PPT-Recommended Poems for Introduction to Poetry

Compiled by Professor GMT Emezue Hurrah for Thunder by Christopher Okigbo   WHATEVER happened to the elephant Hurrah for thunder The elephant tetrarch of the jungle With a wave of the hand. Characteristics of Poetry. Poems are usually divided into lines and then grouped into . stanzas. Figurative language. states ideas in new, creative ways. Sound devices. enhance mood. Figurative Language. 23.02.2013. LECTURER. Dr. . Manimangai. Mani. Room : No. 4 . Muzium. . Warisan. . Melayu. , Blok C . . Fakulti. . Bahasa. . Moden. . dan. . Komunikasi. , . Universiti. Putra . Malaysia.. Mobile No.: 016-5316715. AP English Lit. & Comp.. Forms of Poetry. Poems can take many different forms. They can be distinguished by their structure (. rhyme, meter. , number of lines) or by their message (what is said and who says it. . Millennium I . pp. . . 220 - 221. STUDY QUESTIONS. What are the main themes in Blake’s poetry?. Blake’s “Songs of Innocence” (1789) portray the un-fallen state of man ( the state in which humanity was before Adam and Eve were banished by God from Heaven for committing the sin of pride) while “Songs of Experience (1794) deal with the presence of evil and injustice in the world. . 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. To warm up. Blue sky. Sky above. Above my head. Head over heels. Heads up…. Engaging Junior Secondary Students With Poetry. Strategies to support students:. See relevance of poetry. Understand the connection between words and rhythm. 2012. Lines. Stanzas. Rhyme. Rhythm. Alliteration. Simile. Metaphor. Mood. Onomatopoeia. Couplets. Personification. Poetry Terms. Lines- Poets write in lines instead . of . sentences. Stanza- Groups of lines in . What is Poetry?. It’s a kind of language that says more and says it more intensely than ordinary language. (Laurence Perrine). A literary composition written with an intensity or beauty of . language.. Poetry is a way of borrowing from other styles of writing (Rosen, 1997).. Poetry should be a personal encounter with a poet’s words that touches you in such a way to bring you back again and again for more – you can’t get enough! (, 0000).. ―. 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 . Haiku!. The last winter leaves. Clinging to the black branches. Explode into birds. In the cold of night. Bear frost breath deep in moon light . Grabs the pain of might . Poem # 1. Illustration. Imagery Poems. 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 . Haiku!. The last winter leaves. Clinging to the black branches. Explode into birds. In the cold of night. Bear frost breath deep in moon light . Grabs the pain of might . Poem # 1. Illustration. Imagery Poems. 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-.