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INTRODUCTION TO poetry
p
repared by
Camille
QuaminaSlide2
What is poetry?
The Eagle
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watched from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)Slide3
Analysis
We want to figure out and explain how different parts of the whole function together in order to create an effect or produce an observable outcome.
Poetry comprises different elements which considered on their own and in combination, affect the way we experience the poem and the effect it will have on us.
All literature is made up of structural elements that writers use to predetermine an effect. We want to pinpoint those that predominate, not simply to identify but to explain its effect on the work based on
evidents
found in the writingSlide4
Elements of Poetry
The verse line: line break/turn, End-stopped, enjambment, pulls, a caesura
Writer’s intent, subject and theme i.e. treatment, literary motifs, inferred
Tone, mood and perspective: points of view, emotional impression
Poetic language and rhythm: poetic license, syntax, inversion, meter, sound patterns
Styles of poetic feet: iambic,
dimetric
line, pentameterSlide5
Elements of Poetry continued
Sounds of poetry - types of rhyme and rhyme schemes: classified by sound, position in the line, number of syllables which rhyme
Ryhme
scheme & stanza form: couplet, triplet, quatrain,
pentain
, sestet, sonnet
Punctuation and its affect on meaning
Literary devices and their effect on meaning
Types of poetic formSlide6
The Verse Line
I often feel
My love escapes
With every passing breath.
I know
The warmth a heart knows best
Refuses to own its death
I often feel my love
Escapes
With every passing breath
I know the warmth
a heart knows best
Refuses to own
Its deathSlide7
The Poetry of Dennis ScottSlide8Slide9Slide10
Tone, Mood And Perspective
All create an emotional effect or meaning
Tone refers to the writer’s attitude towards the subject matter or reader
It is conveyed through the persona’s tone of voice
Mood is the emotional impression surrounding the work and has a definite impact. There is an expected outcome
Tools used are rhythm, rhyme, music, assonance, dissonance & figurative language (emotive words, graphic visual and aural imagery etc.)
Points of View refers to the speaking voice or persona: 1
st
person, 2
nd
person and 3
rd
personSlide11Slide12
Poetic Language and Rhythm
Diction or choice of poetic language refers to the words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning in the poem.
Consider formal and informal use of language
Syntax or the way words are structured in a sentence
Violations of conventional language i.e. poetic
liscense
and inversions
Rhythm or Meter speaks to sound patterns created by syllables i.e. monosyllabic and polysyllabic words
Scaning
/scansionSlide13
Work cited
McDermott
, Harold.
CAPE Literatures in English Poetry Module
. Port of Spain: Caribbean Educational Publishers. 2013. Print.