Poetry Poetic structure The arrangement and length of a poems lines and stanzas on the page capitalization line length punctuation word position Meter The rhythmic pattern in a poem composed of stressed and unstressed syllables determined by looking at a specific line ID: 599283
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How do poets create meaning?
PoetrySlide2
Poetic structure
The arrangement and length of a poem’s lines and stanzas on the page (capitalization, line length, punctuation, word position) Slide3
Meter
The rhythmic pattern in a poem, composed of stressed and unstressed syllables, determined by looking at a specific lineSlide4
Rhyme Scheme
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem that is charted by assigning a letter, beginning with the letter A to each line. Lines that rhyme are given the same letter (e.g., ABAB, ABBA) Slide5
Figurative Language
Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. (including, but not limited to: personification, idiom, similes, metaphor, analogy, hyperbole , onomatopoeia)Slide6
Personification
Objects or things given real-life qualities
Ask students for examplesSlide7
Idiom
A word or phrase that is not taken literally
A wolf in sheep’s clothing/ someone pretending to be nice but really isn’t
The icing on the cake – something turned out better than expected or added to something good
Now you try it. Draw your example.Slide8
Similes
Two things directly compared to where they share a common feature using the words like or as
Students share examplesSlide9
Metaphors
A literary device used to make a comparison between two people or things
Examples:
His words were cotton candy
He is a shining starSlide10
Analogy
is a comparison of two or more things or ideas alike in certain
respects
Example:
If you want my final opinion on the mystery of life and all that, I can give it to you in a nutshell. The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe. - Let Me Count the Ways by Peter De
Vries
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Hyperbole
is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It
may
be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression
, or mood.Slide12
Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or
boom
, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent
.
Give two examples of an
onomatopeiaSlide13
Graphic Elements
Elements of poetry (including but not limited to: word position, punctuation, capital letters, line length, meterSlide14
Poetic Forms
The different types of poetrySlide15
Epic Poetry
Long narrative poem on serious subject presented in an elevated of formal style; traces the adventures of a great hero whose actions reflect ideals and values of a nation or race
For example: Devil went down to Georgia (song)Slide16
Lyric Poetry
Short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelingsSlide17
Ballads
A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed or orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk cultureSlide18
Free Verse
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter