1. Poetry Forms Power Point #5

2. Epic A long narrative poem – that tells an exciting story A long narrative poem – that tells an exciting story Serious tone Serious tone Usually doesn’t rhyme Usually doesn’t rhyme Many lines and stanzas Many lines and stanzas Usually begins with an appeal to a muse (Greek origins) for inspiration Usually begins with an appeal to a muse (Greek origins) for inspiration Epics have 6 main characteristics : -the hero is of imposing stature, of national or international importance, and of great historical or legendary significance -the hero is of imposing stature, of national or international importance, and of great historical or legendary significance -the setting is vast, covering many nations, the world, or the universe -the setting is vast, covering many nations, the world, or the universe -the action consists of deeds of great valor or requiring superhuman courage -the action consists of deeds of great valor or requiring superhuman courage -supernatural forces--gods, angels, demons--interest themselves in the action -supernatural forces--gods, angels, demons--interest themselves in the action -a style of sustained elevation is used -a style of sustained elevation is used -the poet retains a measure of objectivity -the poet retains a measure of objectivity

3. Epic - Sample Examples: Examples: The Faire Queene by Edmund Spencer The Faire Queene by Edmund Spencer Paradise Lost by John Milton Paradise Lost by John Milton Gilgamesh Gilgamesh The Iliad & The Odyssey by Homer The Iliad & The Odyssey by Homer Beowulf Beowulf The Faerie Queene: Book I (1596) Gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine, Y cladd in mightie armes and siluer shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe wounds did remaine, The cruell markes of many' a bloudy fielde; Yet armes till that time did he neuer wield: His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield: Full iolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt. Try one of your own: -write a short adventure story and meet the six characteristics of an epic -minimum two pages

4. Sonnet A 14 line poem A 14 line poem Has specific rhyme pattern Has specific rhyme pattern Usually written to praise Usually written to praise Many are written about love Many are written about love Formal/serious tone Formal/serious tone Iambic pentameter (rhythm) Iambic pentameter (rhythm) Two Kinds of Sonnets Petrarchan (Italian) Petrarchan (Italian) Two stanzas: one of eight lines, followed by a six line stanza Two stanzas: one of eight lines, followed by a six line stanza Abbaabba / cdecde Abbaabba / cdecde Shakespearean (English) Shakespearean (English) Four stanzas: three four line stanzas, followed by one couplet Four stanzas: three four line stanzas, followed by one couplet Abab / cdcd / efef / gg Abab / cdcd / efef / gg

5. Sonnet – Sample Sonnet 18 By William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? a Thou art more lovely and more temperate: b Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, a And summer's lease hath all too short a date: b Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, c And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; d And every fair from fair sometime declines, c By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd; d But thy eternal summer shall not fade e Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; f Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, e When in eternal lines to time thou growest: f So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, g So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. g

6. Ode Celebrates a single object or idea Celebrates a single object or idea Single purpose and deals with a single subject Single purpose and deals with a single subject Can be written on just about anything Can be written on just about anything May or may not rhyme May or may not rhyme Lines and stanzas can vary Lines and stanzas can vary Elaborate tone Elaborate tone “ Ode To Cheese ” Ode To Cheese, Which Makes Us Smile, When Cameras go Clack. Ode To Cheese, Which make us taste, The greatest of flavors,flavors the wackiest of whack. Ode To Cheese, Blue, Gorgonzola, American and Cheddar. Ode To Cheese, Beja and Feta, In all types of weather. Ode To Cheese, For those on a diet, or trying to get fatter. Ode To Cheese, with crackers and wine, with grapes can flatter. Ode To Cheese, when you're sad and happy, Cheese just fits. Ode To Cheese, Mountains and Mountains, or bits and bits. Ode to the Cheese, To appreciate, eat, and take pictures.dietcrackers Is there rhyme here? How many stanzas? Try one— *your ode can be about anything that you want *it should be at least 10 lines

7. Elegy A formal poem that reflects on death or another solemn theme Written to memorialize someone Formal & serious tone May or may not rhyme Lines and stanzas vary “ She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways ” By William Wordsworth She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love: A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye! Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky. She lived unknown, and few could know When Lucy ceased to be; But she is in her grave, and, oh, The difference to me! What is the poet reflecting on in this poem? Who is he memorializing?

8. Epitaph Definition: text honoring the deceased, most commonly inscribed on a tombstone or plaque. Do Believe I ’ ll Never Leave You Do believe I ’ ll never leave you: Always I ’ ll be in your heart. Don ’ t forget my soul is near you, And so we ’ ll never be apart. Do believe I ’ ll never leave you: Always I ’ ll be in your heart. Don ’ t forget my soul is near you: Death might take my presence from you, Yet we ’ ll never be apart. ~Nicholas Gordon Do not stand at my grave and weep Do not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning ’ s hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there, I did not die. ~Mary Frye I knew if I waited around long enough something like this would happen — George Bernard Shaw George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw Pardon me for not getting up — Ernest Hemingway Ernest HemingwayErnest Hemingway Here lies Ann Mann, Who lived an old maid But died an old Mann. ~Dec. 8, 1767 Here lies the body of Jonathan Blake Stepped on the gas Instead of the brake. "I told you I was sick!" Try one— *your epitaph should be at minimum five lines

9. Concrete Definition: A poem that is written in the shape of what it’s about. It is sometimes referred to as visual poetryvisual poetry May or may not rhyme Subject can be just about anything Tone is usually playful or light-hearted The arrangement of lines and stanzas depends on the shape the poet wishes to make