1. POETRY
Yuying Wei

2. DEFINITION
Poetry is a form of literary art which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning.

3. BRIEF HISTORY

4. ELEMENTS PROSODY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZL1jzdzIQ4
RHYME, ALLITERATION, ASSONANCE
rhyme-a repetition of similar sounds in two or more
words, most often at the end of lines
alliteration-repitition of initial consonants of a series
of words
assonance-repetition of vowels to create internal
rhyming within phrases or sentences
FORM
Line
Stanza

5. Figure this out
Rhyme?
Alliteration?
Assoncance?
I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless....
Once upon a midnight dreary,
while I pondered, weak and weary
on a proud round cloud in white high night

6. Rhyme?
Alliteration?
Assoncance?

7. CATEGORIES Nursery Rhymes Classics sonnet lyric poem epic poem
free verse
Chinese-Shi
Japanese-Kaiku
etc.
The term nursery rhyme is used for "traditional" poems and songs for young children in Britain and many other countries, but usage only dates from the 19th century and in North America the term "Mother Goose Rhymes", introduced in the mid-1700s, is still often used.

8. Mother Goose

9. Smoker's Epitaph Fill-In-The-Blank Poems GAME
Here lies Sam Shay.
Smoked six packs a day.
He started smoking when he was one.
Now he's one dead son-of-a- ?.
He started smoking when he was two.
Now there's nothing he can ? .
He started smoking when he was three.
Now he's buried beneath a ? .
Here lies Sam Shay.
Smoked six packs a day.
He started smoking when he was four.
Now he's knocking on heaven's ? .
He started smoking when he was five.
Now the poor guy ain't ?.
gun
door do
alive
tree

10. GAME Here lies Sam Shay. Here lies Sam Shay. Smoked six packs a day.
He started smoking when he was six.
Now he's got a problem we can't ? .
He started smoking when he was seven.
Now we hope he's gone to ? .
He started smoking when he was eight.
Now he he doesn't look too ? .
Here lies Sam Shay.
Smoked six packs a day.
He started smoking when he was nine.
Now he isn't feeling ? .
He started smoking when he was ten.
Now, he'll never smoke ?.
fix
fine
again
heaven
great

11. SHARING RESCOUCES Poetry 4 kids
Poetry Teachers

12. References