Speaker The voice from whom the poem comes Could be any voice not just the poet Similar to a narrator but in poetry we call it a speaker Heres a example httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv3xkk71rhQpo ID: 783822
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Slide1
Elements of Poetry
Roses are red, violets are blue…
Slide2Speaker
The “voice” from whom the poem comes
Could be any voice, not just the poet
Similar to a narrator, but in poetry we call it a speaker
Slide3Here’s a example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xkk71rhQpo
Slide4Form
How a poem is arranged on a page
Slide5See-This is an acrostic form:
E
lizabeth it is in vain you say
"
L
ove not" — thou
sayest
it in so sweet a way:
I
n vain those words from thee or L.E.L.
Z
antippe's
talents had enforced so well:
A
h! if that language from thy heart arise,
B
reath it less gently forth — and veil
thine
eyes.
E
ndymion
, recollect, when Luna tried
T
o cure his love — was cured of all beside —
H
is
follie
— pride — and passion — for he died.
Slide6This is a Haiku form
A Haiku consists of 3 lines and 17
syllables
.
Each line has a set number of syllables see below:
Line 1
– 5 syllables
Line 2
– 7 syllables
Line 3
– 5 syllables
An Example of a Haiku Poem
(5) The sky is so blue.
(7) The sun is so warm up high.
(5) I love the summer.
Slide7Line
Each individual line in the poem
Very similar to a sentence, but does not require the same punctuation
Slide8How many lines does the following poem have?
Who is she?
She is a seventh grader
Plays softball Wears glasses
She lives and loves cheesecake
Cheddar cheese Mac n' cheese
Cheesecake
Who is she?
Slide9Stanza
A group of lines in a poem
Basically the “paragraph” of poetry
Slide10How many stanzas are present?
Numbers on White board…names written
hori
-
zontally
Students ask To go pee…right when class starts – THAT’S just wrong…
Bathroom line Of students who have bladder Problems – WOW!
People are Not using lunchtime to do Their business
Slide11Imagery
Any word or phrase that appeals to the reader’s five senses
Also called sensory language
What are the five senses?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Slide12Turn and Talk to your partner
Choose one of the five senses
Create an example of imagery that uses the sense you chose
For example:
I choose sight
It was dark and dim in the forest.
– The words “dark” and “dim” are visual images.
Slide13Similes and Metaphors
Simile
A comparison between two UNLIKE things using “like” or “as”
My puppy is like a delicate flower who yearns to be admired.
Now you think of one
Metaphor
An implied comparison between two UNLIKE things (does NOT use like/as)
My
puppy is a food vacuum cleaner, eating us out of our home
.
Now you think of one
Slide14Personification
Giving human qualities to a non-human
entity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mb6NxixRk8
How would you use personification to describe a falling leaf?
Slide15Hyperbole
An exaggeration used in language
My mom is going to kill me for losing my cell phone!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ODYCs9CS4