PPT-Poetry: Types and Devices

I can follow a set of instructions for a task written in informational text I can tell the difference between the basic elements of plot I can describe the first person point of view as the narrator being present in the story 811. A quick review. Mr. . Cook – English II Honors. Personification. Giving human characteristics to non human things.. Example: The storm clouds threatened to ruin our picnic.. If an animal is the non human object, it is only personification if the animal does not naturally possess the characteristic.. . Sonic and Rhythmic Devices, Structure. AP Literature . from . Perrine’s Literature Structure, Sound & Sense. , 10th ed., . Discovering Literature. , and . Sparkcharts. What is poetry?. Poetry Showpiece Paragraph. Here are some thoughts…. “A . poem is a communication from one soul to another that makes one or both hearts sing. .”. -Walter . Mayes. .. What is a good poem?. A good poem is a slip-of-a-thing. ENG 233 American Literature. Prose vs. Poetry. Prose. Has specific structure: complete sentences, paragraphs. Examples: Novels, Short Stories, Academic Papers, anything that is not poetry. Poetry. Verse. Poetry . Poetry by definition is language that is used to communicate experiences.. Poetry involves four dimensions of experience:. Intelligence. Sense. Emotions. Imagination. Poetry v. Prose. Poetry is different than other forms of writing in that it draws more heavily and more consistently than ordinary language or prose on the use of language resources or literary devices such as: connotation, imagery, metaphor, paradox, irony allusion, repetition and rhyme.. “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.”. - Robert Frost. BEGIN. What will you learn?. Major types of poetry and how they differ from each other. What is Poetry?. In my opinion poetry:. is literary art. uses language to paint a picture. is a powerful way to express ones thoughts and feelings on any topic. Discuss with your group what you think poetry is.. 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. Billy . Collins poem “Introduction to Poetry”. I ask them to take a poem. and hold it up to the light . like a color slide.  . or press an ear against its hive.. I say drop a mouse into a poem. and watch him probe his way out,. What are STRUCTURES of poetry?. Structures refer to . TYPES. of poems.. Just like the structure of a building, the structure of the poem is its . framework. .. Limerick. Limerick – . a humorous verse of three long and two short lines rhyming . What are STRUCTURES of poetry?. Structures refer to . TYPES. of poems.. Just like the structure of a building, the structure of the poem is its . framework. .. Limerick. Limerick – . a humorous verse of three long and two short lines rhyming . 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-. The Epistle. Occasional Poetry . Sijo. Poems. Didactic Poetry. Slam Poetry. Epic Poems. The Canto. Mock Epics. The Palinode. Prose Poetry. Concrete Poetry. Epic. Long, narrative poem.. Hero protagonist acts in mythic or historical ways.. Alliteration – the repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. Ex: “But the sea, the sea in darkness calls.” . Allusion – a reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or some other branch of culture. .