Elements of Poetry 1 2 3 4 Speaker

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Elements of Poetry 1. 2. 3. 4. Speaker and tone Setting and context Figurative

Elements of Poetry 1. 2. 3. 4. Speaker and tone Setting and context Figurative language Sights and sounds

Speaker and Tone • Speaker – Character who narrates – Voice assumed by the

Speaker and Tone • Speaker – Character who narrates – Voice assumed by the writer – Way the writer uses language to reflect personality and attitude • Tone – Emotional attitude – Creates mood and emotion – Examples: ironic, playful, sarcastic, sincere

Speaker and Tone To assess: -read aloud -notice words that stand out -consider speaker

Speaker and Tone To assess: -read aloud -notice words that stand out -consider speaker as character -compare and contrast with poems of similar themes

Setting and context • Setting - time and place AND what creates sense of

Setting and context • Setting - time and place AND what creates sense of time and place • Context – like setting but more as environment of the time To assess: – Look at sensory details and mood – Visualize background information – Clarify questions/answers to historical and cultural background

Figurative Language • Meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally • Examples: –

Figurative Language • Meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally • Examples: – Simile/metaphor/analogy – Personification – Symbolism – Hyperbole

Sight and sound • Sight – imagery – descriptive language creating vivid pictures, appealing

Sight and sound • Sight – imagery – descriptive language creating vivid pictures, appealing to the senses • Sound – rhythm / meter – patterns of beats – regular or irregular – Rhyme / rhyme scheme – Assonance (repetition of vowel sounds) – Consonance (repetition of consonant sounds) – Alliteration – usually beginning of words – Onomatopoeia – Repetition

Things to think about as you not only analyze but also create/shape poems •

Things to think about as you not only analyze but also create/shape poems • Dramatic Situation – – Who is speaking? To whom is he speaking? What is the situation? What is the speaker’s tone? • Imagery • Theme

But don’t forget about… • Diction (word choice of words, and the force, accuracy,

But don’t forget about… • Diction (word choice of words, and the force, accuracy, and distinction with which they are used ) – – Connotation (suggested meaning of words / associations) Denotation (dictionary definition) Abstract (can only be understood intellectually) Concrete (words describing physical objects) • Figurative Language – Metaphor (implied or direct comparisons) – Simile (comparisons using like or as) – Personification

And… • Rhetorical Language – – – Irony Hyperbole Allusion Pun (play on words)

And… • Rhetorical Language – – – Irony Hyperbole Allusion Pun (play on words) Paradox (contradiction) Oxymoron (self contradiction) • Syntax (arrangement) – Length – “Unusual” elements

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