Introduction to Poetry 4th Grade

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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, I knew it looked familiar! Messy Room by Shel Silverstein

Words by Mrs. Dattola Words, words Not just any words Words in my mind Words on my lips Words on the page Words in my audience’s voice Words found in verse Words well chosen Words with hidden meaning Words with clear pictures Words by Mrs. Dattola Monday

10 easy tips to help you write better poetry By Gary R. Hess Use a Thesaurus. Freestyle isn’t always best; try a poetry form. Learn about types of rhyme. Take your time. Read your poetry aloud. Read more poetry. Analyze famous poets. Write more poetry. Gain more experiences. Seek and listen to critics. Monday http://www.poemofquotes.com/articles/10-easy-tips-to-write-better-poetry.php

Two types of Poetry Lyrical poetry ruled by measured beats, such as with musical songs Free Verse poetry not ruled by musical beats and patterns http://dictionary.reference.com/ Monday

Lyrical Poetry It is the arrangement of words in means having the form and musical quality of a song, a rhythmic flow words. It is the arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses. http://dictionary.reference.com/ Monday

Different Types of Lyrical Poetry Fibonacci Haiku Free Verse Diamante Monday Limerick Quatrain Cinquain

Figurative Language Example: Similes and Metaphors noun Part of Speech: noun Definition: The use of words as way as to evoke mental images and sense impressions; not literal Example: Similes and Metaphors http://www.answers.com/topic/literal-and-figurative-language#ixzz1qpASnZNp Monday

A Quote from Ralph Fletcher… “I could feel that swarm of feelings buzzing in my chest day and night. I needed some kind of container to hold all of them. Poetry became that container.” Page 12-13 from Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out Tuesday

Syllable noun Part of Speech: Definition: A unit of spoken language consisting of a single uninterrupted sound Tuesday http://www.answers.com/topic/syllable#ixzz1qpNmmTdF

Meter noun Part of Speech: beat, rhythm http://dictionary.reference.com/ Part of Speech: noun Definition: beat, rhythm Synonyms: accent, cadence, division, melody, rhyme, step, stress, swing, tempo, throb, time, tune, verse, vibration Tuesday

Listen for the beat and rhythm in the following poem: Jack and Jill Jack and Jill ran up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. http://www.poemofquotes.com/funny-poems/jack-and-jill.php Tuesday

Listen for the beat and rhythm in the following poem: Little strokes Fell great oaks. -Benjamin Franklin http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_forms/index.aspx?Letter=E Tuesday

Cinquain The modern cinquain is based on a word count of words of a certain type. The traditional cinquain is based on a syllable count per line – Line 1 - 2 syllables Line 2 - 4 syllables Line 3 - 6 syllables Line 4 - 8 syllables Line 5 - 2 syllables http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_forms/index.aspx?Letter=C triangles pointy edges revolving, rotating, angling Triangles are all different. 180o http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/algebra/5-6/activities/poetry/cinquain.html Tuesday

A Quote from Ralph Fletcher… “Think of a poem as an X-ray. Just as an X-ray penetrates to examines the bones inside your body, poem can probe the “bones” of your inner being.” Page 17 from Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out Wednesday

Find is a rhyme for mind and womankind. Part of Speech: noun Definition: a word agreeing with another in terminal sound: Wednesday EXAMPLE: Find is a rhyme for  mind and  womankind. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stanza

Stanza noun Part of Speech: Definition: One of the divisions of a poem, composed of two or more lines usually characterized by a common pattern of meter, rhyme, and number of lines. Wednesday **Compared to a paragraph in conventional writing** http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stanza

Quatrain A Quatrain is a stanza or poem of four lines, the four lines can be written in any rhyme scheme. Alternating Quatrain: a four line stanza rhyming "ABAB.“ http://www.uni.edu/~gotera/CraftOfPoetry/quatrain.html From W.H. Auden's "Leap Before You Look“ The sense of danger must not disappear: The way is certainly both short and steep, However gradual it looks from here; Look if you like, but you will have to leap. Wednesday

