Transcript Poetry Unit
“We are can all be poets – we just did not know it”! Definition : SPEAKER A type of literature that The speaker of the poem is shares thoughts, feelings, the “narrator” of the or tells a story in a form poem. (normally using lines POET and stanzas). The author of the poem itself. Dramatic Poetry Dramatizes action though dialogue or monologue Narrative Poetry Poetry that tells a story Lyrical Poetry Expresses Personal thoughts and Emotions Point-of-view - The author's point-of-view focuses on the who is telling the story. 1st person: the speaker is a part of the story or poem and tells it from his/her view (uses "I"). 3rd person limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells the reader about the characters. 3rd person omniscient: the speaker is not part of the story, but is able to share what all characters are thinking and feeling. FORM – how the words look on the page LINE - a set of words together on one line of the poem STANZA - a group of lines set together Poetry is made up of figurative language. Figurative language is when the poet writes something, but it does not have the normal (literal) meaning. Types of figurative language: Metaphor Simile Personification Imagery Similes When you compare something using like or as She is as sweet as honey! Metaphors A comparison not using like or as. The world is his oyster. Personification When human like qualities are given to an animal or object Imagery When the author shows actual pictures as you read the work. Repetition - the repeating of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas. Rhyme - The likeness of ending sounds existing between two words, but not necessarily found at the end of each line. Rhyme scheme - The pattern in which the rhyme appears. The first end sound is represented as the letter "a", the second is "b", etc. Meter - The repetition of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Refrain – this is like the “verse/chorus” of a poem. The same set of words repeated. Repetition - this is where one word or phrase is repeated in a on a regular basis in a poem. Alliteration – the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word (they ALL start the same in an ALLiteration). Sally sells seashells by the seahsore. Consonance - repeated consonant sounds found anywhere in the word Assonance – the repetition of a vowel sound. Hi, I tried to dry my eye! . Idioms- silly sayings that use unique and unlikely words to describe something/someone. “It is raining cats and dogs” It can’t really rain either one of those, but I know the person means it is raining a lot! Hyperbole – words used for exaggeration used to make a point. “He is as tall as the building.” Onamonapia - words that are fun to say, and they sound like what they mean. Quack, Moo, Boom, Squawk Acrostics – write letters vertically and descriptions of that word. Haiku - Poem that has 5 syllabus in the 1st line; 7 in the second line; 5 in the 3rd line Free Verse – no form, rhyme, no restrictions (almost like a discussion). Bio Poem – tells about the author using rhyme. Cinquain – a poem with five lines and 22 syllables each line has a certain number of syllables. First line 2 syllables, second line has four syllables, third line has six syllables, fourth line has eight syllables, and the last line has two syllables. . Concrete – poems where the author uses the words and the shape of the words to make a point. Example would be a poem about a snake written in the form of a snake. Alliteration – Poems using alliteration. Lyrical (Senses) – these poems use color, sound, sights or taste to convey a messge. Onamonapia - poems written using a good number of onamonapias Dr. Seuss Edgar Alan Poe Robert Frost Shel Silverstein Emily Dickinson Langston Hughes May a Angelo William Wordsworth Microsoft PowerPoint and Clip Art. www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/.../Powerpoint-Techno- Jen.ppt home.comcast.net/~vldschool/Poetry%20Terminolog y.ppt http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/