify
See if you can tell what each title is… poetry, prose, or drama

3. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost.
“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou

4. Poetry

5. Poetry’s Purpose Poetry is a form of writing that is meant to
1. entertain
2. describe
3. inform
4. persuade

6. Text Features of Poetry
There are several features of poetry that make it unique from other forms of writing. These are:

7. Text Features of Poetry
Varied in length
Written in lines and stanzas
Uses sound devices (rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia)

8. Text Features of Poetry
Uses word pictures to create images in your mind
Uses sounds of words by rhymes of phrases
Is usually intended to be read aloud

9. Forms of Poetry
Poetry can take several forms. These are:

10. Forms of Poetry Shape Poems Acrostic Poems Ballads Lyrical Poems
Haikus
Narrative Poems
Free Verse
Blank Verse

11. Quick Check #1
Write three things that you have learned about poetry.

12. Prose

13. Prose’s Purpose Prose is a form of writing that is meant to: 1. inform
2. entertain
3. persuade
4. describe

14. Text Features of Prose
There are several features of prose that make it unique from other forms of writing. These are:

15. Text Features of Prose Written using paragraphs Contains dialogue
Can be either fiction or nonfiction
Can have headings and/or subheadings
Can be complemented by graphics (charts, photos)

16. Forms of Prose
Prose can take several forms. These are:

17. Forms of Prose 6. Novella (short story) Biography Autobiography
7. Article
8. Fable / Folktale
9. Folktale
Biography
Autobiography
Essay
Novel
Short Story

18. Quick Cheek #2
Write three things that you have learned about prose.

19. Drama

20. Drama’s Purpose Drama is a form of writing that is meant to: 1. inform
2. persuade
3. entertain
4. describe

21. Text Features of Drama
There are several features of drama that make it unique from other forms of writing. These are:

22. Text Features of Drama Staging directions A list of characters
Written to be performed
Written in the form of a script (dialogue)
Can include directions for costuming and physically setting a stage

23. Forms of Drama
Drama can take several forms. These are:

24. Forms of Drama
Play
Skit
Opera
Musical
Monologue

25. Quick Check #3
Write down three things that you have learned about drama.