A Quote from Ralph Fletcher… “Try ‘poem speak’. Speak to someone inside the poem. Poem-speak is like condensed milk, which is made thicker and sweeter when the water is removed.” Page 17 from Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out Thursday

Verse noun Part of Speech: One line of a poem Definition: Thursday http://www.answers.com/topic/verse

Diamonte A diamante is a seven line poem, shaped like a diamond. Line 1: one word (subject/noun that is contrasting to line 7) Line 2: two words (adjectives) that describe line 1 Line 3: three words (action verbs) that relate to line 1 Line 4: four words (nouns) first 2 words relate to line 1 last 2 words relate to line 7 Line 5: three words (action verbs) that relate to line 7 Line 6: two words (adjectives) that describe line 7 Line 7: one word ( subject/noun that is contrasting to line 1) http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/algebra/5-6/activities/poetry/diamante.html square symmetrical, conventional shaping, measuring, balancing boxes, rooms, clocks, halos encircling, circumnavigating, enclosing round, continuous circle Thursday

A Quote from Ralph Fletcher… “An image is like a picture. If you want to create strong images, get in the habit of observing the world so you can create your own pictures using words. Pay attention. Be alive to what’s going on around you, as well inside you, because both will provide you with images for your poems.” Page 21 from Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out Monday 4/9

Imagery noun Part of Speech: Definition: http://www.answers.com/topic/image-1#ixzz1qpQB5cfh Part of Speech: noun Definition: The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas. Monday 4/9

Meter noun Part of Speech: Rhythmic pattern of syllables Definition: Monday 4/9

Haiku The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. first line five (5) syllables the second line seven (7) syllables the third line contains five (5) syllables. Haiku doesn't rhyme. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. This is the challenge of Haiku - to put the poem's meaning and imagery in the reader's mind in ONLY 17 syllables over just three (3) lines of poetry! http://volweb.utk.edu/school/bedford/harrisms/haiku.htm The Rose Poet: Donna Brock   The red blossom bends and drips its dew to the ground. Like a tear it falls Monday 4/9

A Quote from Ralph Fletcher… “Convey feelings through images. Poets carefully select objects or images for their poems. If you pick the right ones, you don’t have to use the word for the feeling you’re trying to get across to the reader.” Page 17-18 from Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out Tuesday 4/10

Line Breaks noun Part of Speech: Definition: where a large space is added to emphasize a pause or silence. Tuesday 4/10 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_line_break_mean_in_terms_of_poetry

Limerick Poet: Edward Lear A limerick is a verse of five lines, usually humorous. The last word of lines one, two, and five must rhyme with each other, and the last word of lines three and four must rhyme with each other. (And not with lines 1,2 and 3). Poet: Edward Lear There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said 'It is just as I feared! -    Two Owls and a Hen,    Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard! http://www.poetryamerica.com/Limerick.asp Line 1 Long Rhyme 1 Line 2 Line 3 Short Rhyme 2 Line 4 Line 5 Tuesday 4/10

A Quote from Ralph Fletcher… Read Pages 116-117 from Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out for Ralph Fletcher’s thoughts on Free Verse Poetry. Wednesday 4/11

Song of Myself by Walt Whitman Free Verse Free verse is a form of poetry that refrains from consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical patterns. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_verse Song of Myself by Walt Whitman I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loaf and invite my soul, I lean and loaf at my ease observing a spear of summer grass Wednesday 4/11

Free or not Free? Poets have explained that free verse, despite its freedom, is not free. Free Verse displays some elements of form. Most free verse, for example, self-evidently continues to observe a convention of the poetic line in some sense. Some poets have considered free verse restrictive in its own way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_verse Wednesday 4/11

Free or Not Free? T. S. Eliot wrote, "No verse is free for the man who wants to do a good job." Robert Frost later remarked that writing free verse was like “playing tennis without a net.” William Carlos Williams said being an art form, verse cannot be free in the sense of having no limitations or guiding principles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_verse Wednesday 4/11

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