1. POETRY

2. Yang-Wan-Li “A man doesn’t go in search of a poem— the poem must come to him.”

3. Poetry A genre of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas) A genre of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)

4. Key Elements of Poetry form form speaker speaker sound sound imagery imagery figurative language figurative language

5. FORM the way a poem looks on the page the way a poem looks on the page written in lines written in lines lines are grouped into stanzas lines are grouped into stanzas couplet-2 line stanzas couplet-2 line stanzas triplet-3 line stanzas triplet-3 line stanzas quatrain-4 line stanzas quatrain-4 line stanzas structured form-stanzas repeat in a pattern structured form-stanzas repeat in a pattern free verse-have no regular pattern free verse-have no regular pattern

6. “Tree House” by Shel Silverstein A tree house, a free house, A secret you and me house, A high up in the leafy branches Cozy as can be house. A street house, a neat house, Be sure and wipe your feet house Is not my kind of house at all— Let’s go live in a tree house.

7. “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens

8. SPEAKER the voice that relates the story or ideas the voice that relates the story or ideas may be the poet himself may be the poet himself may be a character or voice created by poet may be a character or voice created by poet

9. 4 ways to create SOUND Rhyme Rhyme Rhythm Rhythm Repetition Repetition Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia

10. SOUND rhyme: repetition of similar sounds rhyme: repetition of similar sounds end rhyme-words rhyme at the ends of line end rhyme-words rhyme at the ends of line internal rhyme-words rhyme within one line internal rhyme-words rhyme within one line rhyme scheme-organized pattern of rhymes by analyzing the last word in each line (ABCB, AABB) rhyme scheme-organized pattern of rhymes by analyzing the last word in each line (ABCB, AABB) “To You” by Langston Hughes To dream of vast horizons of the soul A Through dreams made whole, A Unfettered free—help me! B

11. SOUND, cont. rhythm: pattern of stressed & unstressed syllables in each line; beat created by the sounds of the words rhythm: pattern of stressed & unstressed syllables in each line; beat created by the sounds of the words “There’s a Bug on the Teacher” by Kalli Dakos There’s a bug on the teacher, And it’s crawling on her shoe,There’s a bug on the teacher, What will she do?And it’s crawling on her neck, It’s crawling on her shoe!Everyone check, It’s crawling on her neck. There’s a but on the teacher, And it’s crawling on her pants,There’s a bug on the teacher, Had us in a trance,And it’s crawling on her nose, That bug on her pants.Why do you suppose It’s tickling her nose? There’s a bug on the teacher, And it’s crawling on her shirt, I hope it won’t hurt, That bug on her shirt.

12. SOUND, cont. Repetition: sounds, words, phrases, or lines repeated to emphasize an idea or feeling Repetition: sounds, words, phrases, or lines repeated to emphasize an idea or feeling alliteration: repeating of beginning consonant sounds alliteration: repeating of beginning consonant sounds assonance: repeating of vowel sounds assonance: repeating of vowel sounds consonance: repeating of consonant sounds anywhere in words consonance: repeating of consonant sounds anywhere in words “It’s Dark in Here” by Shel Silverstein I am writing these poems From inside a lion, And it's rather dark in here. So please excuse the handwriting Which may not be too clear. But this afternoon by the lion's cage I'm afraid I got too near. And I'm writing these lines From inside a lion, And it's rather dark in here.

13. SOUND, cont. Onomatopoeia: sound words (boom, crack, bang) Onomatopoeia: sound words (boom, crack, bang) from “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe Hear the sledges with the bells— Silver bells— What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!

14. IMAGERY imagery: language that appeals to the 5 senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch imagery: language that appeals to the 5 senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch

15. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE 4 types: 4 types: Simile Simile Metaphor Metaphor Analogy Analogy Personification Personification

16. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, cont. simile: comparison using “like” or “as” simile: comparison using “like” or “as” metaphor: direct comparison; saying something is something else metaphor: direct comparison; saying something is something else “Fame is a bee” by Emily Dickinson Fame is a bee. It has a song -- It has a sting -- Ah, too, it has a wing.

17. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, cont. analogy: comparison between 2 things that seem dissimilar to show ways they might be similar analogy: comparison between 2 things that seem dissimilar to show ways they might be similar

18. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, cont. personification :using human qualities to describe an animal or object personification :using human qualities to describe an animal or object

19. “Rain” by Shel Silverstein I opened my eyes And looked up at the rain, And it dripped in my head And flowed into my brain, And all that I hear as I lie in my bed Is the slishity-slosh of the rain in my head. I step very softly, I walk very slow, I can't do a handstand— I might overflow, So pardon the wild crazy thing I just said— I'm just not the same since there's rain in my head.

20. 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

21. Super Samson Simpson by Jack Prelutsky I am Super Samson Simpson, I'm superlatively strong, I like to carry elephants, I do it all day long, I pick up half a dozen and hoist them in the air, it's really somewhat simple, for I have strength to spare. My muscles are enormous, they bulge from top to toe, and when I carry elephants, they ripple to and fro, but I am not the strongest in the Simpson family, for when I carry elephants, my grandma carries me.

22. “The Germ” by Ogden Nash A mighty creature is the germ, Though smaller than the pachyderm. His customary dwelling place Is deep within the human race. His childish pride he often pleases By giving people strange diseases. Do you, my poppet, feel infirm? You probably contain a germ.

23. Types of Poems Lyric Lyric Narrative Narrative Cinquain Cinquain Haiku Haiku Acrostic Acrostic

24. lyric short & written in 1 st person short & written in 1 st person expresses an emotion or idea OR expresses an emotion or idea OR describes a scene describes a scene do NOT tell a story do NOT tell a story are often musical are often musical

25. narrative poem that tells a story poem that tells a story longer than lyric in order to establish characters & a plot longer than lyric in order to establish characters & a plot

26. cinquain 5 line poem with 22 syllables 5 line poem with 22 syllables 2 syllablesHow frail 2 syllablesHow frail 4 syllablesAbove the bulk 4 syllablesAbove the bulk 6 syllablesOf crashing water hangs 6 syllablesOf crashing water hangs 8 syllablesAutumnal, evanescent, wan 8 syllablesAutumnal, evanescent, wan 2 syllablesThe moon. 2 syllablesThe moon.

27. you try it…cinquain Line 1 (2): 1 noun Line 2 (4): 2 adjectives Line 3 (6): gerunds (verb + -ing) Line 4 (8): 1 related phrase or sentence Line 5 (2): 1 noun (a synonym of NOUN in 1) Winter Cold and icy Skating, sledding, skiing Waiting for a snow day to play Season

28. try it again…cinquian (2) title & topic (2) title & topic (4) description of topic (4) description of topic (6) some action about the topic (6) some action about the topic (8) feelings about topic (8) feelings about topic (2) synonym to the topic (2) synonym to the topic

29. haiku Japanese poem written in 3 lines Japanese poem written in 3 lines 5 syllablesAn old silent pond… 5 syllablesAn old silent pond… 7 syllablesA frog jumps into the pond… 7 syllablesA frog jumps into the pond… 5 syllablesSplash! Silence again. 5 syllablesSplash! Silence again.

30. acrostic topic is written vertically topic is written vertically first letter of each line forms a word/phrase first letter of each line forms a word/phrase lines describe the topic lines describe the topic NAME POEM from the beginning of the year NAME POEM from the beginning of the year