1. How Poetry is Different: Presentation Distinguish poetry from prose (written or spoken language in its ordinary form).

2. Characteristics 1. Writer 2. Dialogue (conversation) 3. Structure 4. Figurative Language 5. Sound Devices Notes

3. Presentation Prose Author Poet Poetry Just as They are both (relating factor) Narrator Prose Speaker Poetry Just as They both (relating factor) writers Speak to the audience

4. Distinguishing Characteristics of Poetry Unlike prose which has a narrator, poetry has a speaker. – A speaker, or voice, talks to the reader. The speaker is not necessarily the poet. It can also be a fictional person, an animal or even a thing

5. Distinguishing Characteristics of Poetry Poetry is also formatted differently from prose. –A line is a word or row of words that may or may not form a complete sentence. –A stanza is a group of lines forming a unit. The stanzas in a poem are separated by a space. Example Open it. Go ahead, it won’t bite. Well…maybe a little. from “The First Book” by Rita Dove

6. Figures of Speech A figure of speech is a word or expression that is not meant to be read literally. Metaphor Personification Simile

7. Sound Devices Alliteration Repetition Rhythm Rhyme Onomatopoeia