PPT-Lecture (1) What Is Poetry?

What Is Poetry Poetry is as universal as language and almost as ancient The most primitive peoples have used it and the most civilized have cultivated it In all ages and in all countries poetry has been written and eagerly read or listened to by all kinds and conditions of people by soldiers statesmen lawyers farmers doctors scientists clergymen philosophers kings and queens In all ages it has been especially the concern of the educated the intelligent and the sensitive and it has appealed in its simpler forms to the uneducated and children . Milton’s poetry consists of the moral & religious influences of Puritanism that are blended with the generous culture of the Renaissance. It falls into four periods: 1) the college period; 2) the Horton period; 3) period of his prose writings; & 4) period of his greatest poetic achievement. ‘Ode . By: Megan McConaghy. I like Poetry, Yes I do!. I like Poetry, How ‘bout you?. POETRY RULES! . As you can see, Poetry is everywhere…. ... In Bumper stickers, songs, nursery rhymes, and plain old silly phrases!. Why do we still need to remember events from so long ago?. Poetry and Remembrance. John McCrae Wilfred Owen Rupert Brooke. . . . Issac. . Rosenburg. . . Siegfried Sassoon. Poetry . DWBAT identify the characteristics of Propertius and Catullus’ work. Expectations: Listen, take notes on the graphic organizer, and ask questions at the end. Lyric Poetry. Originally poems sung to an instrument, strings for lyric, pipes for elegiac. Poetry is using words in a way that helps us see, feel, and hear them. Poetry bounces off your tongue, tickles your ears, and makes you think. Poetry usually has a rhythm or flow. There are many types of poetry and many types of poetic devices, or tools, that poets use. ―. A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. . – . Robert Frost . ―…the best words in the best . order. . – . Samuel Taylor Coleridge . ―Poetry is the most direct and simple means of expressing . Dr. Jacob Blakesley. Outline. Impossibility of translation (?). Poetry: definitions. Theories of poetry translation. Translating poetry. Greek (Homer). Chinese (Du Fu. ). Persian (Omar Khayyam). Japanese (Basho. Please have your group’s collage on your table.. I am allowing ten minutes to go about the room and share the collages in preparation for tomorrow.. Then I’m taking up the collages.. Theme Collages . T. S. Eliot’s . “Love Song of J. Alfred . Prufrock. ”. Hamlet Act I. Develop and apply new poetry analysis skills. Understand key terms regarding poetic devices. Application of poetry explication skills. Haiku. Cinquain. . Diamante . Rhyming . Free Verse. Poetic Devices . Alliteration-. the initial sounds of a word, beginning either with a consonant or a vowel, repeated in close succession.. Assonance-. Poetry is a literary form characterized by a strong sense of rhythm and meter and an emphasis on the interaction between sound and sense. . The study of the elements of poetry is called . prosody. .. Poetry Analysis Mrs. Belof Poetry Analysis Using the TP-CASTT Method What is TP CASTT? An acronym of steps used to analyze poetry. The results of TPCASTT can be used to write an essay. The TPCASTT process is comprised of 7 steps which should be completed in the order given. AQA Unseen Poetry Lecture – Approaching poems - looking for Meaning Unseen poetry is all about understanding the meaning and being able to make educated guesses about what the poet might have been trying to say and why they might have been saying this. This lecture will explore the hidden thinking process behind approaching a poem that you have never read before and explore how to compare two poems at a high level without worrying too much about getting it wrong! Elements of Poetry Poetry is not ____________. Prose is: ordinary ______________ people use in speaking or writing Poetry is: a form of _______________ expression _______________ intense