Types of Poetry What are the major types

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Types of Poetry What are the major types of poetry?

Types of Poetry What are the major types of poetry?

Lyric Poem Describes the poet’s innermost feelings or observations Has a musical quality in

Lyric Poem Describes the poet’s innermost feelings or observations Has a musical quality in its sounds and rhythms. Popular types of lyric forms are: ◦ ◦ ◦ Haiku Limerick Cinquain Sonnet Free Verse Concrete

Haiku A Lyric, unrhymed poem of Japanese origin Divided into 3 lines Its is

Haiku A Lyric, unrhymed poem of Japanese origin Divided into 3 lines Its is usually on the subject of nature and human relationship to nature Uses metaphor to give us a fresh look at something we may view as quite ordinary Poem with 5 -7 -5 syllables

The Soldier Fighting for freedom (5 syllables) Fall of a valiant soldier (7 syllables)

The Soldier Fighting for freedom (5 syllables) Fall of a valiant soldier (7 syllables) Resting in the Lord (5 syllables)

Haiku The moon is weak and old – A dandelion to blow Scattering star

Haiku The moon is weak and old – A dandelion to blow Scattering star seed.

Limerick Short five line humorous poem They often contain onomatopoeia, hyperboles, and idioms. They

Limerick Short five line humorous poem They often contain onomatopoeia, hyperboles, and idioms. They typically contain one couplet (two lines that rhyme) and one triplet (three lines that rhyme)

Limerick “Flea and Fly” A flea and a fly in a flue Were caught,

Limerick “Flea and Fly” A flea and a fly in a flue Were caught, so what could they do? Said the fly, "Let us flee. " "Let us fly, " said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue. -Anonymous What are the first and last lines an example of?

Limerick Imagine a skunk who proposes, To his true love, surrounded by roses. It

Limerick Imagine a skunk who proposes, To his true love, surrounded by roses. It may turn out just fine, When she falls for his line, But I wonder if flowers have noses?

Free Verse Poetry Adhering to no predetermined rules, but usually with its own intricate

Free Verse Poetry Adhering to no predetermined rules, but usually with its own intricate patterns of rhyme and rhythym. Does not have to rhyme.

Lyric Poem “Homework! Oh, Homework!” by Jack Prelutsky

Lyric Poem “Homework! Oh, Homework!” by Jack Prelutsky

Concrete Poetry that takes the shape of the poems theme or tone Picture representation

Concrete Poetry that takes the shape of the poems theme or tone Picture representation of the poem’s subject

Concrete Poetry Make your own concrete poem at: http: //www. wild-about-woods. org. uk/elearning/concretepoetry/

Concrete Poetry Make your own concrete poem at: http: //www. wild-about-woods. org. uk/elearning/concretepoetry/

Narrative Poem Poetry that tells a story with a plot and characters “The Night

Narrative Poem Poetry that tells a story with a plot and characters “The Night Before Christmas” “The Broken Legg’d Man”

Narrative Poem "The Broken-Legg'd Man" by John Mackey Shaw

Narrative Poem "The Broken-Legg'd Man" by John Mackey Shaw

What is a Poetry Anthology? An anthology is a collection of poetry… Sometimes Poetry

What is a Poetry Anthology? An anthology is a collection of poetry… Sometimes Poetry Anthologies are poems written by the same poet Sometimes, Poetry Anthologies are poems by different poets collected together by an editor…the poems typically share something in common (type, tone, theme)

Elements of Poetry Quick Review

Elements of Poetry Quick Review

Imagery or figurative language (FIG) Alliteration: repeating the same beginning sound (Peter Piper Picked

Imagery or figurative language (FIG) Alliteration: repeating the same beginning sound (Peter Piper Picked a Peck…) Hyperbole: an exaggeration (So hungry I could eat a horse) Idiom: an expression that means something different from what it says (Break a leg) Simile (Life is like a box of chocolates) Metaphor (The clouds were cotton balls) Personification (giving an object or animal, human qualities. Ex. Flower stretched to the sun) Onomatopoeia (sound words)

How do you determine the tone? TONE = emotion/attitude You look at: Alliteration =

How do you determine the tone? TONE = emotion/attitude You look at: Alliteration = humor = tone Word choice = emotion = tone Shape or form = emotion = tone Punctuation = emotion = tone

How do you determine theme of a poem? Look at the lesson learned As

How do you determine theme of a poem? Look at the lesson learned As well as, the main idea…. ◦ Typical themes include: bravery, friendship, loss, inspiration, war, death, birth, hard times, fun times, celebration, specific moments in time, animals, objects, people, beginnings, endings

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