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POETRY!

Poetic Devices:Terms, Definitions & ExamplesSlide2

What is

Poetry?

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Take 2 minutes and

brainstorm a definition with your partner, then we will share our definitions as a class.Slide3

Are these examples of poetry?

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By dictionary Definition :

Poetry is...

...the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.

www.dictionary.comSlide5

Poetry is...

...whatever you want it to be.Slide6

To truly

experience poetry, you must first have the tools.

The following terms are associated with FORM:

Verse

Stanza

Rhyme

Rhyme scheme

Repetition

Refrain

RhythmSlide7

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POETIC FORM

Verse:

one single line of a poem arranged in a metrical pattern

Stanza:

a division of poetry equivalent to a paragraph

Rhyme:

the repetition of end sounds in words

Rhyme scheme:

refers to the pattern of end rhymes in a poem

Falling Asleep in Class

I fell asleep in class today,

a

as I was awfully bored.

b

I laid my head upon my desk

c

and closed my eyes and snored.

b

I woke to find a piece of paper

d

sticking to my face.

e

I'd slobbered on my textbooks

f

and my hair was a disgrace.

e

My clothes were badly rumpled

g

and my eyes were glazed and

red.

h

My binder left a three-ring

i

indentation in my

head

.

h

I slept through class, and probably,

j

I would have slept some more,

k

except my students woke me

l

as they headed out the door.

k

Kenn

NesbittSlide8

“Winter Uplands”

By Archibald Lampman

The

frost that stings like fire upon my cheek,

The loneliness of this forsaken ground, The long white drift upon whose powdered peak

I sit in the great silence as one bound; The rippled sheet of snow where the wind blew Across the open fields for miles ahead; The far-off city towered and roofed in blue A tender line upon the western red;

The stars that singly, then in flocks appear,

Like jets of silver from the violet dome,

So wonderful, so many and so near,

And then the golden moon to light me home--

The crunching snowshoes and the stinging air,

And silence, frost, and beauty everywhere.Slide9

Repetition, Refrain, & Rhythm...

Repetition:

words or phrases repeated in writings to produce emphasis, rhythm, and/or a sense of urgency

Refrain:

the repetition of a word, phrase, line, or lines at regular intervals.

Rhythm:

The

flow of words and the lines of the poem; the recurrent beat or stress of the words.

Ex.

Because there is

hope,

because there is

love,

because there is

beauty,

life can go on

Ex. “Just the way you are”

When I see your

face

There's

not a thing that I would

change

‘Cause

you're

amazing

Just

the way you areAnd when you smile,The whole world stops and stares for awhile‘Cause girl you're amazingJust the way you are-Bruno MarsSlide10

Poetry Terms:

Diction

Imagery

Symbolism

Tone/Mood

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Alliteration

Simile

MetaphorSlide11

Terms we all need to know!

Diction:

word choice

Ex. He walked

home.He sprinted

home.

He

dragged his feet

home.

Imagery:

words or phrases that appeal to the senses and conjure up mental images

Ex.

Hear

:

drip

of ruby teardrops

See

:

to wake up where the

green grass grows Taste: lips like cool sweet tea Touch: streaming through a velvet sky Smell: the stench of the underworld

Symbolism:

something concrete that stands for something abstract. It may be a person, place, thing or action. It may stand for an idea, belief, feeling or attitude.

Ex. The dove, with olive branch in beak,

Glides over all the land

Searching for a place to light.

Storms of war linger on every hand,Everywhere the hawk does fight.The dove = peaceThe hawk = warSlide12

How can a poet communicate with his/her audience?

Tone/Voice: the implied attitude of a writer toward the subject and characters of a work

Mood: the emotional effect of a poem on the readerSlide13

Playing with words & meanings...

Hyperbole:

obvious exaggeration used to emphasize a point or add excitement and humour to a story

Ex. The dog’s bark was

heard from coast to coast.

Ex. My baby sister weighs a ton.

Personification:

giving human qualities or action to something that is not human.

Animals, inanimate objects and ideas can all be personified.

Ex.

Anger frowns and snarls,

Sending

bolts of fire from darkest night

Ex.

The days crept by

slowly, sorrowfully.Slide14

Fun with sounds!

Alliteration:

the repeating of beginning consonant sounds in a group of words. It refers to the first

sound

rather than the first letter.

ex. Slippery snails

sl

ide in the

sn

ow.

ex.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

Onomatopoeia:

a word whose sound suggests its meaning

Ex.

boom, buzz, crackle, gurgle, hiss, pop, sizzle, snap, swoosh, zipSlide15

Simile or metaphor?

Simile:

a comparison between two seemingly unrelated things, using connecting words such as “like”, “as”, or “seems”.

Ex. She was as quiet

as

a mouse.

Metaphor:

a comparison of two things that does

not

use connecting words (i.e. “like”, “as”, or “seems”)

Ex.

Clouds are ships

in full sail

Racing across the sky-blue sea.Slide16

And OTHER WORDS TO REVIEW

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Couplet

Tercet

Quatrain

Oxymoron

Paradox

Allusion

Assonance

Consonance

Imagery