Types of Poetry Limerick Humorous Lyrical Epic Narrative

Types of Poetry Limerick (Humorous) Lyrical Epic Narrative Free Verse

We will compare and contrast the different poems. We will look at: purpose of the poem (the reason it was written), characteristics of each type, topic or message, Tone (author’s attitude toward the subject), rhyme and rhythm, line and stanza

Humorous Poetry: deals with amusing happenings that befall a person or animal Rhythm: Here is how the lines should go: 1. ta-TUM ta-ta-TUM 2. ta-TUM ta-ta-TUM 3. ta-ta-TUM 4. ta-ta-TUM 5. ta-TUM ta-ta-TUM You can change this slightly by adding on an extra syllable to the beginning or end of any line, but this is about all the freedom you are allowed. Rhyme: The three long lines (1, 2, & 5) must rhyme The two short lines (3 & 4) must rhyme ****** Hints and Suggestions that might help you. Most (but not all) limericks begin with the phrase "There once was a _____ from ____. " or "There was a _____________ from _____. " You don't have to use this beginning, but it is an easy one. In the first blank spot you can put "lady" ("young lady") or "fellow" ("old fellow") or whatever. In the second blank you can put the name of a town or school or any word that tells where the subject is from. It can be a real place on an imaginary one.

Generally it works well to follow this pattern. Line 1: Tell who it is you are talking about and where he is from Line 2: Tell something about the person or describe him in some way Line 3 & 4: Build up or demonstrate whatever peculiarity you have mentioned in line 2 Line 5: Round off the Limerick with an unexpected and funny conclusion, based on whatever you talked about in the first four lines. There was a young lady who tried A diet of apples and died. The unfortunate miss Really perished of this: Too much cider inside her inside. ** There was an Old Man of Calcutta There was an old man of Calcutta, Who perpetually ate bread & butter; Till a great bit of muffin on which he was stuffing, Choked that horrid old man of Calcutta. Edward Lear

The Rhinoceros The rhino is a homely beast, For human eyes he's not a feast. Farwell, farewell, you old rhinoceros, I'll stare at something less prepoceros Ogden Nash

Free Verse is composed of rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set or fixed metrical patterns. Free verse has a casual irregular rhythm similar to that of everyday speech What to look for (characteristics): No set line length, No set rhythm, No rhyming pattern, WAY OF CONVEYING IDEAS AND FEELINGS, CAREFULLY CRAFTED WORD PICTURE. Messy Room by Shel Silverstein Whosever room this is should be ashamed! His underwear is hanging on the lamp. His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair, And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp. His workbook is wedged in the window, His sweater's been thrown on the floor. His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV, And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door. His books are all jammed in the closet, His vest has been left in the hall. A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed, And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall. Whosever room this is should be ashamed! Donald or Robert or Willie or-Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,

Fog by Carl Sandburg The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.

Lyrical is a short poem of personal feelings and emotions, which may or may not be set to music and often involves the use of regular meter. Evenin’ Air Blues Folks, I come up North Cause they told me de North was fine. Been up here six months. I’m about to love my mind. This mornin’ for breakfast I chawed de mornin’ air. This mornin’ for breakfast Chawed de mornin’ air. But this evenin’ for supper, I got evenin’ air to spare. Believe I’ll do a little dancin’ Just to drive my blues away. A little dancin’ To drive my blues away, Cause when I’m dancin’ De blues forgets to stay.

But if you was to ask me How de blues they come to be, Says if you was to ask me How de blues they come to be. You wouldn’t need to ask me: Just look at me and see! look at the poem for the purpose? Theme (poet’s message)? Tone? Rhyme & Rhythm? Organization (lines and stanzas)?

Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Father Mc. Kenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear No one comes near. Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there What does he care? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name Nobody came Father Mc. Kenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave No one was saved All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong?

Epic poetry – a long narrative poem, usually chronicling the deeds of a folk hero and written using both dramatic and narrative techniques. Epic Poems are long, serious poems that tells the story of a heroic figure. Some of the most famous epic poems are the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer and the epic poem of The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ( 1807 - 1882 ).

Narrative Poetry – tells a story to entertain people as a way of recording history. (e. g. , “The Night Before Christmas” We will look at “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe and “The Nightmare Before Christmas” by Burton Teachers. First - The Interactive Raven

Performance Indicator : You will create a collection of poetry using various poetic forms, centralized around a self-selected topic. Write responses to include the effectiveness of poetic techniques, figurative language, and graphical elements in communicating a perspective. I have a handout that will help you in your search. You may use the internet and/or poetry collections that can be found in the library.