An Introduction to Poetry What is poetry Poetry

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An Introduction to Poetry

An Introduction to Poetry

What is poetry?

What is poetry?

Poetry “The art of poetry is simply the art of electrifying language with extraordinary

Poetry “The art of poetry is simply the art of electrifying language with extraordinary meaning. ” -Lascelles Abercrombie

Why study poetry? * Provides greater awareness * Deepens and broadens understanding * Offers

Why study poetry? * Provides greater awareness * Deepens and broadens understanding * Offers emotional and intellectual fulfillment

Poetry Depicts Experience! * Beautiful or ugly * Strange or common * Noble or

Poetry Depicts Experience! * Beautiful or ugly * Strange or common * Noble or not *Actual or Imaginary

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Where to Begin… S peaker O ccasion A udience P urpose S ubject T o n e

Tone * What is the overall feeling the poet wants the reader to feel?

Tone * What is the overall feeling the poet wants the reader to feel? * Does the voice shift or change in the poem?

Mood * What is the emotional atmosphere? * How is the mood established? *

Mood * What is the emotional atmosphere? * How is the mood established? * Does the mood shift or change throughout the poem?

Form * How are the lines or words in the poem organized or structured?

Form * How are the lines or words in the poem organized or structured?

Diction * Diction: the specific words that are used * How does the use

Diction * Diction: the specific words that are used * How does the use of certain words affect the meaning of the poem?

Syntax * Syntax: how the words are constructed into phrases and/or sentences * Is

Syntax * Syntax: how the words are constructed into phrases and/or sentences * Is the poem written in sentences or not? How does this impact the poem? * How does the punctuation affect the poem?

Rhyme and Rhythm * Where does the rhyming occur? Inside the lines? At the

Rhyme and Rhythm * Where does the rhyming occur? Inside the lines? At the end of the lines? * Is the rhythm regular or irregular? How does it affect the poem?

Imagery * Imagery: creating a picture in the reader’s mind through the use of

Imagery * Imagery: creating a picture in the reader’s mind through the use of descriptive words and phrases * Does the poem use similes, metaphors, personification, or any other literary devices? * Is the poem literal (visual) or abstract (conceptual)?

Symbolism * Symbolism: an object that represents another person, place, thing, idea, feeling, etc.

Symbolism * Symbolism: an object that represents another person, place, thing, idea, feeling, etc. * Are there any intended symbols?

So, once again, what is poetry?

So, once again, what is poetry?

What others have said… “Poetry lies its way to the truth. ” --John Ciardi

What others have said… “Poetry lies its way to the truth. ” --John Ciardi “Poetry is the search for the inexplicable. ” --Wallace Stevens “All art is sensual and poetry particularly so. ” --William Carlos Williams “Paint is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. ” --Plutarch “Out of our quarrels with others we make rhetoric. Out of our quarrels with ourselves we make poetry. ” --William Butler Yeats

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