Elements of Poetry Prof Miguel A Arce Ramos

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Elements of Poetry Prof. Miguel A. Arce Ramos English 8 th

Elements of Poetry Prof. Miguel A. Arce Ramos English 8 th

What is poetry? Poetry is the art of expressing one’s thoughts in verse. It

What is poetry? Poetry is the art of expressing one’s thoughts in verse. It is meant to be read aloud. Poetry arouses emotions. Poems use imagery or figures of speech to explain feelings or to create a mental picture or idea.

What is poetry? Poems will suggest an action or a mood. Many poems have

What is poetry? Poems will suggest an action or a mood. Many poems have a specific rhyme scheme. Some poems rhyme but there are others that do not rhyme.

Parts of a Poem - Lines Poems have lines that are organized. Lines don’t

Parts of a Poem - Lines Poems have lines that are organized. Lines don’t have to be complete sentences. Lines in poems are named: 2 lines is a couplet 3 lines a triplet 4 lines a quatrain

Parts of a Poem Lines in poems are named: 5 lines is a cinquain

Parts of a Poem Lines in poems are named: 5 lines is a cinquain 6 lines a sestet 8 lines a octet

Parts of a Poem “To a Snowflake” 1. Hello little snowflake! 2. Where all

Parts of a Poem “To a Snowflake” 1. Hello little snowflake! 2. Where all your friends? 3. Should I expect a lot of them 4. before the morning ends? 5. I love it when you come to me 6. and you all fall down together, 7. and I get dressed to visit you, 8. toasty warm in cold, cold weather.

Parts of a Poem - Stanzas A stanza is a group of lines. It

Parts of a Poem - Stanzas A stanza is a group of lines. It often has 4, 5, or 6 lines Two line stanzas are called couplets. They usually develop an idea and provides poems structure. Beginning new stanzas often signals the beginning of a new image, thought, or idea.

Parts of a Poem - Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme Words rhyme when they have

Parts of a Poem - Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme Words rhyme when they have the same sound. Poems often use rhyme at the end of lines. Rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhymes in a poem. Poets use rhyme to add a musical sound to their poems.

Parts of a Poem - Stanzas A million stars up in the sky -

Parts of a Poem - Stanzas A million stars up in the sky - A one shines brighter I can't deny - A A love so precious a love so true - B a love that comes from me to you - B The angels sing when you are near - C within your arms I have nothing to fear - C You always know just what to say - D just talking to you makes my day - D I love you honey with all of my heart - E together forever and never to part. - E

Types of Poems -Free Verse Poetry written without a regular rhyme, rhythm and form.

Types of Poems -Free Verse Poetry written without a regular rhyme, rhythm and form. There is no specific rhyme scheme used.

Types of Poems -Free Verse Feelings, Now by Katherine Forman Some kind of attraction

Types of Poems -Free Verse Feelings, Now by Katherine Forman Some kind of attraction that is neither Animal, vegetable, nor mineral, a power not Solar, fusion, or magnetic And it is all in my head that I could see into his And find myself sitting there.

Parts of a Poem -Alliteration Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning

Parts of a Poem -Alliteration Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words, sentences, or lines. They have the same beginning sounds. For example, The cheap, charging, Challenger from the consumate car company greatness going for this grandioso gas guzziling car it sucks that I can’t afford one because that is a car I love

Parts of a Poem -Imagery is language that appeals to the 5 senses. These

Parts of a Poem -Imagery is language that appeals to the 5 senses. These are “word pictures” For example, There is a thing beneath my stairs with smily face and oily hair that does not move or speak or sing or do another single thing

Parts of a Poem - Simile A simile is a comparison between two things

Parts of a Poem - Simile A simile is a comparison between two things using the words like or as. Poets use comparisons between things to make you think about them in different ways. For example, She’s like the wind Something you can’t see but definitely you can feel She’s as hot as fire You touch her There is nothing more you can desire

Parts of a Poem -Metaphor A metaphor is a direct comparison between two things.

Parts of a Poem -Metaphor A metaphor is a direct comparison between two things. It does not use like or as. For example, Dreams by Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams can die Life is a broken winged bird That cannot fly Hold fast to your dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow

Parts of a Poem -Onomatopoeia It is the use of words that sound like

Parts of a Poem -Onomatopoeia It is the use of words that sound like the words that they describe. Poets use these words not by what they mean but with how they sound. For example, The Fourth by Shel Silverstein Oh Crash! my Bash! the Zang! Fourth Whoosh! of Baroom! July Whew!

Parts of a Poem -Personification Type of figure of speech that gives human qualities

Parts of a Poem -Personification Type of figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals, objects or ideas. For example, Snowy Benches by Aileen Fisher Do parks get lonely in winter, perhaps, when benches have only snow on their laps?

Surf by Lillian Morrison Waves want to be wheels They jump for it and

Surf by Lillian Morrison Waves want to be wheels They jump for it and fail fall flat like pole vaulters and sprawl arms outstretched foam fingers reaching

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